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Meyerland Mod at 5254 Birdwood Rd. ~ Tour 6-2-24
Mr. and Mrs. Richard J. Ferley were the original owners of this house. He was with D&D Drapery Company. This section of Meyerland was developed in the mid-1960s. The original plans haven't been located. Details seem similar to houses designed by the architect William Wortham. __________________________________ View this email in your browser June Mod of the Month Houston Mod invites you this Sunday, June 2, 2024 for a Mod of the Month open house event from 2-4 PM. Tour a thoughtfully preserved and updated vintage modern Meyerland house that is seeking a preservation-minded new owner. Meyerland is located about 11 miles southwest of downtown Houston and has a large concentration of mid-century houses. Thanks to Houston MODern Market for sponsoring this FREE event. 5254 Birdwood Road, Houston, Texas 77096 HAR | Google Map This attractively-designed vintage modern house is a worthy Meyerland survivor. Many appealing original details like terrazzo flooring and unpainted interior and exterior brick walls have been preserved. A thoughtfully-incorporated new construction addition creates an appealing environment that is spacious and free flowing. Important Updates NEW BOOK Home, Heat, Money, God Texas and Modern Architecture by Kathryn E. O'Rourke and Ben Koush is a thematically arranged analysis of modern architecture throughout Texas with gorgeous photographs illustrating works by famous and lesser-known architects. In the mid-twentieth century, dramatic social and political change coincided with the ascendance and evolution of architectural modernism in Texas. Between the 1930s and 1980s, a state known for cowboys and cotton fields rapidly urbanized and became a hub of global trade and a heavyweight in national politics. Relentless ambition and a strong sense of place combined to make Texans particularly receptive to modern architecture’s implication of newness, forward-looking attitude, and capacity to reinterpret historical forms in novel ways. As money and people poured in, architects and their clients used modern buildings to define themselves and the state. Illustrated with stunning photographs by architect and Master Mod Ben Koush, Home, Heat, Money, God analyzes buildings in big cities and small towns by world-famous architects, Texas titans, and lesser-known designers. Architectural historian Kathryn O’Rourke describes the forces that influenced architects as they addressed basic needs—such as staying cool in a warming climate and living in up-to-date housing—and responded to a culture driven by potent religiosity, by the countervailing pressures of pluralism and homogenization, and by the myth of Texan exceptionalism. Purchase a copy at 40% off with code UTXSUMMER. Click here for details. Also add to your cart other recent books on Texas modernism including Making Houston Modern, The Architecture of Howard Barnstone. DOCOMOMO US Symposium May 29- June 1, 2024 Experience one of the country’s richest collections of mid-century and postmodern architecture as Docomomo US holds its National Symposium in Miami, Miami Beach, and Coral Gables. Entitled Streams of Modernity: Postwar to Postmodern, the symposium is a collaboration of Docomomo US and the Florida chapter. Details here. Member-Only Events In April, Houston Mod members toured Architectural Gems in the Tyler and Longview area with architectural historian Stephen Fox. The full schedule included residential, commercial and institutional sites with many "behind the scenes" and unexpected experiences specially organized for the group. A unique connection was a number of the designs having ties to Houston-area architects. To be included in future invitations for member-only events, be sure you have renewed your membership for 2024. Email us to check. Houston Mod Videos & Web Resources A recording of the William F. Cody Lecture at MATCH is now available on the Houston Mod YouTube Channel. Click HERE. Houston Mod has reactivated and now hosts the valuable Memorial Bend Architecture website on our website. Visit to learn more about Houston's most mod neighborhood. Astrodome Updates Please visit our friends at the Astrodome Conservancy to learn more about preserving and redeveloping the eighth wonder of the world. Their shop has many fun new items to support the cause. Mission, Membership and Publications Houston Mod is dedicated to promoting knowledge and appreciation of modern architecture and design in Houston and Texas and advocates the preservation of this cultural legacy, seeking support from its members and the general public in achieving this goal. Houston Mod celebrated its 20th anniversary in 2023. We are a 100% volunteer-run organization and depend on the support of our members to continue our programming. Houston Mod is a friend organization of Docomomo US, a national non-profit organization dedicated to the Documentation and Conservation of the Modern Movement. Docomomo US has been dedicated to this mission for nearly 25 years as a chapter of Docomomo International. A single US domestic membership may be added to any Houston Mod membership for the 50% discounted Friend Organization rate of $50.00. Houston Mod memberships and publications are available at most events.- preservation-minded buyer
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Schauer Filling Station At 1400 Oxford St.
What's sad is it was a historic landmark yet it still got bulldozed down. It sat for years as a empty lot then suddenly a house was put on the lot next to the corner lot and the corner lot is now all fenced off as a open "back" yard for the new two story construction. Too many lie how ever, we experienced that when we sold my Grandmothers house, the people who bought it lied about their plans saying that they wanted a big yard for their kid only to take the double lot and fill it with add on to the original home to where they had about the same amount of yard their town home had that they originally left. Really bothers me for a couple reasons one we wouldnt have sold it for someone to destroy it like that and two there were lots of family pets buried in that yard that are now either gone from when the pool was dug in the side or they are buried deep under the new construction. So many in the heights are buying up property and just out right lying about their intentions just to get the property to then destroy it just like the old Foyt house that they bulldozed down claiming it wasnt structrually sound even though it was. Real shame too because it was still standing when I finally got my '56 Fairlane home that has a service sticker from that station. I had wanted to get the car in front of it for a photograph but now that will never happen. At least I know the dealership the car was sold from isn't going anywhere as it's a business still to this day. -
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Historic Houston Car Dealers And Repair Shops
I havent been on here in a while but was checking something, checked my messages and remembered about the 610 Yale Street shop. I wished I would have thought of this sooner but there is some bad news to give you. As of 2022 the sign and car was taken down and November 14, 2022 the building was bulldozed down. I didnt see the bulldozing but I did drive by when the pole and car atop the pole was on the ground laying on its side after they removed it from the ground. Another post on here seems to indicate that Centerpoint purchased the land. -
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The Heights Restaurant And Bar Scene - More Coming
@Highrise Tower strikes again. He's taken it upon himself yet again to make unnecessary edits that negatively impact this forum and the trust of its members. Yesterday, Highrise Tower merged the topic for 350 W 19th St with this topic, the general Heights restaurant topic: https://www.houstonarchitecture.com/topic/10022-harolds-at-350-w-19th-st/ Google cache of 350 W 19th St: Page 1: http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?client=firefox-b-1-d&q=cache%3Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.houstonarchitecture.com%2Ftopic%2F10022-harolds-at-350-w-19th-st%2F Page 2: http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?client=firefox-b-1-d&q=cache%3Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.houstonarchitecture.com%2Ftopic%2F10022-harolds-at-350-w-19th-st%2Fpage%2F2%2F%23comments 350 W 19th St is the building which housed the former Harold's department store. A thread for the building started back in 2007. It remained untouched with the exception of the title, which I guess Highrise Tower changed like he has done with EVERY SINGLE topic on this forum when it's not needed. After the store's closure, the building was remodeled to house several businesses. Not all of the businesses there are restaurants, some are retail. There have been recent updates to the topic, as recent as earlier this week. All the discussions in that topic pertained to 350 W 19th St and the many tenants that now occupy the building. Yet and still, Highrise Tower merged the ENTIRE topic into the The Heights Restaurant And Bar Scene - More Coming topic. Many people consider the building at 350 W 19th St one of several landmarks in the Heights. So, for that topic to be completely dismantled and merged into this one, does a disservice to everyone who visits this forum expecting to find topics they're following or find of interest no longer where it should be. Why did he do this? Who knows? He repeatedly does mess like this all the time. And it's not only me that has noticed this, several other members have too. We've complained about Highrise's unnecessary edits and constant merging or unrelated topics amongst each other. Enough is enough. @Urbannizer @Triton please address this and correct this. Any other mod who constantly does things like this that causes constant confusion to the board and disrespects its members by editing perfectly fine topic titles would be removed. Yet despite Highrise Tower's numerous f-ups, he remains in the role. The f-ups I'm referring to are the merging of countless unrelated topics together that should not have been merged, dismantling relevant topics that have been on the forum for years, unnecessarily editing everyone's topic titles, moving topics to wrong and unrelated forums, refuses to correct a title so it's accurate, and the list goes on. Somehow he continues to be a moderator. Make it make sense. A lot of us are beyond tired of Highrise Tower's overzealous role as moderator. This is evident by exchanges I've had with a number of active members. It's also evident by the several people who liked my previous post regarding Highrise that he removed. He'll likely delete this post like he did the other post I made yesterday about this. But I will continue to repost this because what he did was a big deal. And it's something he does often when he shouldn't and it goes largely unnoticed. This should be brought to everyone's attention and addressed.- the heights
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