Earlydays
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I remember seeing "The Sound of Music" there in 1965.....it was at the Alabama for more than a year!
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Winterland Ice Skating Rink At 2400 Norfolk St.
Earlydays replied to digitalcowboymagic's topic in Historic Houston
My wife took skating lessons from Ronnie Roberts in the late 50's when she was 10......- 28 replies
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The Record Rack At 3109 South Shepherd Dr.
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Boccaccio 2000 in Montrose (Lovett @ Taft), name derived from the Fellini movie "Boccaccio 70"
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Used to love the Summer Platter (3 different tostadas).....here in Dallas, El Fenix has the same platter and it's called the Monterey!
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Joseph Weingarten Mansion At 4000 South MacGregor Way
Earlydays replied to candyman's topic in Historic Houston
Very interesting to see the interior pictures.....- 30 replies
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Yes, Los Troncos on Westheimer......ate there in the early 70's
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The rink is the Polar Wave...it was just east of downtown. It's also interesting to see the Alley Theater in the film when it was really in an "alley", on Milam across from Holy Rosary Church.
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It was designed by Philip Johnson and built in 1975.....
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The Egyptian theme (in the Majestic) was very popular in the 20's in movie theaters around the country due to the discovery of King Tut's tomb.
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.......listened to KFMK all the time while at the University of St. Thomas in the 60's
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Andrau Airpark At Old Westheimer Rd. And Richmond Ave.
Earlydays replied to Marty Blaise's topic in Historic Houston
Have you checked this site? http://www.members.tripod.com/airfields_freeman/TX/Airfields_TX_HoustonW.htm Lots of Andrau Airpark photos...... -
......also used to go to La Maison and Sand Mountain (folk music) in the mid-sixties.
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The SCCA (Sports Car Club of America) ran a series of road races around the Astrodome in 1965...I still have the pictures somewhere.
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eBay will establish the value for you.....
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No question, people did dress up more going out in the '60's and before. Things started to get progressively more casual in the '70's. For example, men wore coats and ties while traveling on airplanes. JFK (who didn't wear hats) was also a big influence on business men no longer wearing hats as part of the "business uniform".
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Saw the Astros there that year......in it's day, it was very "cool" and nothing like it anywhere else in the country!
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I stand corrected.....
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Probably Joske's, Sakowitz was never at Gulfgate....
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Amen!
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I used to also get Wheel Burgers at the one on OST and huge drinks.....the Hub Burger was the small one and the hot dog was called the Spoke Dog.
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Chuck Wagon did have good hamburgers, but I think the best Houston hamburger chain was Hamburgers by Gourmet!
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...all from albums....in fact these stations were also called "album rock" stations. KFMK was one of the first in the country.
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......saw Savoy Brown with Uriah Heep in 1972 at the Music Hall
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Farrell's......it's been discussed before on HAIF