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    https://youtu.be/V9PHGj76vk4
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    I had totally forgotten about Salvo...
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    Some interesting reading - proposals for redeveloping Park Place Methodist campus... http://www.servantsnow.org/templates/Syste...&PID=655076
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    FYI - (you may know this, but not everyone does) - many search sites (e.g., Orbitz, Travelocity) do not show the prices for Southwest - as Southwest does not utilize them. So - depending on the search you are doing - you may have to visit southwest.com directly in order to see how Southwest compares.
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    I have emailed a potential contact who might know where those archives are.
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    Hey - I used to be at that church in the late 80s. The sanctuary at the corner of Fulton and Link was built in the late 1930's. The history of the congregation - however - goes back to 1887 - I know that because we celebrated our centennial in 1987. At one time, the name of the church was St. Luke's Methodist. (Unrelated to the big St. Luke's on Westheimer.) The name was changed as a tribute to the Reid family at the time of the sanctuary construction. If I am not mistaken, the church originally went by the name of White Oak. This was when this was open country - "a long way from Houston." We used to have some pictures of the little white building - in the same location - it looked very rural. I have some vague recollections about the cemetery....but nothing for sure. Recently the original congregation has dwindled and it merged with a Spanish-speaking congregation - also United Methodist - that now comprises the bulk of the membership. Thus it is likely that few of the present leaders will have much information about the building's history.
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    I love the seventies mix music I often hear at the 99 Cents Only store - often I find myself singing out loud as I scoop up the bargains!
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    I believe that used to be 69th St. (running one-way parallel to Wayside). If Will Clayton had retained the name "Jet Era Blvd." perhaps it could now could have been renamed "Regional Jet Era Blvd."
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    No wonder people get confused!
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    Actually I'm 99% certain it was ROMANA (no 's) and not ROMANO'S - though it seemed like the majority of folks pronounced it that way!
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    Great memory Susan....thanks for starting this thread!
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    Or maybe they will! http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/busine...ff/4914289.html
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    Back in the pre-Internet days, I ordered a copy of the state of Texas school demographics. I still have the copy - it has all campuses in the state - it was around 1988 or so, I believe. It is very interesting to see how things have changed in 20 years. If you need a stat for a few campuses I can probably look 'em up!
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    Or does someone want to buy it... ...it is a way cool building - but it is hard to see a large office building prospering in that location...
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    An article in last week's Pasadena Citizen... Building may become victim of progress By:JENNIFER BRANCH, Citizen Reporter 04/21/2006 According to Pasadena Mayor John Manlove, Pasadena is gearing up for revitalization. Part of this revitalization, said Manlove, will possibly come in the form of destruction. http://www.hcnonline.com/site/news.cfm?new...id=532238&rfi=6
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    It was the wall of the old (closed) Joske's when that store was being taken out while the theatres were being put in. Here's a link http://www.lubbockonline.com/news/020197/nomore.htm
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    From Wikipedia... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KPRC KPRC is a television station based in Houston, Texas, but broadcasts from a transmitter located in Missouri City, Texas. The station operates on analog channel 2 and digital channel 31. KPRC is affiliated with the NBC television network. History The station first broadcast on January 1, 1949, as KLEE-TV (KPRC has repeatedly said that the callsign has no meaning and came from nowhere when being thought up). It was the first television station in Houston and the 12th in the United States. It was owned by the Hobby family, owners of the Houston Post, who had signed on KPRC radio in 1925 as Houston's first radio station. The television station changed its calls to match its radio cousin in 1950
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    From the 12-21 Pasadena Citizen: Demolition permit issued for building The Bank One building, looming 12-stories high over 1001 Southmore, has recently been the topic of much local discussion, following rumors that surfaced regarding the demolition of the icon.... http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=...id=532238&rfi=6
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    My memory tells me Woodridge Baptist. This site - www.woodridge.org - click "History" - indicates the congregation sold its property merged with a church in Kingwood that took the Woodridge name. Although this article indicates it was sold to an African-American church I also have a hazy memory of it being the home for "Houston Church" - a ministry of evangelist Phil Arms. This may have even been at a time when Woodridge still owned the building - with Houston Church meeting in the large section and the remnant of Woodridge meeting in a smaller space on property. I stand ready to be corrected!
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    Great home cooking at Triple A next to the Farmer's Market on Airline, just south of 610 on the north side.
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    Parkwood Dr. is one of the most beautiful residential streets in the city.
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    Or maybe Ralph's Pretty Good Grocery.
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    Oh my the all time classic children's show had to be the Kiddie Troopers with Don Mahoney and Jeana Clair (spelling?). For the taped opening intro and the closing "outro" they would ride up on their horses like Roy Rogers and Dale Evans. Then the bulk of the show was a kiddie talent show. Positively horrific. Twirlers, tap dancers, glittery outfits - it was awful and awesome at the same time. It was around the late 60s or so when it was on channel 39 or one of those UHF stations. Back in the late 80s the reruns of the old shows reappeared (IIRC) on Houston access stations. I swear they should make a DVD of the greatest hits. They were the greatest!
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    Both in Pasadena and Atascocita, the new Super Wal-Mart was built almost within shouting distance of an old Wal-Mart which then closed down. It doesn't seem to be their pattern to expand a building...rather they start a new one from scratch - this caused quite a bit of consternation in Atascocita as there were bunches of empty buildings and lots of trees being felled. Also in Atascocita the small Wal-Mart neighborhood grocery store in Kingwood remained open.
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    This historical account uses the name "Palms Center." http://www.houstonhistory.com/decades/history5n.htm
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