Posted in 1910s Commercial/Office/Retail Extant NY - Manhattan

Commodore Criterion Building

202 5th Ave. – New York NY (built 1918) Once home to the Commodore Criterion Specialty Bell Co., it was…

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Sinclair Building – Fort Worth

512 Main St. – Fort Worth TX (built 1930)

Posted in 1910s Commercial/Office/Retail Extant NY - Manhattan

37 Union Square West

Flatiron, New York NY (built 1910) This narrow building had a typical 1950s/1960s facade added:  

Continue Reading Southwest Steel Production Co. – Houston
Posted in 1950s Commercial/Office/Retail Extant Turkey Bend Industrial Survey TX - Greater Houston

Southwest Steel Production Co. – Houston

5731 Harvey Wilson Dr. – Houston TX (built ~1956)

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Posted in 1950s 1960s Extant Fire Station NY - Manhattan

FDNY – Engine 58

1367 5th Ave. – New York NY (built 1959/1960)

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Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co. – Houston

5520 Armour Dr. – Houston TX (built 1955)

Posted in 1930s Commercial/Office/Retail Extant TX - Greater Houston

Porter Warner Industries

3202 McKinney St. – Houston TX (built ~1930; also Schroeder Hardwood Lumber, Tarrant Wholesale Drug & Liquor, Seagram Distillers, Martin…

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Greater Galveston, 1903

“Where Rail and Water Lines Meet,” drawn by Clarke & Courts Engravers, Galveston   (click for full size)  

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Houston Chronicle Warehouse

5959 Harvey Wilson Dr. – Houston TX (built ~1950)