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President Kennedy In Houston Nov. 21, 1963
Ashikaga replied to Vertigo58's topic in Historic Houston
I read that the casket they got for JFK costs $3950, quite a bit of money back in 1963 for a box to be buried in. I'm so glad that I've donated my body to science when I kick the bucket. -
Historic Houston Amusement Parks & Places
Ashikaga replied to belmontdrew's topic in Historic Houston
Do you think that any amusement park will ever be built in Houston?- 447 replies
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It's a shame that these kind of places get demolished.
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I don't see the new reply.
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I didn't understand the article in today's Chronicle about the plans for the Astrodome.
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Bill Williams Chicken House At 6515 South Main St.
Ashikaga replied to MarthaG's topic in Historic Houston
Is this place extant or demolished? -
It's amazing that you stumbled across this. You never know what anyone else may possess.
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Bill Williams Chicken House At 6515 South Main St.
Ashikaga replied to MarthaG's topic in Historic Houston
What do you mean "don't tell him"? He can clearly see everything that you, I, and everyone else posts. The one that is now closed down and abondoned is located on IH-10 and FM 1136 just outside of Orange, not far from where I live. The building is still there. To the best of my knowledge, the one on IH-10 between Anahuac and Winnie is still open. But my belief is that its days are numbered. I think that Cracker Barrel and other roadside places will eventually take over. "Stuckeys.Com" says that there are only two Stuckey's on IH-10 in the entire state of Texas: the one between Anahuac and Winnie and one in El Paso. -
Bill Williams Chicken House At 6515 South Main St.
Ashikaga replied to MarthaG's topic in Historic Houston
Yes, Stuckey's had racks full of postcards. Subdude needs to try to find out if he's in possession of some "treasures." Who knows? There might be some postcard collectors out there who would pay a good price for some of them. -
Berthas Mexican Restaurant At 2210 Main St.
Ashikaga replied to EastEnd Susan's topic in Historic Houston
"BERTHA'S" sounds like a name that would attract people. A current restaurant that I see ad of in the Chronicle called "DONARAKI'S" should do the same thing. -
This photo topic comes in second right behind "Tour de Telephone."
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These are excellent photos. But it's difficult looking at pictures of restaurants when you're hungry. The Shamrock looks like it was quite an upscale, ritzy place in its day.
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OK. Yes, the Sun was in Beaumont, not in Houston.
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Back in the 1970s there was a porn theatre in Beaumont called the Sun. It was inside a converted service station and it had a tall wooden fence around it. It was renowned for showing "Deep Throat" and "The Devil in Miss Jones." The police raided it many times. It eventually closed down. Then later there was a porn theatre in downtown Beaumont. It was simply called "Adult Movies." I was just a teenager in high school when I called and asked them what kind of movies that they showed. The man said "soft core." I asked him when he was going to show "hard core" movies. He said: "The next time that I want to go to jail."
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That Impala looks like it would be comfortable to ride in.