Continue Reading Robinwood Motor Lodge – Houston
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Robinwood Motor Lodge – Houston

7611 Katy Rd. (now Katy Freeway) – Houston TX (build date unknown; demolished 1971)

Continue Reading Phillips 66 (N. Pruett) – Baytown
Posted in 1960s Demolished Gas Station TX - Baytown Used to be a Phillips 66 (Batwing)

Phillips 66 (N. Pruett) – Baytown

2001 (1801) N. Pruett St., Baytown TX (built 1963; demolished 2011)

Posted in 1940s Commercial/Office/Retail Extant TX - Greater Houston

Remington-Rand Typewriter Co.

2323-2325 San Jacinto St. – Houston TX (built 1948; also Sound Scriber Dictating Machines)  

Continue Reading Melrose Building – Houston
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Melrose Building – Houston

1121 Walker St. – Houston TX (built 1951-1952)

Continue Reading Henke’s Fifth Ward Grocery – Houston
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Henke’s Fifth Ward Grocery – Houston

1200 Rothwell (Nance) St. – Houston TX (built 1880s)

Continue Reading N. Merfish Plumbing Supply Co. – Houston
Posted in 1930s Commercial/Office/Retail Extant TX - Greater Houston

N. Merfish Plumbing Supply Co. – Houston

1902 Washington Ave. – Houston TX (built 1935)

Posted in 1920s Commercial/Office/Retail Extant TX - Greater Houston

Plumbing Supply Co.

1825 Washington Ave. – Houston TX (built late 1920s; also Comet Auto Supply)  

Continue Reading Phillips 66 (S Alameda) – Corpus Christi
Posted in Commercial/Office/Retail Extant Gas Station TX - Corpus Christi Used to be a Phillips 66 (Batwing)

Phillips 66 (S Alameda) – Corpus Christi

4343 S. Alameda St., Corpus Christi TX (built 1954)

Continue Reading Texas People and Streets – Sydnor
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Texas People and Streets – Sydnor

John Seabrook Sydnor and son John Barrett Sydnor were auctioneers and commission merchants in Houston and Galveston.