1900 Milam is currently the parking lot for the Houston Fire Department's Super Station 8 but it used to be the site of Rettig's Ice Cream plant. Rettig's eventually sold operations to Borden, Inc. Locations of Rettig's and Borden's retail "Heap O Cream" confectioneries included 2401 Main St., 210 Wayside Dr., 109 Little York, and 3513 Spencer Highway in Pasadena.

The Katharine Mott designed house (now demolished) at 1920 Woodbury St. was the home of founder Penn Rettig.

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1947 advertisment: