I know this is a bit late, but I've just found this thread, and got 90's Houston on the brain and wanted to share or maybe even trigger some nostalgia. Music Venues: Millenium: It was a metal club on 1960 near the Hardy Toll Road. I was in a drum competition there in about 1994 (I lost in the first round to the eventual winner). There were always interesting people in there. The Abyss: "Alternative" club on Washington by Westcott, that was shut down by about 1996. It was inside an old movie theater, and had a sloped floor going to the stage and a balcony. Nirvana, The Smashing Pumpkins and other big acts of that day played there before they got big, and they happily plastered their logos on the walls. It was a good place to see a show. The Engine Room: "Indie" club Downtown that, I guess, finally closed in '08. This was kind of a dump but they had some great bands come through. They charged for parking in their lot, but I would usually risk the street. I saw Man or Astroman, Built to Spill, and even Godspeed You! Black Emperor played there on their last tour. Mary Jane's: Indie club on Washington. People will call this place "Mary Jane's Fat Cat," but that was a name change that occurred in about 2000, and I always hated the new name. My band at the time, in probably our biggest show, opened for The Gloria Record and Antarctica in, I believe, 1999. Hands Up Houston: Not a club, but a web site that existed in the mid- to late 90's where show listings were posted. At the time, that was the most reliable place to find out about these shows. A couple of years ago even, the site was still up, with concert calendars from 2000. East Downtown: El Sol Market: I don't know if there are already threads about this, but I'm sure there's info available online because of the pains Houston had with this place. It was in today's "EaDo" back when it was the epitome of urban wasteland. By the 90's, it was long-abandoned, but I know the big, white sign on the building's side was up well into the early 90's. Francisco's: I don't know if this still exists, but it is/was a band rehearsal space on McKinney, just east of 59. I was there a lot in the early 2000's, but it was opened in the mid- or late 90's. It was just about the only place where you could practice at that time, so it was kind of a microcosm of Houston bands. They also had LAN parties some nights. Southwest: The South Main Motels: Does anyone remember any names? These were in their last days, and some had already been torn down. They rebuilt the road in the early 2000's, and that took care of some, but the Astrodome's demise seemed to closely coincide with theirs. In about 2000, I delivered a pizza to a crackhead in a room at one of them (she tipped me about $0.25), then refused to go down there again when they called back for more pizza because I was worried about them robbing me. The Summit: My first NBA basketball game. The Religious Tower: This was abandoned before the late 90's, I know, but I don't know its history because I cannot recall its name and it's, of course, been redeveloped into condos. It was at the southeast corner of Almeda & MacGregor. There was a church-looking building at the front, but then a 10- to 15-story brick tower behind it. The sign was still out, and it belonged to some church. Any ideas on this? Alief: We almost moved to Alief when we first came to Houston, but it had already started its unfortunate decline by that time, in the early 90's, and it showed. Southeast: Gulfgate Bennigan's: It's my strongest memory of this area because it seemed so random, and we would go there quite a bit. Mall of the Mainland: I remember going there in about 1996 to buy shoes, and I drove there a couple of times in 1999. The first time, the mall was pretty busy. I believe we even ate lunch there. Gulf Greyhound Park opened in the early 90's. North: Greenspoint: It was still a really, really bad area in the early 90's, but we would go to the mall quite a bit before The Woodlands Mall opened in the mid-90's. We would not go there at night, as this was about the time they had the string of robberies/rapes where the assailants would hide under the cars and wait for you to return. The shopping center across I-45, then called "The Commons at Greenspoint," featured some sort of massive CD/computer/electronics store that I cannot recall the name of, but it only opened around 1994. I-45 North: It was a parking lot until they finally rebuilt it, which I believe was in the mid-90's. It was two lanes in each direction north of 1960, and was in terrible shape south of there with these old overpasses for most of the intersections. Hardy Toll Road: A virtual ghost freeway at that time. They filmed "The Chase" here and repainted the northern toll booth to look like a Mexican border crossing. It was like that for a few weeks. Goodyear Blimp Station: People would always talk about how Phil Collins had used it at one point. IAH: Rankin Road was the west entrance to the airport. Terminal B was the old Eastern Airlines terminal, and it was kind of creepily empty when they went under. The weird people mover in the basement (I was told that it still exists, but it's now only open to employees) was a fairly efficient way to get between the terminals, and there was even a stop at the hotel (always a Marriott). Terminal D was "IAB". As of my last flight into IAH, just a few months ago, Terminal A still looks exactly the same as it did in the early 90's. I may be mistaken on some of this stuff. Sam Houston Race Park opened in the early 90's. There was an antique car museum along I-45 South, just north of the Hardy Toll Road. It was part of a larger truck stop. West: The Igloo Factory/Plant: I was always so intrigued by this, I think because the logo made it look so fun. It was basically underneath the I-10/SHT interchange. I believe it closed with the Katy Freeway expansion. East: The Baytown Tunnel closed. I remember seeing it on the news. The Grand Parkway was supposed to be built within the next few years, though it would only exist near Katy until somewhat recently. I have a 1994 Key Map that prominently shows the proposed route in a red line. That's all I can think of right now. I have a bunch of digital pictures of central Houston in 1999 that I have somewhere. Sorry if this is dull or well-tread.