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  1. gonzo1976
    Nice stroke of luck there running into Weingarten's president and CEO!
  2. gonzo1976
    Wow. I knew it closed, but I had no idea much of it still existed. Is that all there was to the site? I haven't been there since I was a wee lad.
  3. gonzo1976
    Since the company is public, wouldn't we be able to tell by checking out their financials?
  4. gonzo1976
    Lisa, Not sure if it's what you're looking for, but you might want to try the folks with the Nickelodeon Theatre here in Columbia, SC. They've purchased a 1930s-era theater downtown and hope to restore it to show art house films. http://www.nickelodeon.org/fox.php
  5. gonzo1976
    If that doesn't work, anyone can submit a item requiring correcting to the editors: http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/revision.html
  6. gonzo1976
    From the article: This is disturbing. Sidewalk dining. Well I'm sold, then.
  7. gonzo1976
    What's keeping Weingarten or the architect from releasing site plans?
  8. gonzo1976
    Argh, that's right! Most major malls in Houston have a Texas-themed store. I always meant to ask: How many states have stores that cater to all things related to that state? I mean, can one go to a mall in South Dakota and find a South Dakota store? You can find South Carolina stores (or kiosks) in most of the malls over here.
  9. gonzo1976
    I used to see them at Eckerds and Walgreens, too.
  10. gonzo1976
    I wonder if the city has anyone on staff to let them know of things like that. Someone to tell them that, hey, this landmark is already named after someone. I just view it as another example of erasing our past.
  11. gonzo1976
    OK. I found the Chronicle article. Dunlavy Park, like the street, was named for Herbert Dunlavy, who was killed in WWI. Ervan Chew was a prominent member of Houston's Chinese-American community and volunteer. He died in 1999. Now, I'm not saying Chew doesn't deserve to have something named in his honor, but why did city leaders have to rename something that was originally named after someone to begin with?
  12. gonzo1976
    Park Place is a short street that sort of juts out from the Boardwalk in Atlantic City. It ends at Pacific Avenue.
  13. gonzo1976
    It's pretty comprehensive. I think I've referenced it a couple of times. I'm curious to know when that book mentioned on the Web site is coming out.
  14. gonzo1976
    I have a big problem with renaming landmarks that were originally named for someone to begin with. Wasn't there an instance a few years back (Dunlavy Park maybe?) where they wanted to rename it after someone even though it was named for someone else to begin with?
  15. gonzo1976
    Ah! Good to see the statue lives on!
  16. gonzo1976
    Does anyone have a picture of this? I'm wondering if this was the same statue that was located on City Hall grounds back when it was located at Market Square. I think his birthday was celebrated in Houston for a number of years. I'm away from my research materials right now, but I think there was an annual event called Dick Dowling Day. Someone correct me if I'm wrong.
  17. gonzo1976
    Given how history is taught in public schools, I'd say slim. Probably fewer know who Dick Dowling was, even though many have heard of the street.
  18. gonzo1976
    The Houston Architectural Guide (1999) says the HL&P substation was built around 1948. By the way, the old Houston Post building is across the street.
  19. gonzo1976
    I would have preferred Hellfighters or Wildcatters.
  20. gonzo1976
    Wow. I wonder if he was referring to Hofheinz.
  21. gonzo1976
    Mine, too! My dad was also born there.
  22. gonzo1976
    He has his own performance hall. That's enough, in my opinion. But, thinking of some business leaders here, how about Howard Hughes Park? Or Red Adair Park? Maybe it's too soon for a McIngvale Park.
  23. gonzo1976
    Hmm...how about something after past political leaders? Whitmire Park? Lanier Park? Bentsen Park? Maybe it could be named after a region of that part of downtown. Wasn't Quality Hill near that location? Quality Hill Park?
  24. gonzo1976
    The UK's ContactMusic.com did a one-paragraph rewrite of the Alabama/RO situation.
  25. gonzo1976
    Because the Alabama Bookstop was such a decrepit place to buy books anyway. Unless I missed it, I didn't see a timetable for all of this.
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