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Bryan Guy

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  1. Here's a real blast from the past. Anyone remember the "Tokyo Steakhouse"? The Coldwell Banker office just north of Texas & University was originally an upscale japanese steakhouse if you can imagine that. I remember a few dinners there as a small kid. Had the sliding paper doors and everything if I recall correctly. Fajita Ritas! One of the hottest spots in town til probably the mid-90's or so when all of the franchise places started popping up. Now some random lil' mexican joint that can't be long for this world. Casa Thomas...in the center at Rosemary & Texas. Used to have a line out the door every Sunday. Fountain in the center kids would throw pennies into. Had my fair share of Roy Rogers (cherry coke) and Shirley Temples (cherry sprite) there. Now a quilt shop or something. Too young to remember Youngbloods but I've certainly heard about it. The Prosperity Bank in Bryan at Texas & Villa Maria (formerly State Bank, First State, First Federal S&L, etc) was an upscale seafood restaurant at some point? Too young for that too but man, how random. My parents had their rehearsal dinner at Ken Martin's on Texas in Bryan...in the cave room. I have a couple of brief memories of the place before they moved to 29th Street. My folks tell me it wasn't their first choice but there literally were very few options in B/CS in the mid '70's. Oxford Street in Bryan was originally a Steak & Ale when that was one of the nicer chains in the south. There used to be a private club called "Plaza Club" on the top floor of the now Wells Fargo Plaza at Briarcrest & Hwy 6. Closed in mid '90's or so. Served dinner, drinks, etc. Its amazing how many really nice things this town used to have that have faded into history. The Texan!!! You have to have lived here for a while to know about the Texan. Its now the scuzzy cigarette shop at S College & Villa Maria. Was a 5 star restaurant for years owned by the Tapley family. Served mahi-mahi, conche, amazing steaks, ostrich, crab, etc, etc, etc. The place was always a hole but you went there for the food! Silver Lining Salad, Kubra Libra Salad, Ceasar like you've never seen before..man, oh man, that was a big night out on the town. Had several birthdays, senior prom, etc there. Closed in 2000 or so....almost immediately after Christopher's opened and their regulars bailed. The nail shop at Texas & Southwest Pkwy was originally "Pelican's Wharf". Very nice seafood joint. Vacant for years then it was Pasghetti's....same owner as Fajita Ritas I think. Didn't last long. Then it was a cake & pie place owned by a family out of Round Top, now an asian nail shop....go figure. Man, I could go on and on.
  2. I actually attended a luncheon hosted by the Research Valley Partnership held at Pebble Creek Country Club a month or so ago regarding this proposed development. Several members of the "task force" attempting to bring this to B-CS were there. I believe at that point B-CS was on a list of 16 remaining communities still under consideration. There was to be an envoy from the government visiting the proposed site within a week of that luncheon to make an actual physical tour of the site. I haven't heard anything since then so I'm thinking we may've been cut...but who knows. Our community had several things that made us a desirable location but so do a lot of the other towns. If I hear anything I'll post it.
  3. P.s., has anyone else in the area noticed how Miramont is a beautiful monstrosity with very few homes, while Traditions has understated (i.e., almost no) landscape enhancements, but plenty of gorgeous homes that are being built & purchased very quickly? Hmmm.... Someone noted earlier that Don Adam's projects generally take forever to complete, and Miramont/University Dr. HQ/Bldg. on Briarcrest near Broadmoor are prime examples. As a born and raised resident of both Bryan and College Station I agree with you. Bryan leaders and those in the private development sector have made HUGE strides in recent years. The HSC is just another feather in their cap. Miramont is growing and I think 5 years from now it'll be largely built out. My parents live on what is arguably the nicest, most expensive street in Pebble Creek. Some time ago they bought a lot on what was a largely undeveloped street after the lots had been cut for almost a year. Then over a year later, when they completed their home, they were still only one of the handful of homes on the street. Even now, 8 years later the street still has at least 2 vacant lots. My point is when you're dealing with properties like those it takes time in B-CS. Miramont is catering to a niche market...escpecially in Bryan. It'll get there and I'm glad the development is there. Who would've 5-10 years ago that Bryan would be home to two of the nicest country clubs in Texas and both would be growing? I think Traditions' major leverage over Miramont is that they've got the full backing of A&M and the vast network of former students, a more challenging course (though not as lavishly landscaped as Miramont), and a wider availablility of homes, etc. I hope both are wonderful successes. Again, kudos to Bryan on landing the A&M HSC.
  4. I almost couldn't believe it when I saw the headline in Saturday's Eagle. Way to go Bryan! I hope this pays off the way it appears it could. I can see this having a huge impact on Traditions and west Bryan as a whole plus who would've thought you'd ever see this title: "Texas A&M Health Science Center at Bryan"?
  5. That would be my guess as well...or possibly on West Villa Maria between 2818 and 47. What better way to connect Traditions to A&M than have the A&M Health Science Center within a block or two? The city is working to annex an additional 20 acres basically across the street, adjacent to Oak Meadow subdivision as we speak. Of course, that doesn't have road frontage and I think A&M is looking for a fairly large parcel of land. I wonder if they're considering something near the new county exhibition hall? That could prove useful to the Health Science Center...to have a convention center very close. I know the county scaled back their plans quite a bit to stay within budget but I'd guess an investment by A&M in that part of town could spur them to go ahead and build the structures they dropped from the plan. Sonsider this as a far out idea too: Traditions was originally to include a hotel & convention center of its own. Can you imagine what a kickstart this center would be to those plans, if they located it within the overall Traditions development? There's tons of room to the south of the golf course & club. Who knows? As a Bryanite and third generation Aggie I'd love for the Health Science Center to locate here but I have to admit its a long shot.
  6. The new Life Sciences & Mitchell buildings seem to be a major break from standard architecture on A&M's campus. You can see just behind the Mitchell building the basically brand new Chemical Engineering building which is very typical for A&M...tan brick, angular, etc. University Drive is going to be almost unrecognizable. I'm not saying these are bad additions. A little change will be nice.
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