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Brazos Buildings & Businesses (formerly College Station Roads and Retail, and briefly In, Around, and About the Brazos Valley) is a historical (with commentary!) blog about the city of Bryan-College Station. Keep in mind that the Main Index isn't updated enough as the main site, so check the main page, there may be a post or two that isn't covered here. Due to various work over the years, many of the URLs (especially older pages from before 2013) do not match up with the main title of the page due to further updates on the page, and (in rare cases) a page may be removed entirely. Send me an email if you stumble across an old link before I do.

Additionally, there are a number of other pages that are online and I intend to fix someday but aren't listed in this index. Over time, I do intend to fix this.

11/6/24: Texas AggieLand Bookstore, Freebirds, and Wells Fargo
11/4/24: Lost Retail at the Lofts
10/14/24: OMG Seafood
10/4/24: Looks Like Planet K's Blasting Off Again!...
10/1/24: Fat Burger Bryan
9/20/24: Fuzzy's Taco Shop (Former)
9/11/24: Bryan Kettle
8/25/24: Fargo's Last Stand
8/9/24: TX Burger
7/24/24: Former Hooters
6/9/24: Normandy Square
5/10/24: The Current J. Cody's
4/26/24: Former Cycles Etc.
4/24/24: Rooster's Bike & Coffee Shop
4/23/24: Southwest Parkway East Shell
4/21/24: Former Johnny Carino's
3/6/24: Amico Nave Ristorante
2/14/24: The Sandstone Center
2/1/24: Truck Stop Cafe
1/2/24: IHOP on Northgate
12/30/23: Goodbye, Mr. Hamburger
9/22/23: Former FedEx Office
2/16/23: Former Tokyo Steak House
1/27/23: Last Chevron on the Right
11/30/22: K-Bob's Steakhouse
11/21/22: Barry Pool Company
9/18/22: Chicken Oil Company
5/18/22: Former Abuelo's Mexican Food Embassy
2/10/22: Former Student Korner
1/6/22: The 700 University Drive East Club
12/23/21: Saenz Tamales
11/20/21: Downtown Bryan Shell
11/5/21: H-E-B Pantry / Harmony Science Academy
9/17/21: Spice World Market
9/15/21: Pruitt's Fabrics
9/5/21: Good Bull BBQ
9/4/21: Exxon at University Drive East and Texas Avenue
9/3/21: Hampton Inn on Texas Avenue
8/24/21: Fairfield Inn Bryan
8/19/21: Former Applebee's
8/16/21: Masfajitas
8/9/21: Whisper Sister Shots
8/3/21: Jimmy John's on University Drive East
7/27/21: Holiday Inn on Earl Rudder Freeway
7/26/21: Kyoto Sushi
7/19/21: Under the Water Tower
7/11/21: 7-Eleven at Holleman and 2818
7/8/21: Southwest Village Apartments
6/29/21: Cattlemen's Inn & Steak House
6/21/21: Sodolak's on Highway 21
6/7/21: Former NAPA Auto Parts, Harvey Mitchell Parkway
5/26/21: Smetana Grocery
5/12/21: C.C. Creations + Red Oak Sportswear
4/22/21: Jose's
12/25/20: Former Valero at Holleman and Wellborn
12/2/20: Burger Mojo, University Drive East
10/26/20: Outback Steakhouse
8/25/20: Clayton's Restaurant / Captain's Table
8/23/20: Holiday Inn Bryan
8/17/20: Aggieland Credit Union, Southwest Parkway East
8/15/20: Former Subway on Southgate
8/14/20: Former Black-eyed Pea
8/12/20: Former Academy Sports + Outdoors
8/8/20: Ponderosa Motor Inn
8/6/20: One-o-One Grove
8/4/20: Military Depot
8/2/20: Sarge's
8/1/20: Jack in the Box, Texas Avenue, Bryan
7/28/20: Jimmy Jackson's Enco, 3000 South Texas Avenue
7/25/20: Aggieland Credit Union, 501 University Drive (Sulphur Springs Road)
7/23/20: University Flowers
7/21/20: Olive Garden's Original Location
7/18/20: Former Taco Villa
7/15/20: Dixie Chicken
7/6/20: Former Mechanics Unlimited
7/3/20: Former Red Lobster
7/1/20: Dry Bean Saloon
6/26/20: Former Zapatos Cantina
6/23/20: The Failure of the Micro District
6/17/20: Aggieland Flowers & Gifts
6/15/20: Abandoned Quality Suites
6/11/20: Brake Check
5/13/20: 4.0 & Gone
5/1/20: Hullabaloo Hall and the Three Dorms Before It
4/15/20: Shipley Do-Nuts, Southwest Parkway
4/7/20: Exxon Rock Prairie and Wellborn
4/4/20: Rock Prairie Crossing
4/1/20: China Wok Express
3/29/20: Shell at Holleman and Harvey Mitchell
3/5/20: 505 University Drive East, For Lack of a Better Name
3/2/20: Humpty Dumpty Children's Center
2/9/20: Southwest Parkway Wendy's
2/7/20: Copy Corner and Company
1/26/20: Brazos Square
1/18/20: Kettle College Station
1/1/20: O'Reilly Auto Parts Texas Avenue, College Station
12/31/19: Chicks into Stripes
12/22/19: Hastings College Station
12/10/19: Greensworld
11/10/19: Plantation Oaks Apartments
11/3/19: Red Line Burgers at Texas Avenue
11/2/19: Circle K on Harvey Road
10/31/19: Former Kona Ranch Steakhouse
10/27/19: Harvey Road Sonic
10/24/19: Rudy's Barbecue on Harvey Road
10/19/19: The Notorious Harvey Road Apartments
10/17/19: Fazoli's at Harvey Road
10/13/19: Connecting Point Church / Former OfficeMax
9/14/19: Texaco, Longmire Drive
9/12/19: Antonio's Pizza by the Slice
9/11/19: Arby's Southwest Parkway
9/8/19: Notes-N-Quotes
9/7/19: Ol' J.W.'s Country Store (East 29th Street)
9/2/19: Church's Chicken, College Station
8/31/19: Former Aggie Cleaners on College Main
8/29/19: Chili's Texas Avenue
8/22/19: Pizza Hut, University Drive East
8/18/19: Northgate Subway and the University Drive Food Court
8/13/19: La Quinta next to Denny's
8/7/19: Albertsons Gets Altitude
6/13/19: Alfred T. Hornback's
6/10/19: Diamond Shamrock at Texas Avenue and University Drive East
6/6/19: Farmer's Market Sandwich Shop, Northgate
6/3/19: The Tradition at Northgate
5/31/19: Church Street Blues & BBQ
5/29/19: Former JJ's Liquor, Texas Avenue
5/27/19: Rice Garden
5/24/19: Layne's of College Station, Eastgate
5/21/19: Schlotzsky's Near Walmart
5/19/19: Northgate Shell
5/17/19: George Bush Drive McDonald's
5/15/19: Lone Star Pavilion and the Former Red Lobster
5/6/19: "At Home" on the Boriskie Ranch
4/17/19: Former Circuit City
3/13/19: America's Country Store
3/10/19: Jack in the Box, Texas Avenue, College Station
3/8/19: Northgate Juice Joint
3/4/19: 1501 Texas Avenue
2/28/19: Southgate Village Apartments
2/24/19: Shiraz Shish Kabob
6/14/17: Café Eccell's Former Domain
6/10/17: Gumby's Pizza, Dominik Drive
5/9/17: A Look at Former Restaurants at 102 Church Avenue
1/9/17: Dominik Drive Whataburger
10/30/16: Veronica's Country Corner
9/19/16: Goodbye to 711 University, So Long to the BB&T...
7/4/16: Leaning Tower Pizza / Primo Pizza / My Daily Bread Bakery
1/22/16: Handy Burger / The Onion Ring / The Deluxe / Chimy's Cerveceria
12/4/15: Pooh's Park, Tinsley's, and Others Replaced by a Shopping Center
11/1/15: Loupot's Northgate
10/25/15: Former Pizza Inn
9/25/15: Dead Lazlo's Coffee Pub
8/30/15: Jimmy Jackson's Exxon
12/20/14: The Safeway at the Health Department
12/19/14: Scoates Hall
12/18/14: Zachry Engineering Center: End of an Era
10/25/14: Former Piggly Wiggly at Texas Avenue & Rosemary
10/11/14: The Diamond Shamrock at the End of Texas Avenue
9/16/14: Former Mobil, Texas and Lincoln
9/1/14: The Last Days of the Diamond T Stables
8/28/14: The Nightlife at Doux Chene Apartments
8/26/14: Former Luby's Cafeteria
8/20/14: Texaco at Highway 6 and Highway 21
8/11/14: Circle Drive-In and the Things That Replaced It
8/6/14: Luther's Bar-B-Q
7/30/14: The Exxon on Boonville
7/13/14: Fuego Tortilla Grill
7/9/14: Heep Center
6/30/14: 110-112 Nagle
6/25/14: Park Place Plaza
6/14/14: Econo Lodge, Texas Avenue
6/6/14: Rebel Draft House
5/12/14: Townshire Shopping Center
5/9/14: Redmond Terrace Shopping Center / Texas Avenue Crossing
4/30/14: FedMart
4/6/14: PLAY Gaming Café
3/21/14: H-E-B Pantry / Gattitown / DSW
2/20/14: Marooned on Northgate
2/14/14: Ardan Catalog Showroom / Rolling Thunder / Gattiland / Thunder Elite / Planet Fitness
1/29/14: Reed McDonald Building
1/22/14: Culpepper North
1/15/14: Dulie Bell on a Rainy Day
1/9/14: Torchy's Tacos
12/15/13: Former Bryan Weingarten
12/11/13: Boyett Street Businesses
12/4/13: Post Oak Square featuring Weingarten
10/30/13: The Rise at Northgate
10/22/13: Shiloh Inn, Now the Days Inn on Texas Avenue
10/9/13: Fort Shiloh
10/2/13: The Best Little Creamery in Aggieland
9/13/13: Former Fitzwilly's
9/6/13: Rosenthal Meat Science Center
8/27/13: Alta Vista Christian Academy
8/21/13: Battle for the Promenade - 301 Patricia
8/5/13: Skaggs Albertsons / Skaggs Alpha Beta / Jewel-Osco / Albertsons
7/31/13: McDonald's at Northgate, The Area's First
7/29/13: Grins at 4410 College Main
7/24/13: Saber Inn / Taco Cabana
7/22/13: The Grapevine
7/17/13: 4405 College Main: Thai Taste, Vietnamese Taste, and a Laundromat
7/14/13: The Captain's Half Shell Oyster Bar / The Boat / Shipwreck Grill
7/12/13: Mr. Gatti's on Northgate
7/11/13: Wickes Lumber
7/5/13: McDonald's & Blockbuster
7/4/13: George Bush Presidential Library & Museum
7/2/13: Brazos Blue Ribbon Bakery in Bryan
6/28/13: Junek's Grocery / Wellborn Grocery
6/27/13: Former Ken Martin's Safari Grille
6/25/13: G. Rollie White Coliseum and Read Building
6/24/13: Manor House Motor Inn
6/22/13: Furrow Building Materials
6/20/13: J.J. Mugg's
6/19/13: College Station Business Center
6/18/13: Texan Restaurant
6/17/13: Holiday Inn College Station / Four Points by Sheraton
6/8/13: Lester's at 2504 Kent
6/5/13: College Station Hilton
6/3/13: Pelican's Wharf / Pasghetti's / Royers' College Station Café / NailSpa
6/1/13: Redtex Center
5/30/13: Steak & Ale / Oxford Street / Yum Yums Texas Style / Seafood Mama's
5/29/13: West Villa Maria Shell
5/28/13: Northgate Chevron
5/27/13: Blackwater Draw Brewing Company, College Station
5/25/13: The Commons
5/24/13: Northpoint Crossing
5/23/13: Before, During, and After Texadelphia
5/22/13: First American Bank at FM 2818 and Texas Avenue
5/21/13: Taco Bell on University
5/20/13: Classic Homes
5/19/13: Heirloom Gardens
5/14/13: Rolling Ridge Grocery
5/11/13: Sparks Building
2/10/13: The Lost Buildings of Villa Maria Road and Texas Avenue
1/17/13: Former Ace of Aggieland
1/12/13: Northgate Grey Building
12/17/12: Defunct Madden Concepts
12/14/12: Former Cooks and Kroger Family Center
12/3/12: Sbisa Dining Hall
11/26/12: Confucius Chinese Cuisine
11/3/12: University Apartments and Century Square
10/16/12: Culpepper Plaza / Central Station
9/9/12: The Lost Buildings of Luther Street and Wellborn Road
7/9/12: Grand Station Entertainment
7/7/12: College Station Conference Center
6/20/12: Der Wienerschnitzel
6/2/12: Ramada Inn / University Tower / Plaza Hotel
5/31/12: Sunset Gardens
5/28/12: Southwest Crossing
5/16/12: At Park Place and Texas Avenue
5/12/12: Ira's
5/11/12: Putt-Putt Golf & Games
4/29/12: Memorial Student Center
4/16/12: YMCA Building
1/28/12: Target College Station
2/17/12: The Former Fajita Rita's, The Building of Which Later Burned Down
1/22/12: Special Services Building
1/20/12: The Burger King near Blinn
1/14/12: Tales of Defunct Restaurants at 1045 South Texas Avenue
12/21/11: Post Oak Mall
10/19/11: Chicken Express, Downtown Bryan
9/26/11: Foxhole Lounge
9/10/11: Former Village Foods
8/27/11: Southgate Chevron
8/10/11: Campus Theater
5/31/11: Ramada Aggieland Inn
2/27/11: Parkway Square
2/17/11: Blue Baker Dominik Drive
1/30/11: Former Country Grocery
1/22/11: Former Wolfe Nursery
1/17/11: Dave's Seafood & Steak / Tom's BBQ and Steakhouse
1/13/11: University Square Shopping Center / Legacy Point
1/5/11: Walmart College Station
1/4/11: College Station's Kmart / College Station Shopping Plaza
1/3/11: Koppe Bridge Bar & Grill
6/23/10: H-E-B College Station
6/4/10: Randall's / Albertsons