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W.T. Grant Store

611 Houston St. - 1939

  • W.T. Grant Store
    W.T. Grant Store
  • W.T. Grant Store at Night
    W.T. Grant Store at Night

This Streamline Moderne store was constructed in 1939 for the W.T. Grant Co., and was designed by Alfred S. Alschuler from Chicago.  The building features a limestone facade that is curved at the corner, horizontal second floor windows and a metal canopy that runs the full length of the building on two sides.  Limestone letters spelling "Grant's" adorn the top of the penthouse on Houston Street.  Over the years, the building has been remodeled and the original interior has been destroyed.  The original plate glass windows along both Houston and 6th Streets have been covered over. The lease spaces in the building are the home of two bars.

 

Historic Photographs from UTA Libraries Digital Gallery:
1951 Photograph of the 600 Block of Houston
1949 View of Store
Houston Street Facade in 1944
6th Street Facade in 1944

 

Architectural Style:

Art Deco/Streamline Moderne

Architect:

Alfred S. Alschuler, Chicago

Category:

Retail Store