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Posted in 1960s Bank Extant TX - Brenham

Capital One Bank – Brenham

301 E. Main St. – Brenham TX (built 1965)

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Posted in 1950s Advertisements/Articles Commercial/Office/Retail Demolished Ephemera TX - Greater Houston

Kraft Foods Branch Building – Houston

1010 Washington Ave. – Houston TX (built 1950; demolished 2011)

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Posted in 1950s Extant Government Building TX - Greater Houston

Houston Police Headquarters

61 Riesner St. – Houston TX (opened March 1952)

Continue Reading Houston People and Streets – Riesner
Posted in 1870s 1880s 1900s Advertisements/Articles Ephemera People and streets TX - Greater Houston

Houston People and Streets – Riesner

Benjamin A. Riesner was a blacksmith and wagon maker in early Houston.

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Beeler-Manske Clinic – Texas City

818 5th St. N – Texas City TX (build date unknown)

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Stone & Botts Building

115 E. Main St. – Brenham TX (build date unknown)   Another old downtown Brenham building that was “modernized.”  

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Posted in 1950s Advertisements/Articles Commercial/Office/Retail Demolished Ephemera TX - Greater Houston

Judd-Monroe Motor Company – Houston

5819 Gulf Freeway – Houston TX (built 1950; demolished 2007; architect: George Batten)

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Bassett & Bassett Banking House – Brenham

222 E. Main St. – Brenham TX (built 1873)

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Newgulf TX

The town of Newgulf was established in 1928 for employees of the Texas Gulf Sulphur Company.