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Texas Art Deco & Streamline Moderne Buildings (page 1)

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Eddie's Napoli's Italian Restaurant
Amarillo, TX
The Eddie's Napoli's Italian Restaurant building appears to be from the 1930s. Does anyone know what was here originally? [map]

Potter County Courthouse
Amarillo, TX
The Potter County Courthouse was designed by William C. Townes and built from 1930-1932. [map]

Anahuac:
Chambers County Courthouse

Andrews County Courthouse
Andrews, TX
The Andrews County Courthouse was designed by William Thomas Strange, Jr. and built in 1939. For more, see this website. [map]

Angleton:
Brazoria County Courthouse

Wehring's Grocery and Market
Baytown, TX
2011: 2020:
Wehring's Grocery and Market was built in 1938. The pylon was added by Piggly Wiggly after they purchased the building in 1944. This building has been vacant for many years. It was repainted around 2017. For more, see this website. [map]

Beaumont:
Jefferson County Courthouse

Bluebell Creameries
Brenham, TX
Bluebell Creameries was established in Brenham in 1907. This building is probably from the 1930s or 1940s and still houses Bluebell offices. [map]

More Brenham:
Washington County Courthouse

First State Bank & Trust Co.
Bryan, TX
The First State Bank & Trust Co. was built in 1929. The building is listed on the National Register of the Historic Places. [map]

More Bryan:
Varisco Building

Channing:
Channing School

Childress:
Childress County Courthouse

Comanche:
Comanche County Courthouse

unidentified building
Conroe, TX
This unidentified building may have been a gas station or a house originally. Does anyone know anything about it? [map]

former Butter Krust Bakery
Corpus Christi, TX
The Butter Krust Bakery moved to this new factory in 1938. In 1994, the company was acquired by Flowers Industries and continued to operate here until 1997. The building was vacant until around 2021 when a storage business moved in. [map]

J.P. Bombers [gone]
Corpus Christi, TX
This J.P. Bombers restaurant was built in 1986 in a retro style. It originally housed the Elmo's City Diner & Oyster Bar. It began housing J.P. Bombers in 2018. The building was vacant in 2019 and then demolished around 2020.

La Salle County Courthouse
Cotulla, TX
The La Salle County Courthouse was designed by Henry T. Phelps and built in 1931. It was restored in 2012. These photos are from 2018. [map]

Crockett:
Houston County Courthouse

Dumas:
Moore County Courthouse

Maverick County Jail
Eagle Pass, TX
This Maverick County Jail was built in 1949. [map]

Eastland:
Eastland County Courthouse

O.T. Bassett Tower
El Paso, TX
The O.T. Bassett Tower was designed by Henry Trost and built in 1930. The building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. When these photos were taken in 2017, the building was being renovated as a hotel. For more, see this website. [map]

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