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Interesting reading.

Got me to thinking and looked up the address of my father's store location. 4216 Washington Ave. It was built in 1910 according to HCAD.

He bought/leased (actually not sure) the location after WWII. It was a grocery store and there was a drug store connected to it at the corner.

The last time I went by there, it's still there. It's been several things ... I think a club/bar/jazz club. The parking lot next to it is still there and even the silver railing is still there where we parked. I remember leaving the store one night and someone tried to hold up my father for the night's receipts. The man had a knife. My mother carried the gun and she was so upset she couldn't use it. My father took the knife away from the "gentleman" and held him until the police came. After that, he kept the gun in his waistband. We always drove to Heights State Bank to make a night deposit before we went home. I was still in elementary school so for me it was scarey. Well, for mother too ....

I need to go there and take pictures to save.

Posted by smartalek:

QUOTE (Houston Retail @ Thursday, November 11th, 2004 @ 1:02am)

Under the "Daddy, what was Sakowitz like?" category, I can offer the following.

(it seems that I cannot use the tag to post an image, so please click away at the links)

Sakowitz 1

Sakowitz 2

Sakowitz 3

Sakowitz 4

Sakowitz 5

Sakowitz 6

Sakowitz 7

Sakowitz 8

And for those of you who dont live in Houston, here is a clean scan of the 002 article"

The links don't work now and I would love, love to see the pictures again. Is smartalek still active? I did see the pictures and they were AMAZING! Hopefully they can be posted again.

I like to collect old postcards of Houston and saw one of the "Lone Star Market" Otto Vogt, 1907 Washington St., Houston. It had a picture that looked kind of like a Swiss chalet (large) with a stream in front. I didn't buy it but remembered it.

Last week I bought a small plate with the same information and picture. The plate has the calendar months printed in a circle around the picture and is dated 1911. I was curious when I saw the postcard and am curious now.

I haven't checked a map but 1900 Washington Ave. would be 19 blocks from downtown?

Then again, there may have been a Washington St. and an Ave.

If I can't find the answer I may need to go to the main library downtown and possible get an answer there. BUT if anyone has any information I would really be interested.

Thanks