1932 W Gray St. – Houston TX (built 1949; demolished ~1972; architects: MacKie & Kamrath; actually named Rettig’s Ice Cream; see also Rettig’s Ice Cream and Penn Rettig House)

 

An interplay of wood forms and textures provide an arresting, easily identified building. Setbacks in plan permit window for each booth. Service drive is adjacent to kitchen, routes delivery trucks away from customer parking. Location of entrances permits close supervision of all areas.

 

Excerpted from Architectural Digest, August 1950
Photos by Mears Studios