River Oaks Food Shop At 3272 Westheimer Rd.

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Very cool! Looks like I found the retail center that was 20 years before the Lamar River Oaks center that was developed by William Farrington in 1950. It's also possible that the River Oaks Food Shop was (also) a first occupant of the Lamar River Oaks center.

I know there's a few Historic Houston retail buffs around. Does anyone know about this? I have a photo of the building, and it's totally different than the 1950s Lamar River Oaks center.

Edit: It looks like the shopping center was called River Oaks Community Shopping Center.

River Oaks Store
The new River Oaks Food Shop which will open Saturday morning at Westheimer and River Oaks boulevards. The store will be owned and operated by W.B. Addison who also conducts a store at Lamar and Travis streets.

Addison Opens New Food Shop
The River Oaks Community shopping center will be enlarged Saturday morning with the opening of the River Oaks Food Shop, which is being installed at Westheimer and River Oaks boulevard by W.B. Addison.

The new store is the latest word in fixtures, being fully equipped with the Frigidaire system, not only in the meat department, but also in the vegetable section.

According to Mr. Addison, who owns and operates a store at Lamar and Travis streets, the the Frigidaire systems in connection with the vegetable department is a new innovation and will prevent all vegetables from dehydrating. He points out that this an unusual attraction to customers who desire nothing but fresh vegetables.

The Food Shop offers a full line of staple and fancy groceries as well as other lines of foodstuffs. The fixtures, which are of fumed oak, enhance the appearance of the stock which is plainly marked with printed price tags.

Mr. Addison stated that the store will feature a delivery service that will in no way affect the price of goods. He said it is his desire to build up an order system whereby customers can telephone their needs and the orders will be deliver with the least possibly delay.

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Found it!

Google Earth view from 1944 has a very small retail building on the corner of Westheimer & River Oaks Blvd. 

Note: You can also see, apparently, the corporate offices of the River Oaks Development Corporation on the left.

A map of the intersection from the mid 1920s.

You can see the same shaped buildings on the left as the above aerial photograph. Definitely that same corner! 

Is that a school below the office building? Would that be the River Oaks Private School by any chance? Or, a 2nd private school?

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Also known as, or became a later/earlier tenant, River Oaks Drug Store.