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    I was there in the late '40's. If I remember correctly, it was in the back of the school, on the third floor, above the gymnasium, which took up two floors. I have no idea if that had changed by 1960.
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    Here is one from a July 24, 1969 Houston Chronicle...
  4. 57Tbird
    1910... according to my book, Houston, the Feast Years by George Fuermann
  5. 57Tbird
    Anyone remember what bowling cost back in the early-mid 1950's? A friend of mine said $.35. I thought it was more like $.75.
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    I also went to Poe, Lanier, and Lamar (1953). I lived in Southampton near Rice U, I rode my bike on Shepherd to the Alabama for the Saturday morning kids' movies... usually a cartoon or two, a comedy, and a western (Roy Rogers, Gene Autry, etc.). After the show I would go to Chris' Coney Island on the SW corner of Shepherd and Alabama and have a couple of hot dogs @ 2/$.25, and then play the nickel pin ball machine there. Often went with my cousin who lived in the 2000 block of Sul Ross. This was the late '40's. Good times! Parents didn't worry about their children as much back then.
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    Found a couple dealer buildings and a sign.
  8. 57Tbird
    I saw it there too. The line for tickets went all the way around the side to the parking lot. Did a lot of shopping at Harris' Men & Boys Wear across and up the the street.
  9. 57Tbird
    The large store you mention between Times and Amherst could have been Rodney's. I'm an old timer who frequented that area in the mid-50's.
  10. 57Tbird
    The old Stuart's Drive-in at O.S.T. and S. Main had those. I don't remember them at Prince's
  11. 57Tbird
    This post I did in an old topic should answer your question.
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    My mistake. I was going by this old ad below for Playland Park. I know for sure it was on the west side of Main, so that's why I thought the 9205 address was on the east side. I guess the ad address is wrong. I should have looked at where that address is now.
  13. 57Tbird
    Must have been Gaido's. It was right across the street from Playland Park, which was at 9200 S Main.
  14. 57Tbird
    Was supposed to be odd.
  15. 57Tbird
    That's Playland Park.
  16. 57Tbird
    Both of you are correct. I began looking for a Price's Restaurant on the internet and couldn't find anything. Maybe someone who has accress to a Houston phone book circa 1947 timeframe can find something. I did find an ad for a Price;s Restaurant in an old high school yearbook from 1953, located at Prairie and San Jacinto, so Price's did exist and most likely at the South Main location at one time. Looking at the HCAD map, I could find no 8300-8400 addresses that exist today. I did find this that shows the addresses for that area I had noted for the possible location, The 8301 must have been farther south as Filio noted. Price's must have been at 8301, since Lake Island was behind it at 8301-1/2. It would have to have been on the east side though, since even nos. were on the west and even nos. on the east side. Since the aerial picture was from 1953, a lot could change from 1947. It was most likely a flop
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