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Houston Now & Then

By Abrahan Garza September 27, 2012

We meet again for the fourth installment of vintage Houston mashed with its present-day locations. Here is another look at how much Houston has changed and how its deep-rooted... More >>>

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Bob Seales Auto Co — 1517 Milam Street at Leeland.
Standing at the current location of the Exxon Building, the Bob Seales Auto Company dominated the corners of Milam and Leeland as well as Travis at Leeland. It might have even been known as Bob Seales corner, but there isn't much history about him. You will see Bob Seales "Used Cars" in the next installment.

Greyhound Bus Station - 1500 Texas at LaBranch.
Located one block from Union Station, this Greyhound Bus Station was moved and demolished in the 1980s and is currently a parking lot.

Plaza Hotel - 5020 Montrose.
Opened in 1926 as the Plaza Apartment Hotel, this was Houston's first hotel to provide accommodations and suites for permanent residents, and operated until the 1980s. It was completely renovated in 2006 and is now office and medical space.

Moulin Rouge Burlesk Exotics - 315 Milam Street in 1975.
Currently the location of the Kim Son Parking Garage, across from Market Square.

City Hall Reflection Pool - City Hall 808 Bagby.
This photo from the 1960s is a calmer look at today's dramatic skyline. It also shows that you could see three city blocks away before Shell Tower One became the tallest building in the city in 1971 and blocked the view.

Sembera's Furniture - 4661 Telephone Road.
Claiming to be "Houston's most beautiful furniture store," this home of quality furniture stands vacant today just outside the 610 Loop. It was last used as a discount store for damaged grocery products.

2015 Thomas.
The Sunset/Southern Pacific Hospital touted itself as "the largest and only fireproof railroad hospital in the south," and is now part of the Harris Health System.

Rice Stadium - 6100 Main Street.
Rice Stadium seems frozen in time since it was built in 1950 on the campus of Rice University. Preserved since the days of John F. Kennedy's "We choose to go to the Moon" NASA speech as well as Super Bowl VIII in 1974.

2504 Bissonnet.
The Venetian Blind Shop has been holding down the fort at 2504 Bissonnet since 1952.

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City Hall Reflection Pool - City Hall 808 Bagby.
This photo from the 1960s is a calmer look at today's dramatic skyline. It also shows that you could see three city blocks away before Shell Tower One became the tallest building in the city in 1971 and blocked the view.

photo by Abrahán Garza

City Hall Reflection Pool - City Hall 808 Bagby. This photo from the 1960s is a calmer look at today's dramatic skyline. It also shows that you could see three city blocks away before Shell Tower One became the tallest building in the city in 1971 and blocked the view.

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