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  1. I've been trying to find old pictures of T&C Village, pre-mall if possible, for a while now. I can't seem to find any. Was hoping to show my wife what it used to look like. If any of you can find and post any pictures like that, I'd appreciate it.
  2. Went there this weekend to Studio Movie Grill. The parking garages are super convenient. You definitely get the idea of the potential this project when you walk through it.
  3. "In Texas" being the operative words in this phrase. I can tell you absolutely distressed financial assets (many secured by real property) from around the country are being auctioned off like crazy at very low prices. They are finding buyers now. Many of the same people who made tons after the last downturn have positioned for the next wave of this stuff. The S&L crisis is almost a mirror image of what we see going on in NY right now.....nearly every bank in Texas failed. I think Frost Bank was the lone survivor. This problem is to NY was the S&L crisis was to Texas. And eventually it spreads.
  4. I don't think it was the Beltway that killed it....it was the construction on the Beltway (which seemingly took forever) that killed it. Had the Beltway already been there, I have no doubt that T&C Mall could have survived.
  5. This is excellent. You're absolutely right. It was open and light...and great point about the stairs. It was contemporary and felt like it was ahead of its time when you were in there. You and I are probably roughly the same age and grew up in the same area...with the same memories of this place. Playing Ikari Warriors at Tilt was all good.
  6. I'd just like to say that the Cuban tacos at El Rey are proof of the existence of God, andI'm thrilled it's closer to home now. That is all. Wait...one more thing...when does Freebird's open? I haven't seen any signage there that this is opening up there.
  7. It's my understanding that most of the tenants committted to the second office tower have backed out now. Economy sucks. Looking forward to Studio Movie Grill, though!!!
  8. My antecdote: I own a business that had a 4 year lease come up in January. All year our agent was telling us that our class B space on the west side would get for their space whatever they were asking with no concession. Because that's just the way it was. But we waited, anyway.... and in November, they matched an offer we had from Class C space down the street and added 3 months of free rent to sweeten the pot. I'm happy we waited.
  9. The Randall's at Dairy Ashford @ Memorial used to be a Handy Andy. Safeway was across Dairy Ashford where HEB is now. TG&Y was where Sandy's Produce Market is now, on I-10 between Dairy Ashford and Kirkwood. That was a KMart, as well, after being TG&Y.
  10. I remember a lot of that! Zindler's I definitely remember. My family lived in the Sheraton there...which is a Sheraton now, again...for 7 weeks while repairs were done on our home after Hurricane Alicia. I vaguely recall that the roof was torn in the mall. I definitely remember Babbage's and buying video games there. so funny you remembered the Star Trek character being there to "open up" the new elevators! I remember that, too.
  11. I'm putting this in the historic section becauase though this building is still standing...there's no activity there....and as far as I know, hasn't for years. In high school we used to drive by this thing to figure out what it is. It's near the Alief area....it's off Dairy Ashford south of Westheimer, but before you get to Elsik/Hastings cross-street (name of that street is escaping me). Anyone know what I'm talking about?? Any history on it if you do?? Here's a link to a picture I found by googling: http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x277/ma.../GoldGlobe2.jpg
  12. I think you mean Demeris BBQ. It was right by the Town & Country James Coney Island, which was JCI's 2nd location. Panjo's Pizza was in that old T&C Village, too. There was a childrens' clothing store there called Chocolate Soup...it's still there in the new T&C Village version. I spent lots of time at T&C mall in junior high. For a while it was clearly better than Memorial City Mall, which found itself run down. By the time I had graduated from college, moved back to Houston and married my wife, T&C mall was closing at 6 p.m., aside from Dillard's and a few other exceptions. It was actually kinda nice, because it was never crowded...and we had registered at Dillard's. Looking back, I think the tollway construction killed it. Or at least played a major role in its demise.
  13. Actually there is still a Christie's at that location. I guess what I'm asking is.....is that the same location as in this old picture? If so, it's an interesting look at what Westheimer looked like.
  14. Anyone know where that Christie's Seafood was?? That's not Westheimer, is it??
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