beckwheat

Oh Lord. Back in the early 70's I worked at the bank that Cinema West used. The owner gave me 25 or so free passes....as if a young lady in her (then) 20's would want them. Anyway, a few of the other ladies from the bank and I went there during lunch just to laugh at the movies and the pervs. LOL! We even got kicked out once. I do remember that it was quite nice and clean. Don't know if it would be tactful to list the movies that we saw but let's just say they were classics. Never saw any complete movies cuz we were too busy cracking up and making fun of the acting....and the guys with popcorn boxes in their laps

We lived just a few blocks from Westbury Square when it was built on Atwell Street. Used to ride our bikes up there and watch the construction. Rumpleheimer's was the best. That's where I got turned on to cinnamon toothpicks. Every spare penny we had went to buying them. There were very few stores int he begining. There was a restaurant (Lantern something?), a photography place, a party store, maybe a fabric store. . I'll have to take some Gingko Biloba to remember the rest. To the person who lived on Arboles....my sister and her husband lived on that street at about the same time you did. Becky

Wow! What a cool site. Glad I found it. I'm a native Houstonion, age 50+ so I remember Westbury Square, Gateway Pool and all the other cool places y'all have mentioned here. Anyway, does anyone have a photo and/or memories of the old lady fortune-telling machine that was inside Bill Williams restaraunt on South Main back in the 50's? Thanks, Becky