Green Parrot restaurant, Houston, Texas, circa 1950

Subjects: Commercial Buildings Restaurants & Taverns
Card type: Linen
Date: c. 1930 (White Border)

Back of Green Parrot restaurant, Houston, Texas, circa 1950, c. 1930 linen postcard — Back

About this subject

A two-story brick building with white trim, surrounded by large trees and a lawn, with a sign reading 'GREEN PARROT CHICKEN DINNERS' on a post. The printed caption identifies it as Green Parrot, 2314 MacGregor Way, Houston, Texas.

Postcard Details

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PublisherMWM Color-Litho

Green Parrot, 2314 MacGregor Way, Houston 4, Texas GREEN PARROT CHICKEN DINNERS --- The Green Parrot of Houston is owned and oper- ated by Mrs. Vira B. Fredericks and Mrs. Tena May Dowd, specializing in chicken and K.C. steak dinners. Mrs. Dowd owns the Green Parrot in Kansas City, which she started in 1929, and the Green Parrot of St. Louis is owned by their broth- er Mr. & Mrs. J. H. Toothman, which Mrs. Dowd helped start in 1940. Telephone Linden 7903, 2314 MacGregor Way. 13,042F Post Card PLACE STAMP HERE MWM Color-Litho "Bursheen" Finished Made Only By MWM - Aurora, Mo.

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Postcard record

Condition	Very good
Place depicted	Green Parrot, 2314 MacGregor Way, Houston, TX
Place mentioned	Houston, TX
Place mentioned	Green Parrot, St. Louis, MO
Place mentioned	Kansas City, MO
Place mentioned	2314 MacGregor Way, Houston, TX
Publisher	Aurora, MO
Notes	Linen texture visible; no white border; printed caption in white oval; postal zone 'Houston 4' indicates 1940s-early 1960s. No postmark; unused card. Divided back, linen-textured "Bursheen" finish, MWM Color-Litho imprint (Aurora, Mo.). Pencil dealer marks "#59" and "1-" at lower right.

Cite this card

Green Parrot restaurant, Houston, Texas, circa 1950, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/green-parrot-restaurant-houston-texas-circa-1950. Accessed October 5, 2026.