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Another Alfred C. Finn design! I searched around HAIF and couldn't find any information so I thought I would share. James Autry House located at 5 Courtlandt Place

Just saw on their FB page. I wonder why. I hadn't really been since I moved out of midtown 2 years ago but assumed it was still pretty popular. Oh well. https://www.facebook.com/celticgardens/?fref=ts

As far as we know, this diner should be opening within a few weeks. The diner will be located at the corner of Brazos and Pierce in the shadow of the Pierce Elevated. I am wondering if this will be a 24 hour type place as there are few places like this in midtown. Parking maybe an issue as well. Any new restaurant is a welcome addition in my opinion.

I was told this building will be demolished but didn't have a timeline as to when. HCAD shows it being 2902 Tuam St.

$50mil for a bar renovation?

Formerly Saint Dane's - new poles / beer garden maybe being set up in former parking lot? Looks like the Pizza Patron logo? Very curious. Getting close to finishing the spur redo

There's an existing topic for this property that predates this one by a month. Moderators, please consider merging this with the topic for High Fashion Home - 3100 Travis St. It's the same property. @Urbannizer @Triton https://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/2722-high-fashion-home-at-3100-travis-st

Came across this cool old building in midtown designed in the 1920s by Joseph Finger. The Berman's Music Center At 4910 Main Street.

This week I learned about the Maria Boswell's Flake Home located at 1103 Berry Street in Midtown. The home for the female aged/dying and was active in the 1910s and 1920s. Fun fact, the original building still exists! The building was home to the (former) site of Adkin's Architectural Antiques. I believe the historic mansion of Henry MacGregor was located across the street, at 3530 Fannin Street. I searched HAIF for information about the Flake Home. I only found a single blurb from 14 years ago. Appears the retirement/sick home was not much discussed. I decided to create a thread so people can learn more about this time in history. From the newspaper The Houston Post. dated May 21, 1922. Formal Opening of Maria B. Flake Home For Old Women to Be on Monday. Top- The Flake home, 1103 Berry street. Insert- Mrs. Maria B. Flake, the donor. Center- The dining room. Below- A corner of the living room. Accommodation For But Six Inmates Now; Enlarged Later The formal opening of the Maria B. Flake Home for Old Women will be held Monday. The home was purchased by C.W. Harrell, executor of the Flake estate, to comply with the wishes of Mrs. Flake, who left a large amount of her money to be used in caring for the aged women of Houston. The estate is controlled by the executor and a board of trustee composed of J.T. Scott, Will Cochran and Judge J.C. Hutcheson. Mrs. Flake was known to be a very lonely woman. All of her immediate relatives were dead and she spent as good part of her tie trying to help others. Se specified in her will that the home should be a handsome structure and should be large enough to care for 10 women and a matron. She was blind and this kept her from any pleasures and diversions and during her later years she spent most her time in planning the home. It is said by those who knew her best, that at times she even denied herself ordinary comforts in life in order morefully to realize her dream. When she died about six years ago, all of her household furnishings were boxed an stored for use in the home. Besides a number of pieces of old mahogany furniture, many portraits of members of her family will be placed in the building. She also left an eggshell China dinner set, silverware, vases, books, and candlesticks which have been used in decorating the interior of the home. Skillful management has changed the value of the estate and there are ample funds on hand to support the institution, which will now be turned over to the board of managers composed of Mrs. J.K.P. Gillespie, Mrs. H.F. Ring, Mrs. H. Raidwin Rice, Mrs. Mary Bates, Mrs. Milton Howe, and Mrs. F.B. Rose Mrs. Gillespie and Mrs. Ring, chairman and vice chairman of the board, has given three weeks to preparation of the home. It has been completed furnished under their supervision and changes have been made to the building to better adopt it to the new use. More room will be added in order to care for ten women, as requested in the will as now there is a provision but six occupants. Many applications for admission have bee received and will be acted upon immediately after the formal opening. The following auxiliary committee of young women will share the responsibility of operating the home. Mrs. *** S. Cochran, Miss Laura Rice, Mrs. J. W. Garren, Mrs. J.M. Goss, Miss Royland Ring, Miss Carrie Scott and Miss Ruth Curtin.

Sounds kind of funny to be calling a 1974 building historic but I suppose it was one of the first residential highrises in Houston. There is also the 2016 Main building which was built in the mid 60s I believe. It's gotten a little worn, but they still try to keep it up. That building is on the site where a large mansion used to stand owned by the Levy family who founded the Levy Brothers Department Store. The brothers and their sister lived in the house for many years and I don't believe any of them ever married. When the house was torn down finally, the 2016 main highrise was built and it's my understanding the Levy sister lived there for a time before her death. Levy Bros. Dry Goods Co.

From the newspaper The Houston Daily Post dated January 10, 1902. Alcomo Sanitarium. An ethical institution for the scientific treatment of the Drug and Liquor Habits . . . Endorsed by the regular medical profession at home and abroad. Special Accommodations for Lady Patients. Address all communications to Dr. Edgar T. Cook, Physician in charge. Corner Austn and McKinney, Houston, Texas. April 13, 1902, specifying the address. Alcomo Sanitarium- Alcohol, opium, morphine, and other kindred habits treated. Strictly private, with special facilities for lady patients. Cure guaranteed in from ten to twenty days. Competent physicians, nurses, etc., in constant attendance. Removed from business center and consequent temptations. Address Alcomo Sanitarium, 3317 Austin Street, Houston, Texas.

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signs up around the Triumph Hospital along Albany, Drew, Helena, and Dennis

The Witch's Hat House, from the Houston Architectural Guide, second edition. I used to see this house all the time because I used to bank at Gibraltar, now Bank of America, on San Jacinto and it was right across the street. In the late 80's it looked pretty sharp and slowly deteriorated. Sad, but no one wanted to live there in those days. Interestingly, it won a Good Brick award in 1981!

I have a photo here of Shambaughs Grocery. Does anyone know where this was located? I tried searching the libraries and couldn't find an address. Thanks Can we put a date to it? The storefront next to the grocery store looks to be called Lightfood Construction Co. The address is listed on the sign!? I can't make it out though. Any help to identify what that says?

wow!! James Johnson Sweeney's mansion was epic! This home is just "boss" as you might say. The home was built in the 1900s or 1910s. I assume this was in the downtown neighborhood called Quality Hill. Residence of J.J. Sweeney Edit: This was an Olle Lorehn design!

Drewery Place, Phase I: Phase II (now known as Laneways Midtown) : https://skyrisecities.com/database/projects/district

I was looking around for old Houston hospitals (and related businesses) and found a postcard from the 1950s. The postcard is from Texas Christian Nursing Home located at 703 McGowen Street in Midtown. Does anyone know about this old place? Any family or relatives go here by any chance? Looking on Google Maps, it appears the multifamily development called Camden McGowen has taken its place. Very cool history nonetheless! I love seeing "what was before". Before Camden's large project, there was a nursing home.

Found this cool building in an old newspaper and thought I would share the information. Were Pig Stand Restaurants and Pig'n Whistle Restaurants owned by the same family? From the newspaper The Rice Thresher dated March 26, 1937: Pig'n Whistle Come Inside! We have rearranged and enlarged our seating arrangements. Come inside and enjoy the warmth and goodness of our service and don't worry about tipping. 3018 South Main Street (written as 3018 So. Main)

wow!! I happen to stumble on the original Kinkaid School when it was located in Margaret Kinkaid's home! This is history right here. I wonder if anyone on HAIF has any grandparents who went here? Or maybe great, great grandparents? Edit: From a Houston City Directory dated 1919. Kinkaid Primary School - 3119 San Jacinto. Miss Margt Kinkad, prin.

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Went to the celebration ceremony of old LULAC clubhouse at Bagby and Anita. American Express donated a little over 100k 5o kickstart the renovations. I love it when little bits of Houston History are saved.

I discovered this and wondered if anyone else knows about it. I assume this would be a large size residential mansion in Midtown. I wonder the architect? From the newspaper The Houston Post. dated December 24, 1914. Appeal For Girls. Attention of Benevolent People Directed to Crittenton Home. The following appeal has been issued by the board of control of the Florence Crittenton home of Houston in behalf of the unfortunate girls whom this institution is endeavoring to assist; While the war in Europe is causing such distress and suffering among the people in the war zone, and we relief people in the war zone, while relief has been sent to the suffering one on the other side of the ocean, let us not forget the poor and unfortunate that are among us. As members of the board of control of the Florence Crittenton home of Houston we appeal to the charity-loving people of the city to help us to the extent of your ability in order to assist us in carrying on the great work among the unfortunate girls. The home has been full of girls with their little ones during the past year and any assistance, either much or little, will be a great help to us. Send any donations of clothing and food to the home, 3119 Caroline Street, and money or checks to our treasurer, A.G. Howell, 505 Houston Land and Trust Company building. W.B. Hones, President John Charles Harris, Secretary A.G. Howell, Treasurer Cleveland SeWall, Mrs. F.B. Eastburn Mrs. Norman G. Kittrell Mrs. G. C. Warren Mrs. Charles Stewart, Dr. J. L. Gross

On a Sunday stroll, I noticed a drilling rig doing what looked to me like soil samples in the Central Bank parking lot between Milam and Travis (2217 Milam but the drilling was closer to Travis) in Midtown. The bank occupies the entire block. Pix attached. This is across the street from the new bar, Pour Behavior, that is supposed to open this winter at 2211 Travis St. I’m not sure what is going on there. Does anyone have any insights/baseless rumors?