Japanese Art Store
The Japanese Art Store was a popular gift shop owned and operated by Tom Brown Okasaki. The Japan-themed shop carried…
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Ideal Tire & Repair Company
Ideal tire shop would’ve been located at the upper-left corner of the block 18, the south-west corner of Louisiana and…
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Yale Street Pharmacy
Yale Street Pharmacy was founded by Abel and Mildred Dupuis in 1923. This husband and wife pharmacist duo originally intended…
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Kaplan General Store
Kaplan General Store got its namesake from store owner and operator, Dave Kaplan. He lived above the store with his…
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Cafe Sauter
Prussian immigrant, Gustav F. Sauter, was a locally-renowned pioneer in the Houston restaurant industry. He opened Cafe Sauter in 1880,…
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Falstaff Mfg & Merc Company
Company Origins Lemp Brewery was founded in 1838 by German immigrant, Johann Adam Lemp. Headquartered in St. Louis, MO, Lemp…
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Massey Business College
Massey Business College was a chain of business schools founded by Richard Massey in 1887. The first school was located…
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Sweeney Loan Company
Sweeney Loan Office was founded by its namesake, J. J. Sweeney, in 1875. The owner sold the business to an…
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Stewart Abstract & Title Company
This photo is one of my favorites out of the McKay Commercial bunch. I love the facial expression of the…