Foley Bros. Department Store At 507 Main St.

[Highrise Tower]

Very, very cool piece of history here! This was the original Foley store, and then they moved to 214-218 Travis Street.

The building was built in the early 1900s, I believe 1909!

Not to be confused with the Foley's Department Stores.  This business was made by brothers Pat and James Foley, who ran a dry goods business referred to as W.L. Foley Dry Goods Co.

[Dave W]

This is the same business that later became Foley Brothers department stores.

[Highrise Tower]

2 minutes ago, Dave W said:

This is the same business that later became Foley Brothers department stores.

I was confused. There's a thread on HAIF from 16 years ago that states:

Not sure if this is where Twelve Spot Bar is located, but the W.L. Foley Dry Goods Co. building was located at 214-218 Travis. The Houston Architectural Guide says it was built in 1889 and designed by Eugene T. Heiner. The Post described the store as "magnificent" and "palatial" at the time.

W.L. Foley Dry Goods was not Foley Bros., and Foley Bros. was never at this location.

[Dave W]

The sentence in bold is correct.

W. L. Foley founded Foley Dry Goods at the 214 Travis location.

The Foley Bros. at 507 Main, founded by Pat and James Foley, was the company that later became Foley Bros. Department Stores.

Confusing, I know.