GEM Posted May 9, 2014 Share Posted May 9, 2014 Any photos out there of Almeda Mall in the late 60s...early 70s?..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdude Posted May 9, 2014 Share Posted May 9, 2014 Would the old Best Products be visible anywhere in that picture? It seems it was in the vicinity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NenaE Posted May 9, 2014 Share Posted May 9, 2014 (edited) Best Products is not visible in the photo. It was located ( in the photo) to the left, top of JC Penney, roughly behind the original theater bldg, It sat almost at the corner of the two streets. The Bracewell library is seen behind Penneys. Edited May 9, 2014 by NenaE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michelle C Posted May 9, 2014 Share Posted May 9, 2014 (edited) No Subdude, Best Products would be at the end left end of Kingspoint street. Kingsport is the street in foreground. It is just out of the picture. Here is another aerial of the Almeda Mall area to give you a little more perspective. This picture is a lot earlier, probably in the early seventies. Note where it says SITE that the only thing there is a drive through bank. Nothing had been developed on the other side of Kingsport yet. Edited May 9, 2014 by Michelle C Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
torimask Posted May 9, 2014 Share Posted May 9, 2014 (edited) I've posted a number of photos I've excavated here if anyone is interested: http://southbelthouston.blogspot.com/2014/03/almeda-mall.html Yes, where you see the Whataburger sign was the place I remember going with my Dad in the 70s. It is in that end spot and did not have a drive-thru that I can recall. It was later converted into a Mexican restaurant but now sits empty. It is on the end of the strip center where Brown Sugar's BBQ moved after it changed homes from back near Wolfe nursery and Monterey House (just out of the picture, far left). Where you see Bracewell library sitting in the Almeda Parking lot, at left, just across the street would be the spot I'm referencing. The big store across from Oshmans name escapes me, possibly Service Merchandising? Edited May 9, 2014 by torimask Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brhaltx Posted May 9, 2014 Share Posted May 9, 2014 Yeah it looks like that could be a Whataburger logo. Checking out streetview there's a side door on the building which would be indicative of a restaurant. I think it's in the north end of that strip center; zooming in, it looks like it even says "Whataburger" on the facade. I remember that there was something odd about that location; I don't think I ever went in. "Odd" is probably that it was in a strip center. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brhaltx Posted May 9, 2014 Share Posted May 9, 2014 The big store across from Oshmans name escapes me, possibly Service Merchandising? Service Merchandise. I don't remember one at Almeda Mall (there was one at Gulfgate), but since they were a Best competitor, maybe there was one at Almeda Mall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
torimask Posted May 10, 2014 Share Posted May 10, 2014 I think it's in the north end of that strip center; zooming in, it looks like it even says "Whataburger" on the facade. Yes, driving past there a few weeks back you can still make out the lettering on the building now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NenaE Posted May 10, 2014 Share Posted May 10, 2014 (edited) The strip center definitely had a Whataburger in it. The only strange thing ( to me) was that it wasn't in a stand alone A-frame bldg. The time period was probably early to mid 1980's. The Diamondback Saloon was located in the middle of that strip center, at the time. Edited May 10, 2014 by NenaE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
torimask Posted October 24, 2014 Share Posted October 24, 2014 While I was in Houston last week, I revisited the Texas Room and purchased some additional photographs for the South Belt blog. Since I sign a release that these are specifically for the blog, I'm not sure if I can share them here, so I'll settle for a link instead, if anyone is interested in seeing them. http://southbelthouston.blogspot.com/2014/10/almeda-mall-vintage-1969-photos.html They are from the Houston Post archives of what was then a year-old mall on the "far outskirts" of Houston. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
torimask Posted December 1, 2014 Share Posted December 1, 2014 Bought the batch of photos taken for the Houston Post of Christmas decorations at Almeda Mall in 1976, if anyone is interested. http://southbelthouston.blogspot.com/2014/11/christmas-at-almeda-mall-1976.html 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matty1979 Posted December 1, 2014 Share Posted December 1, 2014 Where are you able to purchase these pictures? I would love to have some old Houston pictures! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
torimask Posted December 2, 2014 Share Posted December 2, 2014 yes, they are available at the Texas Room in the Julia Ideson building at the downtown public library. You need to make an appointment to view negatives and then order the digital copies, usually delivered via email within a couple of days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NenaE Posted December 3, 2014 Share Posted December 3, 2014 Very nice, torimask. thanks for keeping us posted. Its nice to see the documentation & photos of Almeda Mall, especially with the talk of the Northwest Mall property redevelopment. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michelle C Posted December 5, 2014 Share Posted December 5, 2014 I Christmas shopped at Almeda Mall during the Christmas of 76. I only lived about a mile from there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreenMeanie Posted January 10, 2017 Share Posted January 10, 2017 Sorry to bring up an old topic, but I've got a question that's been nagging me. Around 1994-1996 friends and family used to go to an amusement center in the area of Almeda Mall. All I remember is that it was a nondescript metal building with no company name located behind the Target/Marshall's shopping center nearby. It was an arcade with indoor batting cages. For the life of me I can't remember the name of the place (never knew it to begin with.) Does anyone remember this place? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gnu Posted January 10, 2017 Share Posted January 10, 2017 US Golf and Games? 10106 Thermon http://www.usgolfandgames.com/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreenMeanie Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 (edited) That's it, thanks! Pleasantly surprised they're still open. Kinda amusing to see that old Astros mural is still up in the batting cage area. Edited January 11, 2017 by TheGreenMeanie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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