torvald Posted September 13, 2006 Share Posted September 13, 2006 so other than the hunt for hulda (link below), i have also been trying to research another long gone houston individual. i had a few leads which have converged to a dead end. that dead end is: 302 fairview (at taft) and was called Isadora'sit is now "Leao Do Mar" a recent Portuguese restaurant. the building is much different now, as it is bright yellow and went through much remodeling.i am not sure if this doll maker has relocated. i do not know if the location was previously only a shop or also a residence. all leads stop here and i hope that maybe anything you may know could solve this little mystery -- which i will share with you of course, like our dear hulda! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevfiv Posted September 13, 2006 Share Posted September 13, 2006 302 fairview was once the residence of george and mamie williford. mr. williford was a civil engineer for gulf refining co. about what time period was isadora's around? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
torvald Posted September 14, 2006 Author Share Posted September 14, 2006 302 fairview was once the residence of george and mamie williford. mr. williford was a civil engineer for gulf refining co. about what time period was isadora's around? some time before 2003. here is the HCAD link a friend attended a sale there and purchased a collection of items. a few years later he gave it to me for my birthday. when i finished looking through the entire collection i started to investigate some of the loose ends. i asked my friend and he gave me a lead today of someone who worked for the dollmaker shop years ago. i assumed that this was something handed down to him though his family, yet it was here in houston the whole time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevfiv Posted September 14, 2006 Share Posted September 14, 2006 oh my! george and mamie lived there for a loooong time! they owned it until 1989, and my source is 1955. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
torvald Posted September 15, 2006 Author Share Posted September 15, 2006 to correct my own initial post. Isadora's Doll Hospital was on w. alabama. had a client at work mention it today, so now i am at a complete loss as to how the 302 fairview property fits in and believe it may have been the shop owner's former residence after all. next step is to contact the former long-term employee and see if this wild goose chase is getting anywhere... if anyone has an older yellow pages can they tell me if there was a doll maker/hospital on w. alabama or fairview? thanks, i know this is quite random. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdude Posted September 17, 2006 Share Posted September 17, 2006 Are you thinking maybe of the miniature museum that was somewhere around Fairview and Taft? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
torvald Posted September 17, 2006 Author Share Posted September 17, 2006 Are you thinking maybe of the miniature museum that was somewhere around Fairview and Taft?no, although i loved that place.this is specifically a doll maker and doll hospital sort of place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lolasma Posted December 1, 2011 Share Posted December 1, 2011 Mary Van Osdell opened and successfully operated Isadora's, a vintage shop on West Alabama for 12 years plus. When she closed the shop, she bought a 2 story home at 302 Fairview and had a shop at the back for making her dolls and repairing others. Mary was know world wide for her original dolls that are still being sold online from personal sellers and collectors and on ebay. Mary passed in 2002 from brain cancer.http://www.angelfire.com/bc3/blackdollzine/artistpro2.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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