Tigerjag

Is there an explanation with the picture?

I just started reading this thread today. I grew up in Spring Branch, so only occasionally got to visit Westbury Square as a kid, and usually on a Sunday afternoon. I remember Rumpelheimer's and Britan's Broiler Burger quite well though. I also vaguely remember visiting as a teenager, but it was way out of my boundary lines for dates and hanging out. Being new to the thread, I was following all the links at the beginning. I haven't seen it noted here, but one of the first page posters, Stu, died in 2008. Here's the link. I followed the link for his website that was on his first post and found the story from there. http://rhythmweb.com/

I know this post was awhile ago, but I was amazed at the description of the pool and the bubble. Could you tell me where this was located? I grew up in Spring Branch. I remember as a kid (8 or 9) going to my friends house and she had teenage brothers. I remember hearing them talking about going to the pool where you could breathe underwater! It was far away, so plans were discussed for days in advance. I rarely said a word to these boys, so I never asked questions. My friend lived two houses down, so when this "big trip" was being planned, I went every day to hear all I could about the adventure. I couldn't conceive of a pool where you could breathe underwater, and to my young mind, it seemed as far away and as magical as Disneyland. This just has to be the pool they were talking about and planning to go to. Unfortunately, I only remember the planning. I don't remember them talking about it after, although I'm sure they did! I'm sure that they also got home long after dark, so my young self was home in bed. That's just amazing. I can't believe that after all this time, I found out what those boys were talking about. It just has to be the Gateway Pool. ETA: Main near Kirby. That was a looong way away from my house in Spring Branch when I was 8 years old!

My goodness, yes. My cousin still lives in Madisonville. When I visited her as a teenager, we ran in and out of that place a lot. We mostly hung out at the drug store, but sometimes we'd head for the Corral for a coke or maybe for breakfast.

I remember the one at Gessner & Westheimer being named The Great Mining Company. I ate at Baby Doe's Matchless Mine in Dallas when I was a student at Baylor - in Waco. That was a destination for Baylor Bears in the 70's. Waco hadn't had a restaurant boom yet when I was living there. Here is a video about Baby Doe's closing in Dallas, and it even mentions that it was a tourist spot. And here is a website actually about Baby Doe, but has a page about the restaurants. Scroll down about halfway.