Scenes from the 1962 Bluebonnet Bowl
Houston football fans are likely familiar with the Texas Bowl that takes place at the Reliant (NRG) Stadium every year.…
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Eureka Laundry
Eureka Laundry was founded by Conrad Zwerneman and John Mitchell Boyle in 1902. Boyle worked for another Houston laundry firm,…
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Unidentified Houston couple posing for a photo
I came across this lovely couple within an archive and there were no details attached outside of the year (1938)…
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D. C. Helberg Grocer
The building is still standing today and currently houses the popular restaurant and cocktail bar, El Big Bad.
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Dealy-Adey Co
In June of 1910, The J.V. Dealy Company announced that a Mr. E. A. Adey had recently purchased stake in…
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SW Telephone and Telegraph Co
The Southwest Telephone & Telegraph Company can trace its origins back to the Missouri & Kansas Telephone Company, which was…
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Crown All Hat Co
Today, the 601 Travis Winpark garage occupies this entire block.
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Rouse’s Drug Store
Rouse’s Drug store was located right next door to the building that housed H. N. Frachtmann’s Jewelry shop, which was…
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Buckley Shoe Store
Originally located at 1009 Preston, Buckley Shoe Store moved to the 315 Main location sometime between Fall 1910 and Spring…
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The Auto Company, Inc
This showroom was located on the first floor of the Anna Stabe Kerstings building, which was constructed in 1904. The…
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H. N. Frachtmann’s Jewelry Shop
This episode of “Business Directory” will not be the usual map comparison that I usually present. This one is spicy…