Highrise Tower Posted October 12, 2022 Share Posted October 12, 2022 Edit: Young Men's Hebrew Association was located at 310 1/2 Main Street in 1922. Brith Abraham Association was located at 1401 Chartres Street in 1922. I guess, some 13 years later, the Young Men's Hebrew Association had their "hall" located here. I was browsing the newspaper Texas Jewish Herald dated December 26, 1935 and came across this business ad for Y.W. & Y.M.H.A. Hall At Chartres & Clay St. Very cool find! I've never heard of this, sounds like an underground theater. Given the time frame it would be a scary time in history. Paramount Movie Service (A Houston Organization) Presents Shlom Aleichem's "Laughter Thru Tears" With a cast of 1000 Y.W. & Y.M.H.A. Hall Chatres at Clay Admission: 50 cent adults 25 cent children 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brucesw Posted October 12, 2022 Share Posted October 12, 2022 (edited) Young Women's/Men's Hebrew Association, Jewish counterpart to the YW/MCAs, in other words a Jewish social institution with a room that could be used for movies, long before the establishment of Meyerland. Jews in Houston apparently lived mostly southeast of downtown out toward Riverside, of course.. The Jewish Community Center was on La Branch, I think - I can't remember the cross street but further south than this, and there was a Synagogue across from San Jac Hi School that became a Unitarian Church. The film is about life under the Czars in Russia for Jews, produced in 1928. About the film About the author, Sholem Aleichem I'd never heard of this place either. Edited October 12, 2022 by brucesw 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brucesw Posted October 12, 2022 Share Posted October 12, 2022 (edited) 13 hours ago, brucesw said: Jews in Houston apparently lived mostly southeast of downtown out toward Riverside, of course.. I should have stated that as more of a question. The idea popped into my head last night but I don't know that the assertion is true, except for Riverside. The Jewish Community Center was at 4701 La Branch at Blodgett. Sister radio stations KNUZ (1230 am) and KQUE-FM (102.1 fm) took over the facility and were housed there for decades. Heinen Theatre - 3517 Austin ETA: Congregation Beth Israel, the oldest Jewish congregation in Texas, occupied the building from 1925-1967. HISD purchased it in 1966. It was designed by Joseph Finger, a member. Edited October 12, 2022 by brucesw 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highrise Tower Posted August 31 Author Share Posted August 31 Found a depiction of this building! Designed by Houston-based architect Lenard Gabert. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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