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I worked as a Telephoneman in the Houston Club from 1973 to 1986. I also worked in the two Esperson Bldgs across the street. Underwood Newhouse was on the first floor, Santa Fe had a small office on one of the floors. One day I had a call to repair a phone in a room where a lot of fat cats had a high stakes poker game going on at the Houston Club. I was escorted to the room full of cigar smoke and wildcatters were playing poker. Those were the good old days. Wish I would have had the money to join them. The Esperson Bldg is a beautifully built Bldg across the street. It had the Houston Shoe Hospital on the first floor and many law offices. If I remember right Fred Hofheinz had his office there and Maybe Butler Binion. I was fortunate to have work in a 52 square block area in a walking crew that included historic Bldg like Franklin Bank, Southern Pacific, the Old and New Cotton Exchange, Market Square, The Crispin Bldg. I hope my memory serves me correct on the spelling of some of these. Oh yes the Texas State Hotel where I once worked on a room that was rented by Percy Foreman. That was the good old days for me. I hate to see these buildings being destroyed. They had so much class and were built so sound. Harry Meyers