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  1. I went to one in the early 60's with my older sister and her date, The Enchanted Cup, east end of Westheimer, may have later become Los Troncos. Enchanted Cup was (supposed to be) a beatnik place.
  2. I too am going on a 40+ year memory, but there was a (M-A-C) MacDonalds on Main across the street, east, from 2016 Main. Very similar to Princes, about the same menu and car hop service. I know it was there from early 60's until at least 1967. I believe the Greyhound? bus station is there now.
  3. According to Wikipedia, when Oak Forest subdivision was first developed by Frank Sharp in 1946-1947, it was in the Aldine ISD. The transition period from AISD to HISD is fairly vague. From Wiki: "When it was first established, Oak Forest was a golf course and a part of the Aldine Independent School District. The land was ceded to Houston ISD. The original Oak Forest Elementary was built in 1951,"
  4. In posts #8 there is a picture of dragsters in 1958 at Freeway Dragstrip. In the front row left is Buggs Threadgill's Oldsmobile powered A/Fuel Dragster. Well, Buggs is still around , I saw him Sunday, and still fooling around with fast (street) cars. Not many people stick with a hobby for over 50 years. He drives a somewhat? modifed black Olds 442 convertible. Beautiful car.
  5. What a coincidence this post is. I used to attend this church in the '50s and was by there last week. My wife was out of town and I was planning to attend Sunday services there just for old time's sake. The telephone was disconnected so I did a drive by to see what time it started. Anyway, it is no longer Reid Memorial, it is a Hispanic Church now, I don't remember the name. The cornerstone on the sanctuary says 1941.
  6. I doubt many people remember that the downtown YMCA was also South Texas Jr. College. During the mid 60's it was also known as Draft Dodger University and Sko-Pro (scholastic probation) State. I am a semi proud alum. As I remember it, the building was actually set up pretty well for what it was. http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/...s/SS/kbs28.html
  7. Since I already bent this thread: Tiny also used to work the Garden Oaks and N. Main theatres and the sock hops at Moody Park. I remember there was a picture in one of the three Houston papers of Tiny standing next to a Crosley car. My sister got his autograph. She also got the manager of our grocery store and the mailman. With in the past 5 or so years, there was an Obit in the Chron on a Tincey Roman. IIRC, he was 91 years old and lived in Wiemar, Schulenberg, Columbus area. As best I could tell, Tincey was this guys given name. Not sure if it's Tiny or not. We need more Tiny Romans around today. The worst thing that would have happened when Tiny was around was some kid cutting in line.
  8. The Mykawa Rd. Prison Farm was known as the P-Farm. I and I'd bet alot of people, though it was the Pea Farm. I got stopped as teen in the 60's for some (alleged) traffic violation. The policeman told me if if didn't shut my smart mouth that he was going to arrest me and my fingers would "turn green from picking peas out at the pea farm". It wasn't him that was going to make me a convict, but does anyone on here remember a Police Officer namd Tiny Roman? For years, it seemed, he worked andextra job at every skating rink, movie theatre and public dance in town. He was a great big 6'4" + guy and super nice.
  9. Westheimer, west of Dairy Ashford was named Westheimer Beeler Rd.. In my 1990 Key Map, it still showed up that way. One of the Beelers was a friend of my father. Apparently, the Beelers operated a ranch in that area. A story I heard was that the elder Mr. Beeler gave 40 acres to a former ranch hand, Mr. Roquemore, who operated a dirt yard from the land for many years, it closed maybe 10 years ago. Fortunately for the Roquemores, the 40 acres fronted on Westheimer. Another name changed street in town that I have not seen mentioned is perhaps the most famous of all, MLK. If my memory is working today, I think that used to be Southpark or South Park. MLK is near the neighborhhod with all of the great WW2 names, Iwo Jima, Tarawa, Kassarine Pass, Bataan, Anzio, etc. Gosh, I wonder when that neighborhood was built and who the target residents were?
  10. I am positive the park and the coaster were still there and operating in spring of 1964. That was the year I got my driver's license and I took a date there. I remember it so vividly because my cute little 16 year old date earped on me on the roller coaster. I saw her a coupe of years ago at a class reunion, and I know she remembers it. She still didn't think it was so funny.
  11. I've got a Beatles in Houston CD made in Germany. Not much to the actual CD, but the show was sponsored by KILT 610 AM radio and the emcee was Russ "Wierd Beard" Knight. I was not there but somehow wound up with a couple of ticket stubs. I believe the admission was $5.00.
  12. New Car Dealers from July 1949 Southwestern Bell Greater Houston Telephone Directory BUICK Earl North Buick 2215 Milam Higgenbotham Buick 7001 Harrisburg CADILLAC DB McDaniel Cadillac 1320 Milam CHEVROLET Bob Robertson Chevrolet 302 Broadway Channel Chevrolet 302 Broadway Dow Motor Company 710 Walker Downtown Chevrolet 1400 McKinney Knapp Chevrolet 815 Houston Richardson Chevrolet 1418 Caroline South Main Chevrolet 2300 Main CHRYSLER PLYMOUTH Abbott Stansel 1220 San Jacinto AC Burton 1414 Milam Bob Harris Motor Pasadena Jess Allen 525 Broadway CROSLEY Fly and Harwood 2109 Milam DESOTO PLYMOUTH Avenue Motors 1605 Washington Rosenstock Motors 1120 McKinney Tony Martin 235 Broadway DODGE PLYMOUTH Bryant Motor 6501 Harrisburg Burkett Motors 1121 McKinney Jackson Motors 2404 Main Kreiger Motors 1901 Milam FORD Earl McMillian Inc 800 Louisiana Hargis Motor Co. 1601 Louisiana Harris County Motor Co. 125 N Walters Pasadena Ivy Russell Motor Co 2201 Main Jack Roach 615 Broadway Johnson Motor Co, 1700 N. Main Raymond Pearson Inc. 1306 Caroline FRAZER South Texas Motor Co 2310 Main Sterling Motors 816 W. Sterling Pasadena HUDSON Broadway Motor Co 402 Broadway Washington Motors 3711 Washington Welty Motor Co 1701 Milam KAISER J Robinson 6847 Harrisburg South Texas Motor Co 2311 Main Sterling Motors 816 W. Sterling Pasadena LINCOLN MERCURY Raymond Pearson Inc. 1320 Louisiana MERCURY Turbiville Motors 3535 Main NASH Thompson Nash Co 2120 Milam Vance and Sons 1402 San Jacinto OLDSMOBILE Public Motors 1519 Main Rountree Motors 1401 Travis PACKARD Meador Motor Co 1315 Milam Southern Motor Co 1401 Travis PLAYBOY Denton and Thompson 2423 S. Wayside Auto and Trailer Sales PONTIAC Lester Goodson Pontiac 1117 San Jacinto Simpson Pontiac 1621 Milam STUDEBAKER Bill Lee Motors 7141 Lawndale Mosehart And Keller 1103 San Jacinto TUCKER Texas Tucker Sales Commerce Building WILLYS Bonners Willys Motors 1616 Pease WILLYS OVERLAND Harrisburg Willys Overland 900 Broadway O'Kelley Motor Co 4111 Main Palmer Motor Co 2225 Washington
  13. The Old Treeline GC, off 249 North of town, I think, just succumbed to the bulldozer and is going to be a tract house development. Inwood Forest off Antoine was supposed to close this past spring. If it's still open, I suspect its days are numbered. One of the oldest (I think) courses still open that hardly anyone has ever played on is the Texaco Golf Club on the east side. It's been public for some time and was still open a few months ago. For a long time, the cheapest golf in town was at the old Channelview Golf Course off Sheldon Road. It had originally been a "company" golf course for, if memory serves, Hughes Tool Co. It closed around 5 years ago, maybe longer. I had a lengthy project going out that way 12 or 15 years ago and I joined for $30 a month
  14. I am going to self correct here. After a second look at the picture of the shopping center in the brochure, I'm sure that that is not a picture of Spell's Pharmacy on Fulton. It's a picture of Lindale Park Pharmacy at 6030 Irvington. It bugged me so much that I went by there and took a look at both buildings. 6030 Irvington is where Irvington crosses under Loop 610. The 6030 number would be under the overpass. At 6010 Irvington is an abbreviated version of the strip center where the pharmacy was. It is now Dawson's Pest Control Chemicals. HCAD says it was built in 1940. I suspect it was moved for the freeway contruction and part of the building (south end) was cut off, or they lopped of the north end and moved the entry door. Dawson's door entry is built into the corner of the building, just like the picture in the brochure. I discovered most of this by looking at a 1949 Houston telephone book. BTW, Lindale Pharmacy's tel no. is ME-3611 in case anyone needs any antique drugs.
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