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Stuart's Club Grill Drive-In Restaurant At 8001 South Main St.
silverartfox replied to Subdude's topic in Historic Houston
I think I remember seeing 1930's - 40's photos or movie clips of their carhops. They wore white satin shorts, tall majorette hats and white majorette boots with tassels. Local history buffs will correct this if I'm wrong. -
I grew up in Houston in the 1940's-50's and quite a few architecturally significant old mansions were still standing at that time. Some were in good shape, others less so, but the movers and shakers of this city weren't interested in preserving its past history. Unfortunately for Houston, most varieties of historic preservation still seems to be part of an elitist mindset.
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Thanks -- a great photo that really brings back memories. I lived a couple of blocks away from Jackson and spent grades 7, 8 and 9 there with Mrs. Dorrill as my homeroom teacher. After school and on weekends, a bunch of my neighborhood pals and I would ride our bicycles to the school for the sheer joy of zooming in and out of the front entrance arches and then down the steps, all the way to the street. Those old Schwinns with coaster brakes and big tires were really sturdy!
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It would be great to actually read the article you referenced but I am not a subscriber to the publication!
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Window Repair And Maintenance
silverartfox replied to Krol's topic in Houston Construction, Home Repair, and Improvement
There's a really good book available: Working Windows: A Guide to the Repair and Restoration of Wood Windows by Terry Meany. The Old House Web Forum online has some lively and informative discussions about preserving old windows vs. replacing them with new ones. It's a website worth visiting for anyone who owns a home that's mid-century or older. -
Multifamily Development At 3300 Montrose Blvd.
silverartfox replied to dbigtex56's topic in Going Up!
Plus 2 for cash -- it's way easier than keeping up with a bunch of grocery receipts to compare with the monthly statement. I try to stick with smaller bills -- hate it when the cashier holds my $100 bill up to the light to check for a watermark.- 322 replies
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Looks like you've been keeping up with developments on this issue from the beginning. Could you please cite some examples to back up your statement?
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Multifamily Development At 3300 Montrose Blvd.
silverartfox replied to dbigtex56's topic in Going Up!
I was in Disco Kroger today and the new checkouts are nice. However, the loud, automated voice constantly announcing the open register numbers quickly grates on one's nerves. I don't like self checkouts either and refuse to use them. The BigBox home improvement stores should get rid of theirs too and put in a couple of staffed express checkouts. It's infuriating for the customer who is buying a couple of items to wait while two guys ahead of him have flatbeds loaded with sheetrock, odd-sized lumber and assorted building materials without barcodes.- 322 replies
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As I recall, the LC Cafeteria was accessed by escalator or stairs leading down from the street level. Your estimate of the 800 block of Main (west side of the street) seems to be about right. It was in the basement of an office building that was either new or remodeled post-WWII. The LC Cafeteria may have been discussed in a previous topic on this forum.
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I think you're referring to the Dickson Gun Plant. Have you checked the Handbook of Texas as to its location, etc.?
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I've always heard that a number of "temporary" buildings were hurriedly installed on the UH campus in the late 1940's-early 1950's to accommodate the huge increase of students who were attending college on the GI Bill. Some of the buildings were barracks-like wooden shacks that stayed in use for decades -- I remember attending art classes in one of them. Another one behind the Art Shack was used as a coffee shop.
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The reason you didn't notice Kroger's is because they probably hadn't yet arrived in Houston. Kroger acquired all the old Henke & Pillot stores and re-branded them.
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There was one on the corner of Harrisburg and Dumble as far back as the 1940's. Its original Art Deco brick building has been restored and is now home to an auto supply store, laundromat, etc.
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Valian's Restaurant At 6935 South Main St.
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Valian's Restaurant At 6935 South Main St.
silverartfox replied to 24zulu's topic in Historic Houston
In the late '50's, Valian's was the place to go after a UH home football game. Pizza was somewhat of a novelty in Houston at the time. The good ol' country boy I was dating back then used to order our pizza with "everything" on it. He hated anchovies, though, and would always pick them off and put them on my plate. -
I believe it was the Red Cross headquarters years ago - remember attending a meeting there when I taught in Houston ISD. At that time, most of the original interior features were gone or covered up in a mid-century modernization attempt, but I remember seeing part of a bathroom wall with some fantastic tiles. My mother lived in Houston during the early years of the last century and recounted that, when the Kirby mansion was newly built, it had a natatorium where nude swimming parties took place.
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It's been open for three months or thereabouts. The one next to that awful Kroger on Polk is now closed. All of us in who live in the area are hoping that a new, really good grocery store will be built on that vacant parcel adjacent to the new CVS.
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If they came in a 2-pack there's always someone else around who will eat the other one before you give in to temptation. BTW, I've heard they sell Deep Fried Twinkies at fairs, rodeos, etc.!
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This year's U.S. apple crop is just beginning to come on the market. Everything else has been in storage for months, is imported from the Southern Hemisphere, or both. There are a lot of different varieties of apples, many of which we don't see in this part of the country. Some are good for eating out of hand, some are best for cooking, etc. To me, the ubiquitous "Red Delicious" just ain't what the name implies!
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Delicious! However, most of those have a very high sodium content. Combined with the sodium hidden in the other foods you eat, it's possible that you're consuming way more than is healthy.
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Some years ago the Houston zoo had an interesting hippopotamus exhibit with a large pool and several regular size hippos, not the pygmy ones. Wonder why they got rid of it?
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Star Engraving Company Building At 3201 Allen Pkwy.
silverartfox replied to silverartfox's topic in Montrose
The exhibit opening is at the space125gallery on the evening of June 3. It's located in the Center for the Arts Building on Allen Parkway. Yes, I saw that blog, too. Thank goodness I didn't have to read any academic publications, theses or dissertations by the person who wrote it!- 49 replies
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3201 Allen Parkway is the reimagining of the former Star Engraving Company Building into a modern retail, creative office and restaurant project in the heart of Inner Loop Houston. Formally home to the Houston Children’s Museum, the Anza Falco Museum of Art and Design, and the Stages Theatre. The redevelopment was designed by Perkins + Will. The landscape architect is SWA Group, and Perrin Projects handled the interior design. I just received a gallery invitation to view the architect's drawings for this new Houston museum. It's slated to open in 2010, first in some sort of temporary building and later in a permanent structure. This is the first I've heard about it. There's virtually nothing on the internet as to location or funding and very little about its purpose. Information, anyone?
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