Continue Reading Whitehall Hotel – Houston
Posted in 1960s Ephemera Extant Hotel/Motel Postcards TX - Greater Houston

Whitehall Hotel – Houston

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

Posted in 1900s Advertisements/Articles Commercial/Office/Retail Ephemera Extant TX - Greater Houston

411 Fannin St. – Houston TX

Posted in 1900s 1910s Advertisements/Articles Ephemera TX - Greater Houston

Sour Lake Remedy Co.

Houston TX (c. 1900-1912; also Sour Lake Chemical Co.)    

Continue Reading Public National Bank – Houston
Posted in 1920s Advertisements/Articles Bank Commercial/Office/Retail Ephemera Extant TX - Greater Houston

Public National Bank – Houston

402 Main St. – Houston TX (built ~1922)

Continue Reading Westheimer Building – Houston
Posted in 1910s Advertisements/Articles Commercial/Office/Retail Ephemera Extant Maps People and streets TX - Greater Houston

Westheimer Building – Houston

1217 Prairie St. – Houston TX (built 1913; currently the Continental Center)

Continue Reading Marine Building – Houston
Posted in 1920s Commercial/Office/Retail Ephemera Extant Maps TX - Greater Houston

Marine Building – Houston

1305 Prairie St. – Houston TX (built 1920; also Advertising Arts Building)

Continue Reading Fain Theater – Livingston TX
Posted in 1930s Extant Theater TX - East Texas

Fain Theater – Livingston TX

113 E. Polk St. – Livingston TX (built 1930)

Continue Reading James Weiler House – Houston
Posted in 1950s Demolished Residential TX - Greater Houston

James Weiler House – Houston

10911 Wickline Dr. – Houston TX (built 1959; demolished 09/2008; architect: Bowles & Bowles)

Continue Reading 2209-2219 Congress – Houston
Posted in 1890s 1900s Commercial/Office/Retail Endangered Extant Hotel/Motel TX - Greater Houston

2209-2219 Congress – Houston

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