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    elecpharm --- my have missed a post somewhere but what does your name mean?
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    another vote for starr pizza (shephard location only though...)
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    ...had and odd visual with that one. are they shaving the animals with or without the sweet & low?
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    hooray! happy to hear it... how old is the digiclock on the roof? i love that damn thing!
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    oh no! i really like this building and was still hoping someone would find a purpose for it. yet the filthier it got, the more it got tagged and with the lower windows busted out, i figured as much. interested if anything will happen with the lage digital clock on the roof (other than being part of the demolition).
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    encore performance of bobbindoctrin's film & puppetry festival december 28th, 8pm @ the axiom Decription: Includes performances by Joel Orr, the Hallettsville Pneumatic Dispatch Company, Katie Jackson & multiple episodes of Craig A Knitt's Whackjack. more info: http://www.bobbindoctrin.org/
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    until
    million year dance liberation EP release st. thomas university's jones hall january 27th & 28th @ 8pm. local artist, yoga & literary booths sturdy souvenirs for each guest courtesy of HPnDCo. opening act 2star symphony sponsored by the yoga institute and st. thomas university more info: http://www.millionyeardance.com/main.htm
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    aren't the newest photos but... http://sixflagshouston.com/forums/viewtopi...?t=812&start=30
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    i agree! i think i may have some old postcards/flyers from the area too. i'll post them here if they serve as good additons to whats shown above...
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    whilst looking for street parking to return library books there was a sign that said "visitor center parking only". after visiting a few from smaller towns during mini roadtrips. i wanted to see what this one was like. i was pretty shocked at how upscale, luxurious and fancy it was. no kidding and no sarcasm, i promise. their houston merchandise is consigned from local shops and they had plenty of brochures on some odd things i didn't know about until then. they had a vistor film in a little theatre and large scale rotating exhibits. the employees were friendly too. i am usually not so sappy about things, so i guess i was really surprised and impressed. http://www.visithoustontexas.com/plan_a_visit.asp?PageID=289 http://www.visithoustontexas.com/our_visit...center_ipix.asp as pro-houston as i am (verbally to folks), i was humbled that i didn't know about it. after checking it out, the library drop was just on the other side... hooray for small victories.
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    agreed, at least with quickserve coffee. there are probably only 2 places in town that i would pay that amount for coffee... not only is the coffee awesome, i realize it's table rent and it's worth it to me to break routine, even on a budget. there are better ways to get caffeine than a starbucks drive through... i've never had a starbuck's coffee and i drink more coffee than anyone i know, usually making it myself but not beneath getting a cheap canned coffee either.
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    ok. silly question... was riding the metrorail and noticed the "smith lands" stop between the medical center and 610. where did the name come from? a google search only shows the metro site for "smith lands houston"...
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    agreed. i am really irritated that this building is going to be demolished. i've always liked it. was going to start a new topic but alas, it's mentioned here back in may, so i'll save the rant.
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    When it was first built, but reprofiling over the decades left the Texas Cyclone in a rather emasculated state. These days the Cyclone at CI is much, much more intense.
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    Actually, the county has a LOT to do with why Astroworld is closing. A lot of information about the parking fiasco is at http://saveastroworld.com if you care to read it. In summary, negotiations for solving the parking problem broke down on Sept 6 and less than a week later Six Flags gave up and decided to sell. It's a misconception that Astroworld was doing poorly. it was a profitable property. The problem is the company at large has too much debt from many blunders (buying and then having to sell parks in Europe, Ohio, etc) that they need cash and fast. Selling Astroworld was one of the few options they had available to get some quick money to pay interest on their debt. Another company could be successful with an amusement park in Houston.
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    Astroneedle was deconstructed a few years ago due to foundation problems, it had been in the park for thirty years since opening day. Originally the plan was to send to the Mexico City park but alas this never happened and the tubes of the ride have rusted and rotted in "the boneyard" next to employee parking. From the Texas Cyclone lift hill you can see pieces of the ride off to the right. http://www.sixflagshouston.com/rides/viewride.php?id=53
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    i will say that i know of a few folks totally saddened by the closing. the metrorail made it easier to get down there and my kiddo actually mowed lawns to save for his season pass and is really wild about rollercoasters (whether the water near them smells like "piss" or not, i guess). i think the deterioration there up to this point just makes them selling it off, just more sad. remember the sleigh ride, excalibur, marvel mcfey? http://www.sixflagshouston.com/photos/Hist...l-Photos?page=1 i am wondering why some folks in this thread keep thinking that disney would be interested in building a park here -- forgive me if that is a naive question. i guess they did just open a park in china... http://washingtontimes.com/upi/20050912-032305-2724r.htm
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    well, there it was mountainous and the terrain was so varied you couldn't always tell where its coming from. there were just random peeps and you never really figure it out and its horribly annoying. we lived near a national park and it was really dense. hmm, i guess it was a silly reply as its totally flat and i haven't seen a frog since i've been here -- sorry -- !
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    thank you dbt56, i guess i should have been more specific about what sort of names -- like loueva, alexia, etc -- usually women's names in the brickwork or plaster above the door. thanks again.
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    sometimes, in northern country, it's frogs.
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    so, arson then? did the fella say why? i don't like those corrugated metal lego looking houses, it would be a little better if they actually had some variety --- seems like there's dozens of them.
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    saw the portion of one of subdude's previous community posts (included below) interested in what future the structure has and what caused the fire? rode my bike past the bethel baptist and saw some work being done... << An early-morning fire gutted historic Bethel Missionary Baptist Church, 801 Andrews, in the Fourth Ward on Monday January 24. The church, built in two stages in 1923 and 1949, was the home to one of Houston
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    how would you verify such things concerning that story without looking like a weirdo? since i do like the more undocumented side of buildings/sites sometimes verification is an issue, as i am only curious on my own behalf and the stories usually aren't so unsavory.
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    "discovered several young bodies wrapped in plastic in the back" would be the polite clue to the story i am mentioning. the fella who mentioned this to me is usually pretty reliable and i would not assume that he would not say something like that if there was no reason/evidence. i mentioned at a pub that i didn't like it in the empire cafe building and my friend and some regulars had words on whose story was accurate...
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    one of my main loves of buildings & architecture is nostalgia. i like the urban tales & myths -- construction, odd factoids, quirky first hand stories, whatever. when i say this to folks i usually get a few good stories, from "my dad used to go there and this would happen..." or "i read in the paper once..." recently, someone mentioned to me (this fits in the urban myth category) that there was a crime committed in a dry cleaning shop that was located at the current location of the empire cafe on westhemier. as i don't know what it was called or the time period that it was a dry cleaners,so it is hard for me to look into it. the crime was serious enough to make the papers (if it actually occurred) and i wouldn't want to write what it was otherwise.
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