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Carroll Printing Co.

2907 Canal St. – Houston TX (built 1940)  

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South Park Bowl – Houston

5309 South Park Blvd. (now Martin Luther King Blvd.) – Houston TX (built 1960)

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Texas Employers’ Insurance Association Building

2500 Fannin St. – Houston TX (built 1950; architects: Woestemeyer & Gaffney; also Wilson, Cribbs & Goren, P.C.)   From Houston Magazine,…

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HCC Credit Co.

4546 Griggs Rd. – Houston TX (built 1965; also King Leo’s Club, Fifty/50 Club)  

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Thornhill’s Cafeterias – Houston

various locations

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Elbert E. Adkins Insurance Co.

2401 Fannin St. – Houston TX (built 1951; architect Milton McGinty)   Intact building but missing the diagonal corrulux window…

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3333 Fannin Building

Built 1960 – office building in midtown with a three level parking garage attached to the building

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GEM Litho-Print – Houston

5800 Harvey Wilson Dr. – Houston TX (build date unknown)

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Central Square/Century Building – Houston

2100 Travis St. – Houston TX (built 1956/1964)