Hello all,
I found this forum while working on gathering historic information about our building since tomorrow marks the 98 year anniversary of the building.
My name is Amos Fitzgerald and I am the son of Fitzgerald's (2706 white oak drive, houston, tx 77007) owner Sara Fitzgerald.
I just wanted to drop a reply into this forum to answer a couple of questions right away and be here if you have any more.
I have not read all 15 pages yet so if I am repeating anything, sorry.
First off, Fitzgerald's on white oak drive in the heights has been owned by Sara Fitzgerald since 1977 and you can confirm that via HCAD.org.
Sara ran the business from 1977 to 2010 when she leased the building to guys involved with Peggstar and FPSF for a 5 year lease.
During their lease they had a option to buy but terms could not be reached and some bridges were burned in the process.
The decision was made to not renew their lease so in September 2015 they left our building.
During the end of their lease they were working on the new location on North Main which was a natural segue for them with the success of the FPSF.
We have no ill will towards them because we are different sizes with different overhead costs so its not likely that we would be competing for shows.
The only issue we have is the confusion about who owns Fitzgerald's, their vague letter saying they were shutting down, and people thinking we are connected.
We are running Fitzgerald's again after a brief stint with another renter and we are make a lot of renovations to the building to keep it going.
We are keeping the "feel" of the building intact with using wood ship-lap wall coverings to give it that rustic feel that we are known for.
If you guys have any more questions, let me know and I will be happy to help.
Amos Fitzgerald
amos.fitzgerald@fitzlive.com
www.fitzlive.com
