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Huston’s Drugs

2119 Washington Ave. Huston's Drugs
  • year built: 1954
  • architect/designer:
  • location: Sixth Ward
  • status: abandoned

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1950s, 77007, commercial, endangered ,

The River Oaks Shopping Center rebuild

S. Shepherd at W. Gray River Oaks Shopping Center rebuild
  • year built: 2008/2009
  • architect/designer:
  • location: River Oaks
  • status: redeveloped

Quite the disappointing rebuild from Weingarten - lack of harmony with the rest of the center (material and color mainly), and its entry in to the book of overused, bland suburban-style strip malls.

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Postcard of original shopping center and rendering of rebuild:

River Oaks Shopping Center postcard
River Oaks Shopping Center rebuild plans

Letter from the City of Houston Planning Department regarding replatting for garage, and picture of garage construction:

City of Houston letter garage construction

New section of the River Oaks Shopping Center:

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River Oaks Shopping Center rebuild River Oaks Shopping Center rebuild

River Oaks Shopping Center demolition - September 2007:

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River Oaks Shopping Center demolition River Oaks Shopping Center demolition River Oaks Shopping Center demolition

2000+, 77019, commercial, redeveloped ,

Memory lane: a turn for the worse

5311 Danfield Dr. 5311 Danfield Dr.
  • year built: 1977
  • architect/designer:
  • location: Briarwick
  • status: extant

As far as I know, my parents were the first owners of this home. This was also the first home I lived in. It isn’t in the worst shape now, but the neighboring home’s condition is terrible and the neighborhood looks mostly uncared for and in general decline. I have to hope (for my parents’ judgment’s sake) that back in the day, this area near S Post Oak and the beltway wasn’t full of trashy strip malls, self-storage facilities turned flea markets, and listless homeowners.

And the houses - many look stamped out from some catalog where front-facing, obtrusive garages were the in thing to do. Also, while this house only has bars on the front door, I’d guess that some time ago the burglar bar trend (much like the reminders in places like Glenbrook Valley) swept through here - maybe more recently than I think.

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5311 Danfield Dr. 5311 Danfield Dr.

And the neighboring home:

5307 Danfield Dr. 5307 Danfield Dr.

1970s, 77053, in use, residential , ,

Taylor’s Electri-Living house

9606 Meadowglen Ln. 9606 Meadowglen Ln.
  • year built: 1958
  • architect/designer: Harwood Taylor
  • location: Tanglewilde
  • status: extant

From Houston Mod:

Harwood Taylor built this house for himself in 1958 as part of a residential building program sponsored by Living For Young Homemakers Magazine together with local utility companies as part of the Electri-Living Program. Each of 12 houses was given a budget of $18,000 (exclusive of the property costs). The program had three guidelines: to satisfy the emotional and special needs of an average young couple with two to four children, to accommodate the full electrical load of household appliances now on the market with allowances for additional equipment in the future, and to be adaptable to the builder house market. It was was awarded first prize at the conclusion of the Electri-Living program.

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9606 Meadowglen Ln. 9606 Meadowglen Ln. 9606 Meadowglen Ln.
9606 Meadowglen Ln.

1950s, 77063, Harwood Taylor, in use, residential , ,

Small house in Texas by Burdette Keeland

Small house in Texas by Burdette Keeland
  • year built:
  • architect/designer: Burdette Keeland
  • location: southwest Houston
  • status:

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Small house in Texas by Burdette Keeland
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Small house in Texas by Burdette Keeland Small house in Texas by Burdette Keeland Small house in Texas by Burdette Keeland
Small house in Texas by Burdette Keeland Small house in Texas by Burdette Keeland Small house in Texas by Burdette Keeland

Burdette Keeland, residential