The demise of deco

This was one of the buildings that fascinated me most when I moved to Houston.  I lived around the corner and would drive past it several times a day.  Across the street was a run down dive bar, and there was always a roach coach next door.  

I always imagined that some day it could be HAIF world headquarters are something equally stupid.  But nothing became of my plans, or anyone else's apparently.

After a couple of years of lingering interest, one day the windows were boarded up, and a fence sprung up around the property.  My hopes were raised that maybe something would finally happen here.

That was six years ago.  And from this great picture telwink captured, it appears nothing has happened since.  Fortunately, we'll always have this picture to remember it by even if it gets torn down.  Telwink managed to capture it in a photo even better than my memory and imagination did.

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