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    The grocery store that we went to in Gulfgate back in the early 1960s was called "Weingarten's." Someone else in this forum told me that it is now a "Big Lots." Chet Cuccia
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    It was nationwide. You didn't have to dial the area code if you were making a call within it, just dial 1 and then the number. Now if you want to make a long distance call just 20 miles away you have to dial 1+AC+number. Last year I worked as a substitute school teacher. I tried explaining to the students what a telephone looked like and how it worked when I was their age. I would say to them: "It had a dial with holes in it. You would stick your finger into one of the holes and turn it to the right, then let it return back." Who else out there remembers that? Chet Cuccia
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    Talk about how time flies! The last time I went to any amusement park was to Astroworld back during the summer of 1978. 27 years ago! Chet Cuccia
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    Well, are there now the "standard" stores that you would find in most malls (Sears, J.C. Penney, etc.)? Chet Cuccia
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    Well, would you happen to know what was done with all of that underground space which that bowling alley occupied? Is there some other business down there which you have to decend stairs to? Chet Cuccia
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    Did you once attend Park Place Elementary School? If so, when? Chet Cuccia
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    Thank you. Yes, I would think that after over 40 years old buildings would be torn down and replaced. Like I said, I only attended Kindergarten there. We moved away from Houston in the summer of 1964 and we never moved back. We visited a few times when we would go to the zoo or to Astroworld. Chet Cuccia
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    Wow! If you say that the movie theatre is also gone, then there are no longer any remnants of the former Gulfgate Shopping Center. Well, that's life/business! Chet Cuccia
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    I attended Kindergarten at Park Place Elementary school from 1963-64. Is it still there? Does anyone have a photo of it? Chet Cuccia
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    Does anyone out there have any photos of what Gulfgate looks like now? Chet Cuccia
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    Thank you. I thought that I remembered one somewhere around there. Like I said, I lived in Houston from 1962-1964. Four stores stand out in my mind from Gulfgate Shopping Center: Weingarten's, Newberry's, the toy store in the corner, and the underground bowling alley. I remember my mother telling me that we couldn't go into Joske's or Sakowitz because those stores were for rich people. Chet Cuccia
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    As I said, there's only one Monterey House remaining over here. It's on 11th Street in Beaumont. Chet Cuccia
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    The only letter exchange that I remember in Houston was NAtional. Chet Cuccia
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    Today's Houston Chronicle had an article about the 53-story Heritage Plaza building. It said that a company in Atlanta, Georgia is buying it. Is that good or bad? The article also said that 70 percent of the building is vacant. Chet Cuccia
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    Thanks again. I'm 47. Chet Cuccia
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    It might be. My memory isn't accurate all of the time. But I do remember (1962-64) going with my parents to the Winkler Drive-In Theatre on Winkler Drive. "Subdude" posted an old aerial photo of Gulfgate Shopping Center under "The East End" category. At the top of the photo you can see a drive-in theatre. That was the Winkler. I've been trying to find out about that theatre for at least six months. An aerial photo is better than no photo at all. But I'm still hoping that I stumble across someone out there who has a close up picture of the Winkler. Do you personally have any information about it? Chet Cuccia
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    I lived on campus when I was in college. I lived on the third floor. One day a girl asked me if I lived on the "nurd" floor. Chet Cuccia
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    The last time that I went to Houston was back in 2002. On IH-610 I remember seeing a business called "Levitz." The skating rink that I think I remember was somewhere in that vicinity. Chet Cuccia
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    That Sonnys and Sir Loin's resemble a place that I went to in Beaumont back in the 1970s called "Steak and Ale." Were there any "Steak and Ale" restaurants in Houston? I don't think that the one in Beaumont is there anymore. Chet Cuccia
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    What about the Copacabana Night Club At 8150 South Main St. ?
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    Most, but not all, of the time my memory has been fairly accurate. Chet Cuccia
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    It amazes me how you and the other guys on this forum come up with photos, maps, and other info so quickly! Chet Cuccia
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