(Otto Mation) Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 elnina999 has added a photo to the pool: 412 Main St. – Houston TX (built 1923; architect Alfred Finn) View the full article 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earlydays Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 I wonder if that is the same "Norton" that established the Norton Ditto Men's Store' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkultra25 Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 8 hours ago, Earlydays said: I wonder if that is the same "Norton" that established the Norton Ditto Men's Store' I did not initially think so, but a little bit of digging proved that you are indeed correct. This article on the merger between Harold's and Norton Ditto states that Norton Ditto was founded as Barringer-Norton in 1908: https://www.chron.com/neighborhood/heights-news/article/Norton-Ditto-Harolds-merging-but-keeping-their-1754808.php There is a reference in the Texas Railway Journal to the president of Barringer-Norton being a Mr. Court Norton: https://books.google.com/books?id=cj8tAQAAMAAJ&pg=RA2-PA18&lpg=RA2-PA18&dq=barringer+norton&source=bl&ots=vqUxMbvzSL&sig=ACfU3U2moHA_ekiUgmYPkgDKUMyelMBijw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj_gLScrpTgAhWIna0KHY_WDsY4ChDoATADegQIBxAB#v=onepage&q=barringer norton&f=false Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earlydays Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 Thank you for the follow-up and confirmation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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