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Texas Art Deco & Streamline Moderne Buildings (page 5)

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Higginbotham-Bartlett Co.
Post, TX
The Higginbotham-Bartlett Co. hardware store building appears to be from the 1940s. [map]

Auditorium
Premont, TX
Gymnasium
Premont, TX
This Auditorium and Gymnasium have apparently been vacant for many years. They appear to be from the 1930s. [map]

Refugio:
County Memorial Hospital

former La Luna [gone]
Rockport, TX
2011: 2018:
The La Luna restaurant occupied this 1940s looking building when this photo was taken in 2011. The building originally housed Shorty Kline's Cafe. By 2016, the building was housing Winery on the Bay. In 2018, the building began housing the Rockport Center for the Arts. By 2022, the building had been demolished.

Rockwall County Courthouse
Rockwall, TX
The Rockwall County Courthouse was designed by Voelcker & Dixon and built from 1938-1940. [map]

Rusk:
Cherokee County Courthouse

Martha Roberson Hall
San Antonio, TX
apartment building
San Antonio, TX
Martha Roberson Hall was built in 1939. It was used as the residence for the former Medical and Surgical Memorial Hospital School of Nursing. [map]

This apartment building was probably built in the late 1930s or 1940s. [map]

Olmos Pharmacy
San Antonio, TX
2011: 2018:
The Olmos Pharmacy opened in 1938 as the Gilmore Pharmacy. It was renamed in 1944. The pharmacy closed in 2005. In 2007, it was converted into a bar known as the Olmos Bharmacy. By 2011, it was back to the name of Olmos Pharmacy and operating as a diner. It closed in 2017. In 2019, the building began housing a Volare Pizza. The sign remains and is lit at night. For more, see this website. [map]

Alamo Stadium
San Antonio, TX
Alamo Stadium was built in 1940 as a Works Progress Administration project. It was built as a football stadium and continues to be used by several high schools. For more, see this website. [map]

Freeman Coliseum
San Antonio, TX
The Freeman Coliseum was built from 1947-1949 as the Bexar County Coliseum. It was later named the Joe and Harry Freeman Coliseum. Around 2014 during major renovations, the name was shortened to the Freeman Coliseum and the neon sign on the front of the building was changed to reflect it. The building is used as a sports and concert venue. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2. [map]

Richter Bakeries
San Antonio, TX
Richter Bakeries was established in 1882. In 1912, Richter bought a ButterKrust franchise. The company moved to this new building in 1941. Neon ButterKrust letters were installed on the roof. ButterKrust was bought out in 1994 by Flowers Industries. In 1997, this facility closed. It is now known as the Bakery Building. [map]

Seguin:
Guadalupe County Courthouse

Tyler:
former Firestone
former People's National Bank

Universal City:
Randolph Air Force Base Administration Building

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