Continue Reading Cabana Motel – Texas City
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Cabana Motel – Texas City

2601 Texas Ave., Texas City TX (built

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Ranger Motel – Houston

2916 Old Spanish Trail – Houston TX (built ~1952; demolished 2003)   The Ranger Motel was owned by Michael DeGeorge…

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St. Francis Hotel Courts – Houston

3615 Old Spanish Trail – Houston TX (built 1955)

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Western Skies Motel – Houston

2806 Old Spanish Trail / 7809 Katy Rd. – Houston TX (OST location architect: Bailey Swenson)

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Sunrise Motel – Houston

4204 Lyons Ave. – Houston TX (built ~1962; also Della Apartment Hotel)

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Kerstings Building – Houston

417 San Jacinto St. – Houston TX (built 1904)

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Sam Houston Hotel

1117 Prairie St. – Houston TX (built 1924)

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Whitehall Hotel – Houston

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

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2209-2219 Congress – Houston

This section of Congress St. (c. 1890s-1900) is one of the oldest and intact commercial areas left in Houston.