[Boy Scouts at Clayton Homes]
๐ Clayton Homes (Razed 2023)
๐ 1952 - 1958
๐ธ Gregorio Torres Valerio
At the time this photo was taken, Clayton Homes was a brand new townhome community for Mexican families.
This community was built on top of Schrimpf Alley or "El Barrio del Alacran," a racially-integrated slum that lacked paved roads and plumbing.
Schrimpf Alley was razed in preparation for Clayton Homes in 1951.
After exploring Clayton Homes via Google Earth and Maps, Iโve pinpointed the location of these photos to the present-day location below. The brick building behind the children was still standing until the community was razed in July of 2023. The [โฆ]
Dealy-Adey Company [1/2]
๐ 1911
๐ 211 Fannin
๐ธ McKay Company
Dealy-Adey Co were purveyors of stationery and various office supplies in addition to printing and binding reading materials.
At one point, they were the number one place to go for anything printing or stationery-related.
Confiscated marijuana
๐ Houston
๐๏ธ Houston Press
Funny enough, it looks like the smugglers may have been trying to pass the weed off as portland cement.
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Crown All Hat Company [3/3]
Today, the 601 Travis Winpark garage occupies this entire block.
Crown All Hat Company [2/3]
๐ March 1911
๐๏ธ Houston Chronicle
Crown All Hat Company [1/3]
๐ 1911
๐ธ McKay Company
๐ 618 Main
Rouse's Drug Store [3/3]
Today, the Harris County Tax Office occupies this lower half of the block.
Rouse's Drug Store [2/3]
๐ 1906
๐ 319 Main
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