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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McKay Company
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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…
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Houston Optical Company
Originally located at 505 Main, Houston Optical Company re-located to 503 Main in January of 1912. A new building at…
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Eureka Laundry
Eureka Laundry was founded by Conrad Zwerneman and John Mitchell Boyle in 1902. Boyle worked for another Houston laundry firm,…
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D. C. Helberg Grocer
The building is still standing today and currently houses the popular restaurant and cocktail bar, El Big Bad.
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Dealy-Adey Co
In June of 1910, The J.V. Dealy Company announced that a Mr. E. A. Adey had recently purchased stake in…