“Sig Byrd’s Houston,” by Houston’s very own Sigman Byrd, has found a permanent home on my bookshelf
Sig Byrd’s Houston is a collection of stories written by a man who took the time and effort to explore…
Sig Byrd’s Houston is a collection of stories written by a man who took the time and effort to explore…
I came across this lovely couple within an archive and there were no details attached outside of the year (1938)…
The building is still standing today and currently houses the popular restaurant and cocktail bar, El Big Bad.
In June of 1910, The J.V. Dealy Company announced that a Mr. E. A. Adey had recently purchased stake in…
This building has not been standing for the last 100 or so years. In 1932, this lot became home to…
Today, the 601 Travis Winpark garage occupies this entire block.
Rouses Drug store was located right next door to H. N. Frachtmann’s Jewelry shop, which was the subject of a…
Today, the Harris County Administration building occupies the entire bottom half of this block.
This showroom was located on the first floor of the Anna Stabe Kerstings building, which was constructed in 1904. The…
This episode of “Business Directory” will not be the usual map comparison that I usually present. This one is spicy…
According to advertisements at the time, R. E. Price sold Eperson ready-mixed paints, glass, wallpaper, and paint supplies.
If you’re wondering why the Rice Hotel shown in the 1907 Sanborn map doesn’t look quite right, that’s because the…