comstone Posted December 20, 2015 Share Posted December 20, 2015 I realize stronger forums about Aldine were long addressed, but I hope others can help support a survey for Aldine local culture. A few old YouTube videos <https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=aldine+jail+route>created the meme of "Aldine Jail Route" about 4-3 years ago. I've cycled and walked around the AMR and don't find obvious graffiti/tagging of the "jail route" reference, and I wonder if the motif has died (or others have moved away). One of the musicians also calls Aldine as the "8th Ward" yet I can't find other references. Any discussion, suggestions, are appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpaceGhost Posted December 20, 2015 Share Posted December 20, 2015 The first result is just a guy reusing We Ain't Playin' by Lil' Flip with the words swapped out. I think you're looking a bit too much into this. It's probably just something some kids started doing around HS and gave up on later in life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tumbleweed_Tx Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 Kind of like Gunspoint for Greenspoint...lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purpledevil Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 This is true of the Heights too. Once upon a time, the cool thing was to substitute the eight with an 8 in Heights, resulting in H8S. Never understood that one, as I initially read it as "hates". Likely others made the same mistake, as it seems to have fallen out of use in more recent years.Never heard the "Jail Route" slang. That's a new one to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MirrersTrucking Posted December 24, 2015 Share Posted December 24, 2015 I've always wondered about the story about the Aldine Mail Route name. Why was it named this and was this road named something different before that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lou Posted February 17, 2016 Share Posted February 17, 2016 Aldine Mail Route. In the old days, all of the roads were dirt out there. The US Postal Service is required by law to have a road clear for moving mail. My guess is that Aldine Mail Route was named for being the first dirt road that was consistently graded (smoothed) for this reason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samuel Herrera Posted July 7, 2021 Share Posted July 7, 2021 On 12/20/2015 at 10:24 PM, Purpledevil said: This is true of the Heights too. Once upon a time, the cool thing was to substitute the eight with an 8 in Heights, resulting in H8S. Never understood that one, as I initially read it as "hates". Likely others made the same mistake, as it seems to have fallen out of use in more recent years. Never heard the "Jail Route" slang. That's a new one to me. The 8 spelled is eight they just added the H in front and the S at the end to spell Heights or H8S I've also seen H8$. Later on they started using 485, 485 upside down on a pager (Back then) spelled H8S or Heights. Also there was a gang Called the 8 Ball Posse back then. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samuel Herrera Posted July 7, 2021 Share Posted July 7, 2021 2 minutes ago, Samuel Herrera said: The 8 spelled is eight they just added the H in front and the S at the end to spell Heights or H8S I've also seen H8$. Later on they started using 485, 485 upside down on a pager (Back then) spelled H8S or Heights. Also there was a gang Called the 8 Ball Posse back then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowboybud Posted July 12, 2021 Share Posted July 12, 2021 A few years ago I ran across a local hip-hop act with a "song" called "56 Airline" (the Metro route from Aldine/Greenspoint to downtown). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TXEnJf4SgJk Greenridge north represent: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WKY44B7WMHc (Both videos NSFW language) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbigtex56 Posted July 12, 2021 Share Posted July 12, 2021 On 7/7/2021 at 3:24 PM, Samuel Herrera said: The 8 spelled is eight they just added the H in front and the S at the end to spell Heights or H8S I've also seen H8$. Later on they started using 485, 485 upside down on a pager (Back then) spelled H8S or Heights. Also there was a gang Called the 8 Ball Posse back then. Possibly a reference to the Heights ZIP code (77008)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sinister1 Posted July 14, 2021 Share Posted July 14, 2021 (edited) Check this out: 7th Ward East Side Houston Texas ? ? - YouTube I've reached out to some people out in the streets but haven't gotten an answer about the 8th Ward. More than likely it was made up just like the 7th Ward was. Edited July 14, 2021 by sinister1 Add more information. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sinister1 Posted July 14, 2021 Share Posted July 14, 2021 On 7/11/2021 at 10:53 PM, dbigtex56 said: Possibly a reference to the Heights ZIP code (77008)? It was because of the 8 Ball Posse Gang in that area. Other gangs in that area around that time were known as follows: * Puro Heights * Sunset Heights * 6 1/2 Street * Bad Company Posse (BCP) * The Eight Ball Posse * Woodland Heights Just to name a few. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samuel Herrera Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 On 7/11/2021 at 7:01 PM, cowboybud said: A few years ago I ran across a local hip-hop act with a "song" called "56 Airline" (the Metro route from Aldine/Greenspoint to downtown). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TXEnJf4SgJk Greenridge north represent: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WKY44B7WMHc (Both videos NSFW language) WT??? did I just watch LOL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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