Montrose business history in Free Press Houston
Free Press Houston was distributed through the shops, cafés and clubs of Montrose, and many of them bought space in its pages. This finding aid gathers a documented sample: businesses whose own ads say “Montrose”, and businesses whose Montrose location is established by a dated outside source. It is not a list of every Montrose business, and it is not a list of closed ones.
Ads that print “Montrose”
Printed: “Now in the Montrose” — 1412 Westheimer, Houston, TX.
Printed: “In the heart of Montrose” — 1201 Westheimer, Houston TX 77006.
Printed: “in the Montrose” — 2024 WAUGH DR..
Printed: “Montrose, Texas 77006” — 1508 Westheimer.
Printed: “(Montrose)” — 1338 B Westheimer Road (Montrose) Houston, TX 77005.
Printed: “912 Westheimer @ Montrose” — 912 Westheimer @ Montrose.
Montrose locations established by outside sources
CultureMap reported that Lucky Burger was scheduled to close on May 31, 2014, as its longtime owner retired, citing an employee.
Free Press Houston's epitaph records the closure and names redevelopment of the lot as its immediate cause.
The Houston Press reported that the Montrose shop, formerly a Diedrich Coffee, closed on Tuesday, April 8, 2014, citing an employee's confirmation to Eater.
In AIGA Houston's interview, founder Russel Etchen dates the Houston shop to fall 2005; it sold art, literature and culture titles and objects and organized exhibitions.
The same interview announced that the Houston shop, next door to Café Brasil, would close on Sunday, July 14, 2013.
Free Press Houston's 2011 retrospective describes the Richmond Avenue store as Sedition's third location, a volunteer-run bookstore and event space that lasted more than three years.
The same piece reports that high rent and too few volunteers led to the location's closure at the end of November 2011, with the lending library moved to Dragon Valley Free School.
In a July 2015 interview, the former on-site food-cart owner said Mango's, a live music venue at 403 Westheimer, had announced in January that it was closing.
Houstonia reported in August 2015 that a new restaurant was planned for the space formerly occupied by Mango's.
Owner Chris Ray told CultureMap that Lowbrow served its last meal on the Sunday before the November 29, 2017 report; he and then-partner John Sheely had leased the space in June 2017.