little frau Posted March 6, 2014 Share Posted March 6, 2014 Now, I'm left wondering about that tie! Was it truly some sort of Texas fashion statement at the time? I tried to go to the "networkedblogs" site but the link to HaAyR didn't work. Since the three men were in the produce business, could they have developed it into Grocer's Supply.... Great photos, thanks for posting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NenaE Posted March 11, 2014 Share Posted March 11, 2014 (edited) The earlier flood photo has Henke & Pillot - Largest Grocer's (poss. address - 302 Milam in 1925) and Ship Channel Drug Co. I have viewed some photos of both floods. Second one got the city's attention, in a big way. It prompted Sears to build the S. Main St. store. Thanks for sharing the photos. Edited March 11, 2014 by NenaE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NenaE Posted July 1, 2014 Share Posted July 1, 2014 House used in the movie Jason's Lyric (Jada Pinkett) - Sauer and Tuam - Third Ward 2817 Sauer ...for sale: http://search.har.com/engine/2817-Sauer-St-Houston-TX-77004_HAR27062987.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NenaE Posted July 2, 2014 Share Posted July 2, 2014 (edited) Hardy at Opelousas - Old Fifth Ward Hardy at Opelousas - Second View Brays Bayou - Daniel Shipman Labor Survey isuredid or someone... do you have any idea what this buildings name was? It's very old.I recently ran across it on GoogleEarth, was intrigued. Edited July 2, 2014 by NenaE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michelle C Posted December 23, 2014 Share Posted December 23, 2014 This place has been dead for the past couple of weeks. I guess everyone is out of town or busy Christmas shopping. When I was living in the city I always had a convertible and thus I was always ask to be in the parades around town. I was living off the Gulf Fwy. near Almeda mall and had a friend that was the chamber maid for the city of South Houston chamber of commerce. She would always ask me to bring my convertible and participate in the Christmas parade and other parades throughout the year. It was a pretty big event for the small city of S. Houston and fun was had by all. I have searched but can't find any pictures of the Christmas parade, but did find a couple of another parade in the Pasadena area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NenaE Posted December 26, 2014 Share Posted December 26, 2014 That one is the Brady House (HAIF mention here). It's got tax issues etc. and so apparently is in legal limbo. The interior is pretty much gutted and there had been a small fire on the 3rd floor.Great set of photos, isuredid. Preservation is helped by awareness and most Houstonians never notice old buildings still lingering so they are seldom missed once gone. I see that the old gal is for sale again on HAR... low 200's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NenaE Posted January 15, 2015 Share Posted January 15, 2015 (edited) Building at Hardy & Opelousas and RR tracks was standing on unpaved road in year 1896. Sanborn Reference #63 posted on U.T. Perry Castenada Map Collection. (I'm making an educated guess here, with that 3 referring to 3-story structure). See isuredid's post 74 for the better photos of the old building. Edited January 15, 2015 by NenaE 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty_S Posted January 31, 2016 Share Posted January 31, 2016 It's near that you stil have that sticker! I can check some other directories later, but I checked quickly and saw a listing at this address in a 1930's directory for "Oxford Street Service Station". Sad to say I was doing some searching and came across this post and figured I would update everyone. Some time between Oct 2012 and Oct 2013 that station was demolished along with the whole corner of that street with all the houses. Really sucks as I have not gotten to get a photo of my car in front of the building. I didn't even bring it home from my grandmothers house till August 2014. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Dufresne Posted December 31, 2016 Share Posted December 31, 2016 (edited) On April 9, 2009 at 8:11 PM, Rusty_S said: If anyone is interested I have two names for the above station which was not really a station by itself it was also a shop. The very first name I have heard given to this i "Shauer's Garage". Came from family members seeing as my Grandfather bough gas and had some maintance done from them. But theres still a sticker on the door of the car that says the following. Harley R. Weyand Gulf 1402 Oxford St Houston, Texas 862-1584 The service sticker is dated 10-25-79. So it is fully possible that this "station" used to b Shauer's Garage and then became Harley R. Weyand Gulf. Either way I have phyical proof that it was atleast Harley R. Weyand Gulf station that also did services. The sticker said the transmission and axle was checked. Schauer was the name. Weyand was his son-in-law who took over when Schauer retired after almost 50 years as a Gulf station. Edited December 31, 2016 by Andy Dufresne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty_S Posted December 31, 2016 Share Posted December 31, 2016 23 minutes ago, Andy Dufresne said: Schauer was the name. Weyand was his son-in-law who took over when Schauer retired after almost 50 years as a Gulf station. That is what I found out a couple months ago when I had the pleasure of talking to the daughter of Weyand. Actually seeked me out and sent me a message. I got confirmation that my 1979 dated service sticker was filled out by her father based off the hand writing but haven't heard back in a few months on if he recognizes the car or my grandfather. All good information that has been noted in my notebook till I can get a proper scrap book album going. I also have a old photo of the car in question but don't know the date but have to find it, boxes of photos have been moved around a few times so might take time. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OjazosNegros Posted August 23, 2017 Share Posted August 23, 2017 (edited) On 11/2/2006 at 8:51 PM, Guest danax said: That one is the Brady House (HAIF mention here). It's got tax issues etc. and so apparently is in legal limbo. The interior is pretty much gutted and there had been a small fire on the 3rd floor. Great set of photos, isuredid. Preservation is helped by awareness and most Houstonians never notice old buildings still lingering so they are seldom missed once gone. These pix are from 30AUG17-what do y'all think? Someone living there or not? Doesn't look very livable but there is a trash can and a mailbox. Edited September 1, 2017 by OjazosNegros Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NenaE Posted September 15, 2017 Share Posted September 15, 2017 On 1/14/2015 at 8:50 PM, NenaE said: Building at Hardy & Opelousas and RR tracks was standing on unpaved road in year 1896. Sanborn Reference #63 posted on U.T. Perry Castenada Map Collection. (I'm making an educated guess here, with that 3 referring to 3-story structure). See isuredid's post 74 for the better photos of the old building. GoogleEarth tells me this really old building and its younger side building are no longer standing... shame... Windows hint at an extremely old build date. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 Downtown Houston, 1929 Photo was taken where the Buffalo Bayou hike and bike trail exist today, near 45. The Bayou looked pretty rough back then. https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc504919/m1/1/high_res_d/ 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunstar Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 6 hours ago, Urbannizer said: Downtown Houston, 1929 Photo was taken where the Buffalo Bayou hike and bike trail exist today, near 45. The Bayou looked pretty rough back then. https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc504919/m1/1/high_res_d/ Wow, so much stuff gone now. The foreground across the Bayou appears to be what is now the Wortham Center and Sesquicentennial Park. That would be Preston street bridge. Possibly taken from the roof of the Tennison Hotel? The Bayou was seriously concreted back then. Guess they got tired of all the flooding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronTiger Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 10 hours ago, Sunstar said: Wow, so much stuff gone now. The foreground across the Bayou appears to be what is now the Wortham Center and Sesquicentennial Park. That would be Preston street bridge. Possibly taken from the roof of the Tennison Hotel? The Bayou was seriously concreted back then. Guess they got tired of all the flooding. Note the pipes that drain runoff into the bayou. How polluted did the bayou end up getting at its peak? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mollusk Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 10 hours ago, IronTiger said: Note the pipes that drain runoff into the bayou. How polluted did the bayou end up getting at its peak? For all intents and purposes, it was an open sewer - as was the case with many, many waterways before the Clean Water Act in the early 70s. What is now the Buffalo Bayou Regatta started out as the Reeking Regatta. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cspwal Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 The faces that my grandparents make when I suggest kayaking on the bayou would confirm how bad it was Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crock Posted May 8, 2019 Share Posted May 8, 2019 shame some of the photobuckets are gone, but also incredible that some 2006 photobucket images still exist. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted July 3, 2019 Share Posted July 3, 2019 1938-xx Downtown Houston by Mark Navarro, on Flickr 1938-x Gabriel Navarro overlooks Buffalo Bayou in Houston by Mark Navarro, on Flickr 1943-xx Parade on Main Street Houston Texas by Mark Navarro, on Flickr 1940s-xx Beatrice Cepeda and Virginia Navarro in downtown Houston by Mark Navarro, on Flickr 1940s-xx On the grass near Hermann Park in Houston by Mark Navarro, on Flickr 1979-xx Downtown Houston from the post office on Franklin by Mark Navarro, on Flickr 1980-xx Texas Commerce Tower construction by Mark Navarro, on Flickr 1980-xx Downtown Houston by Mark Navarro, on Flickr 1980-xx Franklin Street, Houston TX by Mark Navarro, on Flickr 1980-xx Downtown Houston sign by Mark Navarro, on Flickr 1981-xx Stelzig's in downtown Houston by Mark Navarro, on Flickr 1981-xx Stelzig's Houston by Mark Navarro, on Flickr 1981-xx Dowtown Houston by Mark Navarro, on Flickr 1981-xx Back of the Alley Theatre by Mark Navarro, on Flickr 1981-07 Alley Theatre at Prairie and Louisiana in Houston by Mark Navarro, on Flickr 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted July 3, 2019 Share Posted July 3, 2019 More photos of old Houston, from Flickr 1971-03 Wreck on Smith & McGowen in Houston by Mark Navarro, on Flickr 1971-03 Wreck in front of Jack in the Box by Mark Navarro, on Flickr 1976-06 Mark on Commerce Street in downtown Houston by Mark Navarro, on Flickr 1976-06 Commerce Street in Houston by Mark Navarro, on Flickr 1976-06 Houston skyline from Franklin Avenue by Mark Navarro, on Flickr 1976-06 Bismarck Restaurant on Preston in Houston by Mark Navarro, on Flickr 1976-04 The Bicentennial train at Union Station, Houston TX by Mark Navarro, on Flickr 1976-04 Waiting for the Bicentennial Liberty Train at Union Station, Houston by Mark Navarro, on Flickr 1976-04 Mark and Chris at the Ben Milam Hotel by Mark Navarro, on Flickr 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdude Posted July 3, 2019 Share Posted July 3, 2019 Nice pictures! Can anyone identify the street with the accident in front of Jack-in-the-Box? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invisibletrees Posted July 3, 2019 Share Posted July 3, 2019 6 hours ago, Urbannizer said: 1940s-xx On the grass near Hermann Park in Houston by Mark Navarro, on Flickr What was the building in the background? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdude Posted July 3, 2019 Share Posted July 3, 2019 9 minutes ago, invisibletrees said: What was the building in the background? Hermann Hospital. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H-Town Man Posted July 12, 2019 Share Posted July 12, 2019 On 1/4/2018 at 4:26 AM, Urbannizer said: Downtown Houston, 1929 Photo was taken where the Buffalo Bayou hike and bike trail exist today, near 45. The Bayou looked pretty rough back then. https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc504919/m1/1/high_res_d/ This was the farmer's market in the foreground to the right, which extended over the bayou. You can see the long canopies. I believe several other buildings around it also had produce shops. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EspersonBuildings Posted July 13, 2019 Share Posted July 13, 2019 Awesome! Love the vintage pics of downtown Houston! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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dbigtex56 Posted August 31, 2019 Share Posted August 31, 2019 On 8/29/2019 at 3:47 PM, Urbannizer said: I wonder which corner this building occupied. Bremond dead-ends into Main at this intersection; however, the block opposite Bremond (west side of Main) is currently occupied by Central Cadillac, which probably was built soon after the Houston Auditorium was demolished. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkultra25 Posted August 31, 2019 Share Posted August 31, 2019 2 hours ago, dbigtex56 said: I wonder which corner this building occupied. Bremond dead-ends into Main at this intersection; however, the block opposite Bremond (west side of Main) is currently occupied by Central Cadillac, which probably was built soon after the Houston Auditorium was demolished. Sam White Oldsmobile opened in 1951 in the building currently occupied by Central Cadillac. There was a Swamplot piece that had a bit more info on it last year: Your Next Best Bets for Houston’s Most Historic Car Dealership Building Once 1621 Milam Gets Demolished That still leaves the question of what, if anything, was there between 1937 and 1951. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross Posted September 1, 2019 Share Posted September 1, 2019 4 hours ago, mkultra25 said: Sam White Oldsmobile opened in 1951 in the building currently occupied by Central Cadillac. There was a Swamplot piece that had a bit more info on it last year: Your Next Best Bets for Houston’s Most Historic Car Dealership Building Once 1621 Milam Gets Demolished That still leaves the question of what, if anything, was there between 1937 and 1951. In 1940, 2518 and 2520 Main were vacant. 2501 was South Main Chevrolet Used Cars, 2519 was Main-McGowen Service Station In 1942, 2520 was LeBlanc's Restaurant City directories are pretty sparse until the 50's. Sam White himself lived at 202 Millbrook in 1956 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkultra25 Posted September 1, 2019 Share Posted September 1, 2019 18 hours ago, Ross said: In 1940, 2518 and 2520 Main were vacant. 2501 was South Main Chevrolet Used Cars, 2519 was Main-McGowen Service Station In 1942, 2520 was LeBlanc's Restaurant City directories are pretty sparse until the 50's. Sam White himself lived at 202 Millbrook in 1956 Interesting. 202 Millbrook is in Piney Point Village. I assume the area in and around the Memorial Villages would have been at least semi-rural back in the 50s, well before the later waves of development extended their reach that far from the city's center. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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