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The Houston Club is a private members' club in Houston, Texas. The club is managed by Inspired. The club has occupied six locations, the Mason Building (1894–1904), the Chronicle Building (1909–1923), the Chamber of Commerce Building I (1923–1930), the Chamber of Commerce Building II (1930–1955), the Houston Club Building (1955–2012 ...
He married the Belgian Alice Piette (1890–1973) in 1922. David Van Buuren asked his nephew and architect Johan Franco to start working on the plan for his future house in Brussels. [ 4 ] From 1924 to 1928, the Van Buurens commissioned the architects Léon Govaerts and Alexis Van Vaerenbergh to build their house on Léo Errera Avenue in Uccle ...
Fitzgerald's was one of the oldest and widely recognized live music venues in the Greater Houston area. The club had been at the top of the live music scene in Houston since it opened in 1977. Fitzgerald's is commonly referred to as "Fitz.” Fitzgerald’s closed and the 100-year-old building was demolished in 2019. A parking lot was built in ...
The Criners wanted to create a place where both local talent and already-established acts could play to Houston crowds. [2] They already owned a former bank building, designed by Joseph Finger in 1925; they turned it into a club and used proceeds to renovate the space.
Racing Club de Bruxelles was founded at the end of the 19th century. The club played in Koekelberg in its early years and then moved to the Longchamps velodrome in Uccle.In 1901, the club, which was one of the top clubs in Belgium at the time, decided to build a new stadium, and in 1902, it moved to Vivier d'Oie, on the outskirts of the Sonian Forest.
The developer of the Houstonian Hotel was Tom Fatjo, a Houstonian who had also founded Browning-Ferris Industries (BFI). [2] The hotel opened in 1980. [3] George Alexander of the Houston Press said that the hotel was "built as a health club for business executives trying to shed pounds and rediscover their inner velociraptor".
The location in Houston, Texas was open since 1977, and was one of the most successful clubs through the 1990s. It closed on December 19, 2009, in a surprise announcement. [ 3 ] The Houston Laff Stop changed locations a few times during its existence, the last stop becoming an upstairs strip mall location at Waugh and Allen Parkway.
The club was founded in 1946. Several oil businesspersons who met at the Rice Hotel had established the club. [2] It was originally housed on the top area of the Rice Hotel but it moved to the ExxonMobil Building in 1963 after an increase of membership. Previously the club occupied the top two floors of that building, numbers 43 and 44. [3]