MartiMoser

I was familiar with the look of the building so I googled " Building at corner of Lawndale & Telephone Rd Houston TX"

My mom would thump my little brother on the head if he looked that way through the car window. You could see some excitement in the parking lot in broad daylight. Have you all read Telephone Road by Burton Chapman? It's pretty good. He missed a few of the seedier joints.

I really do appreciate the feedback & I know that time marches on & I spoke to Alfred Froberg who's part of the association. They simply got the proverbial "Offer they couldn't refuse". I don't blame them one bit. My point was Houston developers who are tearing down everything historic in lieu of progress. If it weren't for architects & builders, I would have gone hungry. My dad was vice-president of a large wholesale building material business from the late 50s-70s. He was partnered with C. E. Kings's son, W.K. "Buck" King. Builder's Hardware, Inc @ 5101 Holmes Rd & later 5101 South Loop East. They sold everything but lumber, brick & concrete. Just wish a few things could stay put ❤

Lorino's Grocery. Opened in 1925. After prohibition they added a beer joint.

My families roots run deep in this area. 1935-54 & shopping there after moving to Pearland. My dad grandmother & dad's younger siblings moved there in 1935. Dad was 10 & had a job on a rough ice route, he was head of household. I'm sad about the sanitization of Houston. Very sad. I know that the sellers are an association & got an offer they couldn't refuse. I'm happy for them. But I'll bet anyone here....the old vendors will not be fit into the new equation. Headline from Chronicle says it all. New owners want to keep a "bit messy", for charm I suppose.