1915 HOUSTON TEXAS MEYERS-SPALTI MFG. CO. FURNITURE BUFFALO BAYOU

Description

PLEASE READ BEFORE BUYING:
I sell ONLY ORIGINAL items and NOT ANY reproductions.
This sale is for
ONE RARE
advertising
Bi
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from
MYERS-SPALTI MFG. CO.
manufacturers of :
Furniture, Bedding Supplies, Floor Coverings, Couches, Lounges, Refridgerators, stoves etc.
located at:
RUNNELS STREET AND I & G. N. R.R.
TAKE
FRANKLIN AVENUE
CAR
HOUSTON, TEXAS
during the year of
1915.
this is a
stunning logo
on this billhead featuring a
TEXAS STAR
Online Company History-
Myers-Spalti Manufacturing Plant
The City of Houston developed rapidly in the 19th century due in large part to its capacity for shipping and transportation. This was made possible by waterways, such as
Buffalo Bayou,
and
railroads
, five of which radiated from the city in
1861.
Houston's industrial center, the warehouse district, grew up east of Main Street, along the banks of Buffalo Bayou. In 1860, Samuel May Williams sold this property to
Houston physician D.F. Stuart,
who built a warehouse in the 1880s for cotton storage. The
Lottman brothers
purchased the site in 1893 and converted the building into a
mattress factory. In 1904,
they sold the property to
H.F. Spalti, vice-president of Olive & Myers Manufacturing Company of Dallas. Spalti and Company President W.B. Myers started Myers-Spalti on this site.
J.A. Grieves assisted them in developing the Houston branch of their successful mattress and furniture factory. The original warehouse housed the millwork and planning sections of the company. Built in 1905, Warehouse Number Two housed the shipping, cabinetry and finishing departments, and Warehouse Number Three contained the printing and management offices. By 1907, a rail line extended onto the property from nearby tracks. Myers-Spalti added a fourth warehouse for storage in 1909 and additional structures in the 1920s. The company moved operations in the 1950s. The development of Houston's industrial architecture can be seen in this site's building styles, which range from brick and heavy timber to concrete slab and columns. Since the 1950s, the buildings have housed hardware sales, electronics and manufacturing, storage and other light industrial businesses. The structures were once part of a city marketplace project and later developed into residential housing.
CONDITION:
Normal letter folds, some toning and a slight bend in the lower left corner.  A pencil mark 25 in upper right fyi. Very nice letterhead!
Approximate size
of
letterhead is
8 1/2"
X 5".
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