georgetowngal

Thanks I-Beam. Just looked at photos of interior of FBChamber. Afraid they are to "elegant" for this metal sign. Does not fit their decor which to me is WOW. What a great place to work. It would look great in an old dance hall or restaurant such as Gruene Hall. I would feel comfortable giving it to established place such as Gruene Hall. Don't think they would be shutting down any time soon. Thanks again.

My father obtained a historic metal Alief sign from a building that existed in Alief in 1950's. It is approximately 2 feet high and 10 feet wide. My daughter has possession of it. We have no family. Just she and I. I am positive it will go in a dumpster when she dies. Know one will want it. Is there a museum in Houston or Sugarland etc. that has old signs/memorbilia from Alief and surrounding area on display?. For instance, where are old things from Imperial Sugar??? I don't want to say what sign is or show picture. Sorry. I want to donate, not sell. Thanks in advance for your reply.

Here are some aerial photos I found: file://localhost/Users/candyminshew/Desktop/Alief%20aerial%202.jpg file://localhost/Users/candyminshew/Desktop/12052634_1211192652240791_5460194648163670472_o.jpg file://localhost/Users/candyminshew/Desktop/12063658_10207385351458184_3691796539780031532_n.jpg

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I moved to Alief in 1945. There is a Facebook page called "I remember when Alief, Texas was not a bad thing". I jumped into it beginning August 2, 2011 and if anyone would like to stroll down memory lane with us, we have lots of stories and photos. Yesterday my daughter and I drove to Cuero where we attended the 90th birthday party of my mom's best friend, Hazel Reeves. Some other Alief ladies from that era were present. My daughter should be posting the photos soon. One of the ladies brought a 20 inch wide photo of over 100 members of the Alief Community Church. We are all assembled out on the front steps. In November this church will have it's 50 year reunion celebration. It took 3 shots to get this photo in it's entirty since it was so wide and we hope to have it on that Facebook page soon. Because there was only Alief Elementary School, we had to be bussed to Sugar Land for middle school and either Missouri City or Bellaire High. Because I was the first one on the bus and the last one off I had the misfortune of being on the bus for a total of about 3 plus hours a day while he drove up and down every little country road in the area picking up students. I just posted an aerial shot of Old Alief from a 1961 yearbook. There is another link for aerial shot I obtained last night from HAIF forums. It's rather fuzzy, but I got see our land and Quillian Memorial Center where my dad, Garry Cloud, was manager for 15 years. I actually worked there before my dad as a hostess when it first opened. Members of Dr. Allen's First United Church at Main and Clay would drive the 15 plus miles out to Alief to see their beautiful recreational center. It was quite lovely in its day. The lounge with the roaring fireplace was my favorite. Before my dad worked at Quillian Center he was employed on the R.E. Bob Smith ranch. Because he was so good at BBQ'ing Bob Smith would have my dad go out to his main ranch in Richmond and BBQ for huge parties he had out there. Occasionally, I got to tag along and that was a good memory. Anyone live in Alief in the 40's, 50's or 60's?????