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Holt Building – Houston

2402 McKinney St. – Houston TX (built 1923) Originally home to H.H. Holt Drugs/Holt’s Pharmacy, the Holt family owned this…

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Rich Building – Houston

2401-05 San Jacinto – Houston TX (built 1949)

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Gribble Stamp and Stencil Co.

121 St. Emanuel St. – Houston TX (built 1948; architect: C.R. Berry)        

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General Electric Co. Construction Division – Houston

5718 Armour Dr. – Houston TX (built 1954)

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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