Cafe Sauter
Prussian immigrant, Gustav F. Sauter, was a locally-renowned pioneer in the Houston restaurant industry. He opened Cafe Sauter in 1880,…
Photos of places frequented by past Houstonians.
Prussian immigrant, Gustav F. Sauter, was a locally-renowned pioneer in the Houston restaurant industry. He opened Cafe Sauter in 1880,…
Company Origins Lemp Brewery was founded in 1838 by German immigrant, Johann Adam Lemp. Headquartered in St. Louis, MO, Lemp…
Massey Business College was a chain of business schools founded by Richard Massey in 1887. The first school was located…
Sweeney Loan Office was founded by its namesake, J. J. Sweeney, in 1875. The owner sold the business to an…
This photo is one of my favorites out of the McKay Commercial bunch. I love the facial expression of the…
The Stewart Building was constructed in 1906 on the former property of Max Urwitz. His home was torn down in…
Originally located at 505 Main, Houston Optical Company re-located to 503 Main in January of 1912. A new building at…
Houston’s Cotton Exchange Building was built in 1884 and designed by German-American architect, Eugene Heiner. In 1860, over 100k bales…
At the time of Joe Litterst’s photo, Burkhart’s Laundry & Dye Works was located at 1700 – 1704 Congress Avenue…
Eureka Laundry was founded by Conrad Zwerneman and John Mitchell Boyle in 1902. Boyle worked for another Houston laundry firm,…