- Marquis II

2631 Bissonnet
1957 W. Gray

[Photo of Marquis Lounge at 1957 W. Gray posted by Subdude on HAIF]

1945-48 - Houston City Directory does not list a 1957 W. Gray

1948 - Per HCAD, the building in which 1957 W. Gray is located was built in 1948.

1949 - Houston City Directory lists “Marquis Cocktail Lounge” at 1957 W. Gray (with notation “beer”)

1951 - Houston City Directory lists “Marquis Cocktail Lounge” at 1957 W. Gray (with notation “beer”)

1958 - Houston City Directory lists “Marquis Cocktail Lounge” at 1957 W. Gray, and “The Big Donut Inc.” at 2631 Bissonnet

1960 - Per HCAD, the current building at 2631 Bissonnet was built in 1960

1968 - Houston City Directory lists “Marquis Lounge” at 1957 W. Gray, and 2631 Bissonnet as “vacant”

1975 - Houston City Directory lists “Marquis Lounge” at 1957 W. Gray, and 2631 Bissonnet as “The Bunnie Show Lounge (with notation “club”)

1977-78 - Houston City Directory lists “Marquis Lounge” at 1957 W. Gray, and 2631 Bissonnet as “The Bunnie Show Lounge (with notation “club”)

1979-81 - TABC’s online records show licenses for “The Bunnie Club” at 2631 Bissonnet

1980 - Houston City Directory lists “Marquis Lounge” at 1957 W. Gray (with the notation “beer”)

1980 - Oldest license in TABC’s online records for “Marquis II” at 2631 Bissonnet (which show a contiuous string of licenses for “Marquis II” at that location from then to the present)

1980-82 - Houston City Directory lists “The Bunnie Show Lounge” at 2631 Bissonnet (with the notation “club”)

1981 - Houston City Directory contains no alphabetic listing for any “Marquis” entity

1984 - Houston City Directory lists “The Bunnie Show Lounge” at 2631 Bissonnet (with the notation “club”)