Hollyfield Cleaners Building At 1731 Westheimer Rd.

[hindesky]

"Fans of Spanish cuisine and wine will welcome the debut of Barcelona Wine Bar, a new arrival now open in Montrose.

A chain concept with locations in states including Connecticut, Colorado, Florida, Georgia and Massachusetts (as well as one other Texas location in Dallas), has opened at 1731 Westheimer."

https://www.houstonchronicle.com/food-culture/restaurants-bars/article/barcelona-wine-bar-houston-spanish-18391488.php

[IntheKnowHouston]

An exterior photo of Barcelona / Barcelona Wine Bar was shared in BuiltNearby's Instagram story yesterday.

Barcelona / Barcelona Wine Bar is a wine bar and tapas restaurant chain. As previously mentioned, the Houston oupost opened recently in Montrose. It's located at 1731 Westheimer Rd.

Edited September 29, 2023 by IntheKnowHouston

[hindesky]

[hindesky]

[IntheKnowHouston]

On 10/19/2023 at 2:19 PM, hindesky said:

Below is more on the preservation of the Hollyfield Cleaners Building at 1731 Westheimer Rd. The following is from the media alert posted to Davis Commercial's website a few weeks ago:

 

“I’m so excited that we were able to preserve these cool buildings and find tenants that appreciate and embrace both the history and architecture of the structures,” said Davis.

“Being a relatively new city, Houston does not have that many older buildings, and so to be able to retain some of Houston’s history while bringing some neat tenants to the neighborhood is a real win-win.”

...The Hollyfield Laundry building at 1731 Westheimer, now home to Barcelona Wine Bar, originally opened February 9th, 1930 as a commercial laundry facility.  In an article in the then Houston Post Dispatch, J.H. Hollyfield was quoted as saying “ For its cash and carry patrons, a feature in which the new laundry will specialize, is that the customers’ room is large, light, and supplied with an unusual number of receiving and delivery bins that make for the quick and satisfactory handling of all personal laundry bundles brought in by customers.”

Interestingly, Mr. Hollyfield  told the mayor at the time, Oscar Holcombe, that he needed to be able to park his delivery trucks in the street in front of the building in order to proceed forward and buy the property.  So to this day, that is why you can park on the south side of Westheimer.


https://davis-commercial.com/two-new-montrose-westheimer-retail-redevelopments-now-open-media-alert/

Edited October 26, 2023 by IntheKnowHouston

[IntheKnowHouston]

On 10/19/2023 at 2:19 PM, hindesky said:

Photos of Barcelona / Barcelona Wine Bar included in a recent media alert distributed by Davis Commercial. The media alert pertains to the preservation of the Hollyfield Cleaners Building at 1731 Westheimer Rd. 

Other photos shared elsewhere on social media are also included.







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