Category: TX – Greater Houston
Foley’s – Downtown Houston
1110 Main St. – Houston TX (built 1947; demolished September 2013)
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Kraft Foods Branch Building – Houston
1010 Washington Ave. – Houston TX (built 1950; demolished 2011)
Houston Police Headquarters
61 Riesner St. – Houston TX (opened March 1952)
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Houston People and Streets – Riesner
Benjamin A. Riesner was a blacksmith and wagon maker in early Houston.
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Judd-Monroe Motor Company – Houston
5819 Gulf Freeway – Houston TX (built 1950; demolished 2007; architect: George Batten)
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J.S. Gissel & Co. – Houston
8201 E. Erath St. – Houston TX (built 1951)
Lack’s Auto Supply – Houston
320 Broadway Blvd. – Houston TX (built 1928/1940; currently IWS Reception Hall; also Ideal Plumbing Supply)
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Lester Goodson Pontiac – Houston
1117 Caroline St. – Houston TX (built 1951; demolished 1980; architects: Irvine and Hoyt)
Meadowbrook Baptist Church – Houston
8202 Howard Dr. – Houston TX (built late 1960s)