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Alondra Apartments

3030 Hasbrook St. – Houston TX (built 1958; architect: W.W. Crochet; currently Nine Oaks Apartments)   The pool at this…

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Alondra Apartments – Houston

3030 Hasbrook St. – Houston TX (built 1958)

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Farm and Home Savings and Loan – Houston

1220 Texas Ave. – Houston TX (built 1952; demolished between 1981 and 1989)

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U.S. Fidelity & Guaranty Co. – Houston

3401 Fannin St. – Houston TX (built 1954)

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The Sands Apartments – Houston

6315 South Loop East – Houston TX (built 1958)

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Rettig’s Drive In Restaurant – Houston

1932 W Gray St. – Houston TX (built 1949; demolished ~1972)

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Clearview Outside Venetian Blinds featuring Joske’s of Houston

407 Main St. – Houston TX

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Hot Shoppes Restaurant – Philadelphia

Philadelphia PA (built 1950)

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Bellfort Lanes – Houston

6111 Bellfort St., Houston TX (built 1959)