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    In 1920, Niels Esperson was planning a skyscraper that doubled as a theatre. This would have been located on Main Street in Downtown, looming over the Carter and Bender buildings. Hard to display the whole building since it's tall. Full image:
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    A little hard to tell, but the building signage states: Mary Gibbs and Jesse H. Jones Patient Tower. A photo I took the other week:
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    This was the site of Grocery Supply Co. before the move out to 3131 Holcombe Blvd. A bigger photograph of the historic building for the thread.
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    On the Flickr page this is listed as the Western Electric Co. building but the Grocer Supply Co. once occupied the site. Do we know the dates to these two companies occupying the building? I'd assume Grocers Supply Co. built and occupied first. A bigger photo for the thread:
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    A new phase is forthcoming! Looks like it's taking a parcel near Holmes Road and Kirby Drive. A 4.1-acre build to suit parcel.
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    Today I noticed the new lighting around downtown in celebration of the new Houston Texan's uniforms. The lights outside the 1000 Main building:
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    This is now a payable parking surface lot. You can see the bright red Pay Here signs posted. Pardon the bad picture I took today.
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    Random photo I took of St. Paul's United Methodist Church from today.
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    This is one famous church! The Palmer Memorial Episcopal Church has been there since the late 1910s or early 1920s. Photo I took today:
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    In 1935, John F. Staub designed the Ravenna house for Stephen Farish. I believe alterations were made by Birdsall Briscoe a few decades later. Pictures of the historic Houston River Oaks mansion.
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    MD Anderson and RUSH Unveil RUSH MD Anderson Cancer Center April 26, 2024 https://www.mdanderson.org/newsroom/md-anderson-and-rush-unveil-rush-mdanderson-cancer-center-.h00-159696756.html The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and RUSH University System for Health today announced a partnership to create RUSH MD Anderson Cancer Center. The partnership represents advanced clinical and operational integration in the delivery of cancer care, providing RUSH patients greater access to cancer treatments and research considered among the best in the world. RUSH MD Anderson patients will be able to access care in locations across the city, Chicago suburbs and Northwest Indiana. On RUSH’s Chicago campus, cancer care will be provided in the 10-story Joan and Paul Rubschlager Building, designed to optimize patient experience and convenience while creating an uplifting, accessible environment that promotes healing. RUSH MD Anderson locations are: * RUSH University Medical Center in Chicago (Joan and Paul Rubschlager Building) * RUSH Copley Medical Center in Aurora * RUSH Oak Park Hospital * RUSH Copley Healthcare Center in Yorkville
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    Rama Companies wants to turn the old car wash located at 6505 Del Monte Drive into a small retail center. Loopnet listing: https://www.loopnet.com/Listing/6505-Del-Monte-Dr-Houston-TX/31577065/ Rendering.
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    A rare look at this 1923 building under construction. The original Hermann Hospital.
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    The first MD Anderson hospital built in the Texas Medical Center was built in 1954. The following year, in 1955, the business name was changed to University of Texas M.D. Anderson Hospital and Tumor Institute. MacKie And Kamrath were the architects. A construction collage of the hospital being built from start to finish: Thankfully the building (and its wings) are still intact. It's hard to notice this building because it's covered-up with other buildings surrounding it. Aerial view:
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    In 1923, W.T. Parker built an amusement park located just across Sam Houston Park and Buffalo Bayou. Charles L. Browne was the architect for the amusement park. The amusement park contained these attractions and rides: Aerial Swing Carousel Caterpillar Concessions Dancing Palace Ferris Wheel Kiddie Play Ground Miniature Rail Road Pony and Goat track Roller Coaster Sunken Gardens Swimming Pool
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    In the 1920s, Birdsall Briscoe designed Burdine Clayton-Anderson's house. This was the childhood residence of the infamous Houstonian Monroe Anderson - MD Anderson.
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    In the 1950s, a team effort founded and built the Children's Guidance Center of Houston located at 304 McIlhenny Street. Baylor University College of Medicine, Department of Neuropsychiatry. John H. Waterman, M.D., 4 psychiatrists, 2 psychologists, 4 psychiatric social workers. Some of the other staff include Z.S. Brener and Dr. Bond. Here's a photograph of the building entrance signage: The Guidance Center of Houston - A Community Chest Agency United Fund
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    This week I found a good, isolated, picture of the Gimbel building.
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    I really like the ornamental decorations on top of the building. Totally Joseph Finger! Here's a photo I took the other week:
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    Maybe I was looking at the wrong part of the building, but today I noticed St. Luke's Health has their administrative offices in the HCC building. Very cool! I'll snap some pictures in a few days of this cool old building.
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    I read that Margaret Alkek's home at 3315 Del Monte Drive was demolished a few years ago. I was looking around for photographs of the old house. Google street view has a blurred image of the building and I can't see it. Here's an older aerial view that (could possibly) show the old mansion that was demolished.
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    Cool old postcard I found of the Villa de Matel Convent.
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    This week I learned there was a few churches here. Does anyone recall this? Was the Kinkaid School demolished for a church? I'd assume the churches were located inside the now demolished building. Picture for reference.
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    Apart of Fort Bend Independent School District, Elkins High School is located at 7007 Knight Road in Missouri City, TX. Very interesting area. It seems the whole neighborhood is apart of a sports complex, school district. Here's an aerial view of the school.
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    Last week I stopped by T2 to check the status of the Sylvie restaurant construction. I walked in and was very surprised to see a pop-up art gallery! ELLIO Fine Art & Texas Tower Celebrate World Art Day. April 8th - 19th, 2024. Photos I took of the art:
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