in Downtown Houston, which became the Houston Press building and was originally built in 1927. That building is in close proximity to the ExxonMobil Building. Shelor Motor Company was the building's first occupant and used it as an automobile showroom. Beginning in the 1960s, the facility served as the Gillman Pontiac dealership building. In 1994 Suzanne Sellers painted a by trompe-l'œil mural that is located around two of the building's sides. This mural is visible from Leeland, Milam, and Travis streets. 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. On the weekend after Friday October 25, 2013 the Houston Press was scheduled to move to its new offices in Midtown, then on 2603 LaBranch Street. Awards Up until the November 2017 loss of salaried staff, the Houston Press won various awards for its coverage. Awards from the Association of Alternative Newsweeklies: 2007 First Place, Feature Story; Third Place, Investigative Reporting Todd Spivak First Place, Music Criticism; Second Place, Arts Feature John Nova Lomax Second Place, News Story/Long Form, Craig Malisow 2005 Honorable Mention, Column above 50,000: "Downing" by Margaret Downing 3rd Place, Education: Above 50,000: "HCCS's Gift Basket Bonanza" by Josh Harkinson 2nd Place, Food Writing: Above 50,000: "The Cow Says Oink" by Robb Walsh 3rd Place, News Story (1500 words or less): "Firing Line" by Josh Harkinson 2004 2nd Place, Column-Political: Above 50,000: Tim Fleck 1st Place, Food Writing: Above 50,000: Robb Walsh 3rd Place, Religion Reporting: Above 50,000: "Doing Time" by Scott Nowell 2003 1st Place, Media Reporting: Above 50,000: "Reality TV Bites" by Jennifer Mathieu 2001 2nd Place, Investigative Reporting: Above 54,000: "Paying the Price" by Bob Burtman 2000 1st Place, Column: Above 54,000: Margaret Downing 1st Place, Corrections Reporting: Above 54,000: "Trouble in Mind" by Steve McVicker 1999 1st Place, Online 1998 1st Place, Investigative Reporting: Above 54,000: "Easy Street" by Bob Burtman 1st Place, Web Site: "Webb Page Confidential" Other awards of note include Todd Spivak's 2006 first place win in the Investigative Reporters and Editors Association under 100,000 circulation weekly category, and Rich Connelly's first place in the humor category of the under 100,000 circulation bracket of the National