Brennan's and Mayor White

The Houston Downtown Alliance posted information from today's press conference with the owners of Brennan's and Mayor Bill White. Details are still emerging, but both parties are excited over the prospect of the famous Houston landmark opening in October, nearly one year after the damage by fire during the onlslaught of Hurricane Ike. Most of the original facade remains and will be preserved in the renovation.
http://www.downtownhouston.org/en/art/18/
Brennan's of Houston to Re-emerge This Fall One Year After Hurricane Ike

Brennan's

Brennan’s suffered catastrophic fire damage on September 13, 2008. The winds and rain from Hurricane Ike hastened the destruction from an electrical fire which left three injured and the John Staub landmark in rubble. Opening in 1967, Brennan’s was a pioneer in Houston’s Midtown, ultimately acting as the template for other New Orleans-themed developments in the neighboring blocks. Before the Brennan family opened a Houston version of the famous New Orleans restaurant, 3300 Smith Street was home to the Houston Junior League.
Houston Chronicle's Shelby Hodge’s blog on September 15, 2008 was first to report that owner Alex Brennan-Martin claims that they will rebuild, although no dates were given.

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/hurricane/5999179.html
http://www.brennanshouston.com/koonce/about/
http://www.brennanshouston.com/koonce/about/

The Black Labrador

The Black Labrador is the signature tenant at 4100 Montrose Blvd., also known as The Campanile. In 1986, developer John Hansen bought the former Central Church of Christ and renovated the sanctuary into a library (Houston Public Library’s Eleanor Freed-Montrose Neighborhood branch), and the fellowship hall into offices and commercial space, now home to Kraftsmen Bakery, Cezanne’s jazz club, and the British pub and restaurant The Black Labrador.

On February 23, 2007, The Houston Business Journal reported the sale of the property including the two adjacent office buildings John Hansen Investment Builder (now Hansen Partners) to The University of St. Thomas. Jim Booth, Vice President for Finance at St. Thomas, stated, "We'll continue to lease the property and use the cash flow to pay off our debt.” What does this mean for tenants of The Campanile? While the Houston Public Library is safe, other tenants do not have the same agreements. Booth would not comment on whether The Black Lab will eventually be evicted, "That's way down the road at this point," Hansen’s group will continue to manage The Black Lab for now. Hansen Partners’ John Andell has confirmed to Amnesia Houston, “Yes, we have sold the buildings to the University of St. Thomas…. HOWEVER, before we did, I signed the restaurant up for a LONG term lease. The university appreciates how the pub has been such an integral part of the neighborhood and the student body, and would like The Black Lab to keep on serving up their Bass Ale pints for years to come.”

http://www.jhib.com/properties/4100.htm

http://www.houstonarchitecture.info/Building/2060/Campanile__The.php

http://houston.bizjournals.com/houston/stories/2007/02/26/story2.html?t=printable

http://blacklabradorpub.com/

Olivewood Cemetery

http://www.descendantsofolivewood.org/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/olivewood/

Stag's Head Pub

http://www.stagsheadpub.com/

Third Ward

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Shudde Brothers Store and Hat Factory

http://www.shudde.com/Default.htm

TSU Tiger Walk

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Brazos Bookstore

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Wilshire Village Apartments

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Freedmen's Town

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West Mansion

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