mollusk 2328 Posted September 9, 2019 Share Posted September 9, 2019 Barbary Coast... Bonaparte's Retreat... It's a very good thing that there are no photos of skinny, long haired me in my disco era finery pounding down tequila sunrises at those places. 🕺 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Specwriter 377 Posted September 11, 2019 Share Posted September 11, 2019 I was skinny and had long hair in the '70s too. What the Hell happened? 2 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tommy29 0 Posted September 23, 2019 Share Posted September 23, 2019 The best club in Houston in the 70's, was Jet Set off of Mangum and Dacoma in Northwest Houston Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Debra.O 0 Posted September 23, 2019 Share Posted September 23, 2019 Anyone remember a disco off Winrock and Westheimer? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
About Downtown 6 Posted September 26, 2019 Share Posted September 26, 2019 On 9/9/2013 at 6:27 PM, matty1979 said: I was curious what the bar scene was like back in the 70's around Houston. Was the ever a place similar to Studio 54 in town? Also where there ever "singles bars"? What were they like and if anyone has any funny or interesting stories I would love to hear them! It was slow to develop. Liquor by the drink was still unavailable wink wink . You had to be a "member" of the club and you did so by signing a card that cost you nothing and bingo you were a member of a private club that Police Chief Herman Short could not touch. I didn't see anyone mention The Peanut. I remember they had this huge Confederate flag tacked on the wall and peanut shells all over the floor. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SkierJim7 0 Posted September 26, 2019 Share Posted September 26, 2019 Moving further South. Diamondback Saloon (Kenny Stabler's joint), Hogan's and J. Larking in Clear Lake and UP's (on top of Jimmie Walker's)in Kemah. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ross 1377 Posted September 27, 2019 Share Posted September 27, 2019 4 hours ago, SkierJim7 said: Moving further South. Diamondback Saloon (Kenny Stabler's joint), Hogan's and J. Larking in Clear Lake and UP's (on top of Jimmie Walker's)in Kemah. In 1984, a couple of coworkers were busted at Diamondback for public intoxication. They were trying to go in to meet some other work folks, and the off duty cops wouldn't let them in because they were wasted. When the others walked out, one of the coworkers said to the cops "I told you we were meeting friends here, I bet you feel like a real dick now". About 30 microseconds later, the two were in handcuffs headed for downtown. Good times. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tomv 34 Posted November 27, 2019 Share Posted November 27, 2019 Anybody who was single in Houston during the 70's and 80's should remember Lance McFaddin. Sadly, he passed away last week. He and his partners developed Todd's, elan, Confetti, Cowboy, RnR, Studebaker's, and the Ocean Club…"just to name a few." I spent a lot of time in those places, and had a blast! Lance McFaddin obituary 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rexster314 2 Posted December 14, 2019 Share Posted December 14, 2019 How about The Breezeway on south 45? When did it close? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
West2 0 Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 The Rubiat, where I met my wife of 40+ years, and where we did the four corners to KC and The Sunshine Gang till the wee hours. Also, how about Scene West out Westheimer? Lighted plexiglass dance floor. State of the art club at the time. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Willard 1 Posted January 13 Share Posted January 13 Anybody remember a club on Hawthorne Street in Montrose? From Westheimer you turned right on Montrose Blvd and then left on Hawthorne and it was on the right. It was a house converted into a club. Saw Dr. Rockit and others there in the late 70's and early 80's. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Calvin Balli 0 Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 In high school in the early seventies, my friend Eddie Benson who's father owned the Cedar Lounge...we would go there in the afternoon's to see the action. It is true unhappy lonely housewives would go there to hookup with someone to pass the afternoon away. It was hugely popular for the ladies to smoke and drink and carry on there gossip with like minded friends. It was dark and misty with smoke and laughter. I didn't frequent the place but several times. Sitting at the bar, I could see the bobbing heads and excided exxpressions of guys in pure ecstacy Yuk! But I was still a kid!!! Later one time when the SuperBowl was here in Houston, players from the Miami Dolphins..Larry Csonka, Mercury Morris and other players came for a party. It was cool to see them and shaking hands with these guys. I do not believe they got any ladies there but perhaps they did in there limos parked outside! Yes the ladies did come. One time the gay bartender at the Cedar Lounge had to bail out Eddie and I and some friends from another bar..Gunny's Shack for Public Intoxication. The owner of the Cedar Lounge lived nearby. It was really fun in those days and the rumors were true...you could get anything you want at (Alice's restaurant)....ummm the Cedar Lounge. Does anyone remember the Gunny's Shack in Spring? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FilioScotia 151 Posted February 7 Share Posted February 7 (edited) Anybody here remember the Four Palms? The Four Palms was a neighborhood bar on Telephone Road just south of Holmes Rd, which is now the South Loop 610. It was locally famous (infamous?) in the 50s, 60s and 70s for being what was then called a "pressure cooker club". It was like a singles bar, except everybody was married to somebody else and nobody cared. Lonely and bored housewives went there during the day whilst their husbands were at work, and the joke was that they kept dinner warm at home in a pressure cooker, hence the club's nickname. The ladies were there to meet their boyfriends, or just have a good time with anybody who showed up. Most of the time it was just for drinks and dancing, but the lighting was kept low enough for some making out, for those so inclined. It was common to see a man come in the front door, hear a woman's voice say "oh my god it's my husband" and then see her slipping quickly out the back door. Lord only knows how many divorces, and new marriages, can be traced to that place. Ah yes. Those were the days. I confess I went there a few times, during my misspent divorced period in the early 70s. Met some great ladies and I've always wondered whatever became of them. I also wonder how many of today's 30 and 40 somethings grew up eating those pressure cooked dinners prepared by moms who spent their afternoons at The Four Palms. Edited February 8 by FilioScotia 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PeterG 0 Posted February 11 Share Posted February 11 (edited) On 1/13/2020 at 12:06 AM, Willard said: Anybody remember a club on Hawthorne Street in Montrose? From Westheimer you turned right on Montrose Blvd and then left on Hawthorne and it was on the right. It was a house converted into a club. Saw Dr. Rockit and others there in the late 70's and early 80's. I remember it. Can't think of the name, though. I saw Gary P. Nunn there ( he wrote "London Homesick Blues"). It must have been 1979 or thereabouts. I used to live within walking distance, on Garrott St near W. Alabama. Edited February 12 by PeterG Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PeterG 0 Posted February 12 Share Posted February 12 On 9/23/2019 at 12:50 PM, Debra.O said: Anyone remember a disco off Winrock and Westheimer? It was on Winrock half a block north of Westheimer. The name was Genesis. Nowadays it's a "gentlemen's club". Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PeterG 0 Posted February 12 Share Posted February 12 On 9/7/2019 at 8:17 PM, Dancin Queen said: I think I read that someone on here used to be a bartender at Todd's in the 1970s - next to TGIFridays in Windsor Plaza. I'm trying to find a matchbook fromTodd's - anyone have any ideas? Todd's was a singles bar, with lots of wood paneling and indoor plants, a typical "fern bar". There were backgammon boards and high-stakes games. Backgammon was big in the mid to late 70s. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rainman 0 Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 On 9/23/2017 at 8:08 AM, texianjoe said: Also there was Cooters, Roxy's, the Rubiat, Tuesdays, The Crazy Bannana, and one I cannot remember the name at the moment but it was on the westbound side of Wertheimer around Fondren area. It was two stories and in the middle of an apartment complex. The Barbary Coast Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rainman 0 Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 12 minutes ago, Rainman said: I use to go to the Barbary Coast quite a bit, loved the different levels & the nice size pool game room! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cat 2 Posted April 27 Share Posted April 27 Can someone tell me about 120 Portland? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mhs44 0 Posted May 6 Share Posted May 6 Does anyone know of a bar in the '70s called "The Waterhole"? Had live music, maybe in the Montrose area? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hbcu 29 Posted May 7 Share Posted May 7 I have a book of clubs from the late 70s and early 80s. A lot started in the loop and made their way out to the suburbs by then Quote Link to post Share on other sites
guy chachere 6 Posted July 22 Share Posted July 22 Hit the club scene pretty hard 71 to 79, especially during the foosball days, several clubs had tables. Here is an abbreviated list Uncle Sam's - Houston and Pasadena Orbit Room - Hobby area Nessadel - Pasadena Goldfarb Apartment clubs Willow Creek Cherry Hill (?) Napoleons Retreat (?) Dome Shadows The Cellar - Market Square The Turtle Club- Second Office Smuggler's Inn Rusty Bucket Diamond Back Arlington Square Club Was a disco club down street from Uncle Sam's in Pasadena - cannot remember name Yesterday Once More South of the Border or maybe On the Border - Hobby area These were the most frequented ones especially the Arlington Square Club with Wooden Leg cover band, was a target rich environment Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SB Gal 0 Posted July 28 Share Posted July 28 What? No mention of the Aquarium Club (in an office bldg near Mangum/Dacoma)? Packed every night - maybe because drinks were 4 for 1 during happy hour! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
j j jr 0 Posted September 10 Share Posted September 10 On 6/21/2017 at 6:04 PM, SteamboatWillie said: Anyone remember Steamboat Springs on Alabama behind Joskes/Dillard's? SPRINGSTEEN in74 or 75? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tumbleweed_Tx 1732 Posted September 10 Share Posted September 10 Wasn't that at Liberty Hall? The Liberty Hall shows were a huge deal for the Springsteen band guys- they still talk about it today. When I was waiting to meet Pink Floyd's lighting designer Marc Brickman, who was with Springsteen at the time, I was next to someone from the E-Street Band. They reminisced about Liberty Hall. (Me meeting Brickman would be like a guitar player meeting Eddie Van Halen) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mogo 0 Posted Tuesday at 05:59 AM Share Posted Tuesday at 05:59 AM i lived in montrose on kipling during the early 70s. my main hangout was slugs but don't remember what street it was on. big 3 story house with a backyard. first floor was bar and dance floor, second and third was foosball and air hockey really cool place. also damiens, the palace, liberty hall. another cool place with live music was miss irenes in the heights. it was a smaller size house turned into a bar. not sure but i think it might have been on studemont. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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