Continue Reading International Harvester Co. – Houston
Posted in Commercial/Office/Retail Extant Turkey Bend Industrial Survey TX - Greater Houston

International Harvester Co. – Houston

4619 Navigation Blvd. – Houston TX (build date unknown)

Continue Reading Houston Rail Turntables/Roundhouses
Posted in 1890s 1900s 1920s 1950s Demolished Ephemera Extant Maps Transportation TX - Greater Houston

Houston Rail Turntables/Roundhouses

The Milby St. Houston Belt & Terminal (HB&T) Railroad turntable is the last in Houston.

Continue Reading Gulfgate Cellar Club – Houston
Posted in 1960s Advertisements/Articles Demolished Ephemera Other TX - Greater Houston

Gulfgate Cellar Club – Houston

230 Gulfgate Mall – Houston TX

Continue Reading Gulf Printing Company – Houston
Posted in Advertisements/Articles Commercial/Office/Retail Demolished Ephemera TX - Greater Houston

Gulf Printing Company – Houston

2210 W. Dallas St. – Houston TX (build date unknown; demolished ~1998)

Continue Reading Houston People and Streets – Saulnier
Posted in 1870s Advertisements/Articles Ephemera People and streets TX - Greater Houston

Houston People and Streets – Saulnier

Peter Saulnier was a tanner and currier in the 1870s and 1880s in Houston.

Continue Reading Weingarten’s Store No. 2 – Houston
Posted in 1950s Advertisements/Articles Commercial/Office/Retail Ephemera Extant TX - Greater Houston

Weingarten’s Store No. 2 – Houston

8826 Humble Rd. (later Jensen Dr.), Houston TX (build date unknown)

Continue Reading Battelstein’s Elusive Butterfly Tea Room – Houston
Posted in 1970s Advertisements/Articles Demolished Ephemera Restaurant/Bar TX - Greater Houston

Battelstein’s Elusive Butterfly Tea Room – Houston

2010 S. Shepherd St. – Houston TX (demolished 1991)

Continue Reading International Center – Houston
Posted in 1950s Advertisements/Articles Commercial/Office/Retail Ephemera Never built TX - Greater Houston

International Center – Houston

Proposed near Gulfgate Shopping Center, never built.

Continue Reading Henke & Pillot Stores – Houston
Posted in 1870s 1880s 1900s 1910s Advertisements/Articles Commercial/Office/Retail Demolished Ephemera TX - Greater Houston

Henke & Pillot Stores – Houston

Henry Henke brought his New Orleans grocery store to Houston around 1872…