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  1. Ashikaga
    DriveIns.Com has a photo of the South Main Drive-In. All it says is that it was located on Old Fort Bend Road.
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    To me, there are so many pizza places that pizza is no longer a special treat. To me, there's no difference between Domino's, Papa John's, Mazzio's, Pizza Hut, etc. Many of you probably disagree with me. I remember as a kid going to Shakey's was a real treat, sitting on the hard wood benches at the long table and listening to the player piano. All gone now.
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    On DriveIns.Com, a guy I graduated from high school with posted a comment about the Red Bluff Drive-In Theatre. He said that it spent its last days as an X-rated theatre and that it had a tall wooden fence around it so that people couldn't see the screen from the outside.
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    Which Globe store did you go to? When I lived in Houston back in the early 1960s, I remember going to a Globe on Woodridge, which ran alongside to then Gulfgate Shopping City.
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    What year did you graduate from Milby?
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    Not a bad collection.
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    Years ago, I heard that the clorine water in some of the swimming pools in Houston contained a chemical that would turn a dark purple color in the water all around a person who would urinate while in the pool. Was this one of those pools? They did that to discourage people from relieving themselves in the pool.
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    "Our Lady of 115th Street".
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    Yes, there are some Lucky 7s over here. I know of one in Port Arthur and of at least two in Beaumont. They're owned by Market Basket.
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    These postcards might be collector's items. Who knows? Someone out there might be willing to buy them off of E-Bay.
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    I have fond memories of Arkansas State University. I graduated from there back in May of 1990. It was in Jonesboro, 67 miles northwest of Memphis, Tennessee. But if I could turn back the clock to when I graduated from high school (1976), I would have tried to get into Rice University.
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    Thank you. Concerning the former, I now plan to try to go there now that you've told me that it's still open. Concerning the latter, if I could turn back the clock to when I graduated from high school (1976) I would have tried going to Rice. I ended up graduating from Arkansas State.
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    Does Hermann Park still have that zoo? I remember going there when I was a little kid. Is Hermann Park near Rice University?
  14. Ashikaga
    You can look at some aerial photos of the Red Bluff Drive-In on DriveIns.Com.
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    So now I'm curious. Since Gulfgate Shopping City became Gulfgate Mall, how has it been doing, business-wise, compared to other malls in Houston? I thought someone on this forum said that it might fold.
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    Mike Rivest's Ultimate Theatre website lists these theatres. Some of them go back as far as the 1920s. Are what housed the Kirby and the Metropolitan extant?
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    As most of you have heard me say all of the time, I'm still trying to find out information about a drive-in theatre that I went to with my parents when we lived in Houston from 1962-64. It was called the Winkler Drive-In Theatre, located on the corner of Winkler Drive and Flowers Street. I've been trying to find someone who might have a picture of it for over a year now, but no luck. But it would be nice if I could see its listing in either an old telephone/city directory and/or one of its advertisements in an old newspaper.
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    Over here in the Beaumont area, there are very few roller rinks remaining. What about over there in Houston? Will they suffer the same fate as drive-in movie theatres? Will they someday be things of the past? Both skating rinks and drive-in theatres were the favorite pasttimes of my parents when they were young, and of my generation, too. Like I said, can you tell me how to come up with those old newspaper ads?
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    I've always liked the thick plates, platters and cups that restaurants use. I wish that I could find a store that sells them.
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    When I was a kid we went to Der Wienerschitzel. I made a mess on my shirt when I spilled chili on it. From then on I would get either a kraut dog or a hot dog with only a weiner. I can't stand to eat messy food. That's why I don't like going to Taco Bell. You eat a burrito, and those refried beans sometimes squish out and spill into your lap.
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    I'm 47. How old are you? I lived in Houston from 1962-64. I remember going to Globe and to Gulfgate. I also remember us going to the Winkler Drive-In Theatre on the corner of Winker Drive & Flowers Street. Can you tell me anything about that place?
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    Yes, I'm now 47 and I still remember the Globe Department Store from the years (1962-64) that we lived in Houston. Back then, I had my picture taken with Santa Claus at Globe. My mother still has that picture. I also remember my parents buying a solid white cat in the Globe pet department. They named it "Purty". But it had a problem with intestinal gas. It stunk up our house.
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    Excellent photos, Subdude! I love looking at those old cars. On a different topic I talked about the days when there were simply cars and pickup trucks, no mini-vans and SUVs. If you had a big family and needed more room, you bought what was called a station wagon. Back then in Houston (1962-64), I remember hearing commercials on the radio for Tommie Vaughn Ford. Yes, I heard that it is still in business, but does it still look the same way that your photo shows it? I also remember hearing the radio commercials for Chuck Davis Chevrolet, but I guess that you don't have a photo of it. Talk about bringing back memories! My first car was a 1963 Rambler American.
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    It's hard for me to remember. The last time that I went to Six Flags in Dallas was back in 1972. The last time that I went to Astroworld was back in 1978.
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    My degree wasn't in any kind of business. But I guess that there is a logical reason why Astroworld was closed down. I guess that the nearest amusement park we can now go to is in San Antonio.
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