Category: Ephemera

Continue Reading Houston’s Carnegie Libraries
Posted in 1900s 1910s Demolished Ephemera Maps Postcards School/Library TX - Greater Houston

Houston’s Carnegie Libraries

Downtown Houston

Continue Reading Wilson Stationery and Printing Co. – Houston
Posted in 1930s Commercial/Office/Retail Ephemera Extant Paper/Letters TX - Greater Houston

Wilson Stationery and Printing Co. – Houston

1018 Prairie St. – Houston TX (built 1932; architect: William Ward Watkin)

Continue Reading State National Bank Building – Houston
Posted in 1920s Advertisements/Articles Bank Commercial/Office/Retail Ephemera Extant TX - Greater Houston

State National Bank Building – Houston

412 Main St. – Houston TX (built 1923)

Continue Reading Sam Houston Hotel
Posted in 1920s Ephemera Extant Hotel/Motel Postcards TX - Greater Houston

Sam Houston Hotel

1117 Prairie St. – Houston TX (built 1924)

Continue Reading Binz Building – Houston
Posted in 1890s 1980s Advertisements/Articles Commercial/Office/Retail Demolished Ephemera Extant TX - Greater Houston

Binz Building – Houston

1001 Texas Ave – Houston TX (original built 1898; rebuilt 1982)

Continue Reading Whitehall Hotel – Houston
Posted in 1960s Ephemera Extant Hotel/Motel Postcards TX - Greater Houston

Whitehall Hotel – Houston

1700 Smith St. – Houston TX (built 1963; currently Crowne Plaza Hotel)

Posted in 1900s Advertisements/Articles Commercial/Office/Retail Ephemera Extant TX - Greater Houston

411 Fannin St. – Houston TX

Posted in 1900s 1910s Advertisements/Articles Ephemera TX - Greater Houston

Sour Lake Remedy Co.

Houston TX (c. 1900-1912; also Sour Lake Chemical Co.)    

Continue Reading Public National Bank – Houston
Posted in 1920s Advertisements/Articles Bank Commercial/Office/Retail Ephemera Extant TX - Greater Houston

Public National Bank – Houston

402 Main St. – Houston TX (built ~1922)