Word comes from Westheimer Rd. and Stoney Brook Dr. that the corner outpost of Alvarez United Transmission has now fallen beneath the canine-themed banner of Texas Direct Auto’s expansion. The shop is slated to be repurposed as a Sell Us Your Car! center, adding to the collection of Direct Auto facilites now guarding nearly all major highway ingresses to the city along with the Mars-themed Downtown locale. A rep for the company says the shop should be converted and ready to open later this fall; other United locations will retain their current allegiance and continue to operate.
County records pin the building at 7730 Westheimer to 1965, though signage at the site claims the business itself has been in operation since 1960:
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- Previously on Swamplot:Â Entire Building Now Serving as Texas Direct Auto Billboard Downtown;Â Upper Kirby Corporate Plaza Finally Down to the Dregs and the Direct Auto Billboard;Â City Inspector Gives Thumbs Down to Texas Direct Auto’s Main St. Building Billboard;Â Down on Main St., Where an Auto Billboard Has Moved In Next to the Home of Easy Credit
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