Ashikaga

What's ridiculous is that it didn't sell at $900K - the reserve was $1 million, and the owner declined to sell it when it didn't meet reserve. He should've taken the $900K and laughed all the way to the bank, as I seriously doubt he'll get anything close to that kind of offer again.

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.

What a trip. I had that map hanging in my closet. That definitely was one of their best years.

Do you think that any amusement park will ever be built in Houston?

I remember eating Pizza was at this restaurant. I was maybe 10 yrs old. I was staying at the Shamrock for a dance convention and specifically remember walking across the street to this restaurant (about 12 of us) to eat Pizza. Wow..what a memory trigger.

It's a shame that these kind of places get demolished.

Ashikaga, when you reply to a thread with a lot of photos, would you mind at all deleting them from your response? I'm glad you are so interested in bringing new life to old threads, but just kind of clutters things up.

Thanks.

I don't see the new reply.

If you actaully think Free parking will ever happen you have another thing coming. Parking is a huge source of revenue for Reliant Stadium. Giving away that will never happen.

I didn't understand the article in today's Chronicle about the plans for the Astrodome.

Martha and H2B are correct. There were 3D injun savages cookin up Savage Fried Chicken on the roof.

Do either of you remember the buffalo on the Town House at Waugh and Allen Parkway?

Is this place extant or demolished?

while browsing, i found this page on texas escapes ( )

i had no idea denver harbor was known as that

http://www.texasescapes.com/Houston/Podunk...uston-Texas.htm

It's amazing that you stumbled across this. You never know what anyone else may possess.

No! When this place was open medicine had not progressed that far yet. Now they may have done some of that at the secnd Jeffdavis Hospital that use to be on Allen parkway.

But, to me personally, it's a shame that hospitals are distinguished between those that provide for people who have insurance and those that don't. I think that L.B.J. and Ben Taub should be commended. Everyone needs health care, no matter if they have money or not.

Ash, I believe it to be one of Subdude's hobbies, he doesn't get out much you know. But don't tell him I told you that, ok.

What do you mean "don't tell him"? He can clearly see everything that you, I, and everyone else posts.

Speaking of Stucky's, does anyone remember that now abandoned one on I-10 about half way to Louisiana? I don't know why they thought they could make money way out there in the middle of nowhere.

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.

The postcard there says it all, and it says fried chicken SAVAGE style. Those postcards were usually paintings over photographs, so that they would be pretty acurate.

You are right Martha. Subdude's collection is astounding. My bet is that he used to frequent alot of "Stuckey's" roadside marts as a kid on family vacations. Any hints as to where all these come from, Sub.

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.

Bertha's was really good food! I was very sad when it finally closed its doors...in the early 80's I remember it being in a really old building somewhere in downtown...then she moved it near the Alley or maybe it was even inside the Alley Theatre building in the upper levels...then it made its final home on Montrose in a shopping strip (that is still there right next to Diedrich's Coffee)...that's a place I really wish would make a comeback!

"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.

8001 South Main

Stuart's Club Grill

Demolished

8011 South Main

Johnson's Magnolia Service Station (the address on the picture is incorrect).

Demolished

8200 South Main

Grant Motel

Extant

8300 South Main

Motor Inn Hotel

Demolished

8330 South Main

Surrey House Motor Hotel

Status?

8510 South Main

Gateway Crystal Swimming Pool (notice the rolling hills in the background )

Demolished

8700 South Main

Alamotel Court

Demolished

9000 South Main

Chief Motel

Demolished

9001 South Main

Crestwood Tourist Hotel

Demolished

9051 South Main

Buffalo Inn Hotel

Demolished

This photo topic comes in second right behind "Tour de Telephone."

6900 South Main

Shamrock Hilton Hotel. The most famous building in Houston.

Demolished

6900 South Main

Trader Vic's at the Shamrock. Excellent tiki!

Demolished

6935 South Main

Vallian's. Houston's original pizza place.

Demolished

7021 South Main

Sheriton Oaks Motel

Demolished

7315 South Main

Red Lion Restaurant

Demolished

7707 South Main

El Chico Restaurant

Status?

7900 South Main

Kaphan's Restaurant

Demolished

7905 South Main

Rodeway Inn

Extant

8000 South Main

Car'Lon Hotel Courths

Demolished

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.

Keep it on topic Ashikaga!

OK. Yes, the Sun was in Beaumont, not in Houston.

cool! that has gotta be the one sootycat remembers.

looks like it was at 1315 broadway directly across from the john st. intersection.

today that would put it smack dab in the middle of the concrete abyss that is the 225/broadway intersection.

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."

Bel Air

Impala

I made the picture even larger and it IS in fact an Impala, it has all the vents on it, side and rear of top and 3 lights on the rear, instead of 2. Couldn't see the vents from the smaller pic of earlier. Good call Sub.

That Impala looks like it would be comfortable to ride in.

Sev, Darn you and your never ending supply of photos ! (shakes a fist at Sev.)

Yes, both Sevfiv and Subdude!

You could see. I can't even fathom it having such a thing these days.

Just think how tall that "fence" would have to be to fully protect a four story screen.

Also, the fence that was there didn't completely around it. It was similar to a large aluminum boundry that auto 'junk yards' have.

Yes, Markus is the one whom I was referring to when I said that someone on this forum said that you could still the the X-rated movie that was playing at the Red Bluff Drive-In Theatre even though it had a tall fence around it.

Impala, man!

Dinah Shore sang: "See the U.S.A. in your Chevrolet."

Anybody know when Playland Park opened? Believe it or not, I've got through every thread on HAIF and while I found lots of interesting stories, I never once saw anyone say when it opened. The closest was a post where someone said he lived on the site from 1942 to 1952. Is that when it opened? 1942?

I still get Playland and Peppermint Park confused.

I enlarged the photo, and right next to the Parking lot attendant's booth is THE most beautiful '58 Chevy Bel Air I have every seen. That is also a very nice shot of Houston in the winter.

Yes, that is a nice looking car. As I've heard many people say, "They don't make 'em like they used to."

A sad end to a building that's been around for more than 60 years! If I'm not mistaken, I think its original purpose was to serve as a hotel for travelers using the old Southern Pacific Depot.

I'm surprised that Subdude didn't post a photo of it.

Allen Center original plan. The first two towers were completed to plan. A planned shopping mall under a glass roof and a theater (lower right) were never built.

Del Oro development. View is intersection of 288 and the South Loop.

Houston Center. The mother of all developments. Only towers were built according to the original master plan.

United Bank Plaza. The section on the left was never built.

Menil Guest House by Luis Barragan, 1984. This would have been built adjacent to the Menil Collection.

Main at Congress development for redevelopment of First National Bank building.

Phillip Johnson design for Cullen Center. The site ultimately became the Continental Center.

Bank of the Southwest

1700 Travis - Campeau Building

Block 265 proposal

Bank of the Southwest? I remember back in the 1970s I had a credit card from that bank. With all of the mergers and name changes, I would be surprised if it still has that name. If it's still a bank, what's the name of it now?

Newberrys:

Someone asked about a store called Grant's about a week or two ago. You can see one on the right hand part of this photo.

Some more that my Dad took with his Argus C3 camera:

Original Humble Oil Bld:

That top photo is excellent color for the late 1950s/early 1960s, judging by the body styles of the cars in it.

Thank you. "Uncle John's Pancakes, R.I.P."

I think I can safely say that there is at least one IHOP restaurant in Houston. IHOP is full of calories.