Historiae Repetens

Lovett Commercial has recently rehabilitated the old Houston Post office building on Polk@Emacipation(formerly Dowling St.). The completed work has done the old building justice. The exterior was covered in graffiti, more affectionally called street art so as not to offend the vandals. The location is 2410 Polk St. According to HCAD that building was first listed on the tax rolls in 1944. It is now a CVS Pharmacy. They've punched fresh holes into the façade to mount the bright red CVS signs which complete distract from the Houston Post marque just above it. I am sure the deal that was made between Lovett and CVS regarding the old building facilitated any modifications. Since the building was designed to house employees of the newspaper and the printing department there is a lot of dead space where the loading dock located along with a two floors of open space to accommodate the huge printing presses of the time. I wonder how CVS will incorporate the open space into an area that can compliment its use as a pharmacy.