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Silo, Been Good To Know You
Say a long goodbye to those silos that hover over the Winter St. Studios in the industrial area just east of Sawyer St. Mahatma Rice owner Riviana Foods says it is closing its Houston plant and...
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Where Have All the Rice Fields Gone?
Gone to subdivisions, everyone! Riviana Foods chief Bastiaan de Zeeuw gives more details about the company’s decision to close the Mahatma and Success Rice processing plant at 1702 Taylor St.: De...
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Goodbye, Uncle Ben: East Side Silos Are Coming Down
The new owner of Texas Rice’s old Fidelity St. property has already begun demolishing the grain silos on the site, which are just visible from the East Freeway. A reader sends Swamplot this photo...
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Comment of the Day: The Most Obvious Sign of Success in Houston
“To this day, I still remember looking out from my downtown office over a lush carpet of green trees and seeing ‘SUCCESS RICE’ emblazoned in bright red on white on the side of a large grain silo close...
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A Peek Inside the Old Riviana Silos, Where the Deal Company Is Transforming...
Clarification, 12/22: Jon Deal of Deal Properties writes: “Just wanted to clarify that Studio Red is not specifically working on the silo project, rather they are studying a master plan of...
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