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Bill Lins

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  1. There was a mention of Hedgecroft Hospital in today's Chronicle in an article regarding the polio epidemic in the early 1950s- Google "Hedgecroft Hospital Houston" and you'll find links with pictures of the original mansion and the entrance, and one of the expansion in 1952.
  2. I think you're referring to the old Bob Robertson Chevrolet which was located at the outbound side of the Gulf Freeway @ Wayside.
  3. Don't forget Sam Montgomery "The Rocket Man" Oldsmobile on Kirby Drive!
  4. Cap't. Benny's? Seems like I remember one being on I-10 just west of the West Loop. There was also one near the Medical Center & on the Southwest Freeway at Stafford. Are any of them still around?
  5. The Winchester Club was on the north side of Bissonnet between Chimney Rock & Hillcroft- I forget the name of the cross street closest to it. Back when I was a young Bellaire cop working day shift in the late '70's we had a "departmental meeting" there every Friday night. ;-)
  6. Do y'all remember Fool's Gold at Chimney Rock & Westheimer? How about Moe & Joe's up north (1960 area, IIRC)?
  7. That sounds about right. Are they still in business?
  8. Wow! This thread brought back a ton of memories! Some of the restaurants already mentioned that I loved: Zorba the Greek's on Tuam Valian's Bellaire Broiler Burger (still eat there when I'm in town) Kip's on Bellaire (used to have breakfast there when working day shift) Yamin's on Buffalo Speedway Der Weinerschnitzel on Westheimer near Montrose Alfred's on Stella Link Others that I haven't seen mentioned: A&W Root Beer stand on Bellaire just east of Hillcroft Pancho's Mexican Buffet (kept a poor UH student from starving- all you could stand for $1.99!) There was a Greek place out on Bissonnet near Shipley's- IIRC it was called the Athena (or something like that). Also, places that I've forgotten the names of: Pizza place next to a flower shop on the NE side of the Park Place- Broadway- Gulf Fwy. traffic circle Mexican place on Kirby north of Richmond- it was FULL of UT stuff! Someone asked about Bert Wheeler's- isn't the one by Broiler Burger on Bellaire still there? Haven't been by there recently.
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