Chi-Char-Hou-Dal Posted June 7, 2012 Share Posted June 7, 2012 http://goo.gl/maps/gPPf Former Bar 97 Dennis St. (Boston St.) - Midtown History Around the corner from Lankford's Grocery is a pretty plain building with a Chicago Neighborhood bar look to it - even has some strange signage - 97? Well its not a bar now, curious if anyone has been around long enough to know what this was? Thanks, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Posted June 7, 2012 Share Posted June 7, 2012 yes! did some digging; it was at least into the mid-eighties a bar called the KooKoo's nest, apparently. Here's an article referring to it, in the context of a gun murder happening at that bar:http://www.chron.com...-shoot-out.htmloh my... here's another article about a different murder happening there around the same period. I guess the neighborhood has calmed down some since... http://www.chron.com/CDA/archives/archive.mpl/1986_248932/parolee-gets-60-years-in-abduction.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chi-Char-Hou-Dal Posted June 8, 2012 Author Share Posted June 8, 2012 Stephen you sir are a gentleman and a scholar! We walk around that part of the neighborhood sometimes and that place always looked like the neighborhood bars in Chicago - Thanks! Wonder what it is now? Apartments? How do liqour licenses work in Houston - do they stay with building or go with owner? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Posted June 8, 2012 Share Posted June 8, 2012 yeah, it appears to be apartments - google maps street view shows 3 or 4 electric meters, several entrances, 4 mailboxes, 4 gas meters on the 2 buildings facing boston st Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
txlaw2002 Posted September 26, 2012 Share Posted September 26, 2012 It was a beer joint in the late 70's called Thirsty Jacks. What I recall, the current structure was typical for the neighborhood as the area was generally run down. That was the case for a lot of innercity Houston since most people, at that time, wanted to live in the suburbs. This area was largely hispanic and high crime. It had 2 pool tables and a jukebox with spanish music. The apartments fronting Boston St. have always been attached are are part of the structure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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