Editing Houston Press (section)

==Headquarters==
The headquarters of the ''Houston Press'' are located in [[Midtown Houston]] on McGowen Street.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.houstonpress.com/about|title=About Us|work=Houston Press|access-date=2019-11-09|quote=Address: 1500 McGowen St., Suite 120 Houston, TX 77004}}</ref>

Prior to 1998,<ref name=Garza1>Garza, Abrahán. "Spaced City The ''Houston Press'' Moves to New Digs, From Downtown to Midtown." ''Houston Press''. October 25, 2013. p. [http://blogs.houstonpress.com/hairballs/2013/10/houston_press_moves_to_new_dig.php 1] ([https://archive.today/20131026045840/http://blogs.houstonpress.com/hairballs/2013/10/houston_press_moves_to_new_dig.php Archive]). Retrieved on October 25, 2013.</ref> the ''Houston Press'' was located in Suite 1900 of the 2000 West Loop South building in [[Uptown Houston]],<ref>"[https://web.archive.org/web/19980129132709/http://houstonpress.com/about/staff.html Houston Press Staff]." () ''Houston Press''. January 29, 1998. Retrieved on October 26, 2013. "''Houston Press'' mailing address: 2000 West Loop South Suite 1900 Houston Texas 77027"</ref><ref>"[http://www.uptown-houston.com/images/uploads/TIRZ%20and%20District-13(1).jpg TIRZ%20and%20District-13(1).jpg]." ([https://archive.today/20131026052122/http://www.uptown-houston.com/images/uploads/TIRZ%20and%20District-13(1).jpg Archive]) Uptown Houston. Retrieved on October 26, 2013.</ref> off of the [[610 Loop]] West Loop. In 1998,<ref name=Garza1/> it moved to a new location in [[Downtown Houston]],<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20090417151337/http://www.houstonpress.com/about/index "About Us"] () Houston Press. Retrieved on August 7, 2009. "1621 Milam Ste. 100, Houston, TX 77002 "</ref> which became the ''Houston Press'' building and was originally built in 1927.<ref name=Garza1/> That building is in close proximity to the [[ExxonMobil Building]].<ref>Connelly, Richard. "[http://blogs.houstonpress.com/hairballs/2011/06/exxonmobil_north_houston.php ExxonMobil Making Big Move To North Houston] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110904073025/http://blogs.houstonpress.com/hairballs/2011/06/exxonmobil_north_houston.php |date=September 4, 2011 }}." ''Houston Press''. Tuesday June 7, 2011. Retrieved on March 4, 2012.</ref>

Shelor Motor Company was the building's first occupant and used it as an automobile showroom.<ref>{{cite news|author=Flynn, George|url=http://www.houstonpress.com/news/the-press-15-rounds-and-counting-6549503|title=The ''Press'': 15 Rounds and Counting|newspaper=Houston Press|date=2005-05-05|access-date=2017-11-04}}</ref> Beginning in the 1960s,<ref name=Garza1/> the facility served as the Gillman [[Pontiac (automobile)|Pontiac]] dealership building.<ref>Garza, Abrahán. "Old Houston Photos Mashed with Modern Houston, Part 2." ''Houston Press''. Monday May 7, 2012. [http://blogs.houstonpress.com/hairballs/2012/05/old_new_photo_mashups_2.php 1] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120510063911/http://blogs.houstonpress.com/hairballs/2012/05/old_new_photo_mashups_2.php |date=May 10, 2012 }}. Retrieved on May 7, 2012.</ref> In 1994 Suzanne Sellers painted a {{convert|50|ft|m|adj=on}} by {{convert|240|ft|m|adj=on}} [[trompe-l'œil]] mural around two of the building's sides. It is visible from Leeland, Milam, and Travis streets.<ref name=Garza1/> In 2008 the ''Houston Press'' building received damage from [[Hurricane Ike]] since the hurricane caused water to go through the parking area on the building's roof into the offices. In 2010 the ''Houston Press'' installed new energy efficient windows in place of the original glass windows on the facility's second and third floors.<ref name=Garza2/> On the weekend after Friday October 25, 2013 the ''Houston Press'' was scheduled to move to its new offices in Midtown,<ref name=Garza1/> then on 2603 LaBranch Street.<ref name=Garza2>Garza, Abrahán. "Spaced City The ''Houston Press'' Moves to New Digs, From Downtown to Midtown." ''Houston Press''. October 25, 2013. p. [http://blogs.houstonpress.com/hairballs/2013/10/houston_press_moves_to_new_dig.php?page=2 2] ([https://archive.today/20131026050859/http://blogs.houstonpress.com/hairballs/2013/10/houston_press_moves_to_new_dig.php?page=2 Archive]). Retrieved on October 25, 2013. "Our new address will be 2603 La Branch Street, Houston TX 77004"</ref>