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Preservation groups urge saving 75-year-old Sears pylon as Shepherd Garden redevelopment is deferred
Summary
Preservation Houston and local preservation advocates asked the commission to preserve a 75-year-old mid-century Sears pylon on North Shepherd Drive. The commission deferred the commercial redevelopment item to allow additional neighborhood outreach and potential coordination with the developer.
Preservation advocates asked the Houston Planning Commission on Feb. 6 to preserve a distinctive mid-century street pavilion and "Sears pylon" on a redevelopment site along North Shepherd Drive, and the commission deferred the related commercial plat to allow time for neighborhood discussion.
Emily Ardoin of Preservation Houston told commissioners the structure "is a distinctive, well known, and well loved piece of Garden Oaks and Houston that has stood in its spot for 75 years" and described it as "an important example of mid century modern architecture in Houston."…
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