love_is_suicide Posted August 31, 2005 Share Posted August 31, 2005 that was one of my favorites. also when sound/record exchange was on westheimer, mr. peabody's wayback machine, timeless taffeta, step back, sheer insanity...what about the happy buddha???..i think that's what it was called...oh well 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevfiv Posted August 31, 2005 Share Posted August 31, 2005 dream merchant! mark's is there now, and the houses behind are gone... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lowbrow Posted August 31, 2005 Share Posted August 31, 2005 What was Dream Merchant? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidtownCoog Posted August 31, 2005 Share Posted August 31, 2005 Dream Merchant was a high class head shop without the bongs ;-)Dream Merchant was located somewhere else before they got fancy at the Marks's location, but those brain cells are dead. Yes, we went there all the time circa 1987. I like the record shop that was there afterwards.Sound Exchange - bought my first Cabaret Voltaire and BAD 12". Also Africa Boombata (sp?) - World Destruction!Don't forget Shop The Curve! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
groovehouse Posted August 31, 2005 Share Posted August 31, 2005 Dream Merchant rocked! I can smell the Gonesh incense as I type this. I remember always wanting to get my hair cut at The London Hair Company that used to be in the little houses behind the Dream Merchant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbigtex56 Posted August 31, 2005 Share Posted August 31, 2005 Don't forget Shop The Curve! <{POST_SNAPBACK}> The Neon Curve! I had a friend, Marvin, who worked at Sheer Insanity, and selected a lot of the stock. Useless but witty gift-y things. After he died, the quality really went downhill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lowbrow Posted August 31, 2005 Share Posted August 31, 2005 Did they sell beads there? If so then I remember them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidtownCoog Posted August 31, 2005 Share Posted August 31, 2005 Depends on what type of beads you are talking about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bachanon Posted August 31, 2005 Share Posted August 31, 2005 i remember finding the doc martin's i wanted at dream merchant. also, my first cabaret voltaire cd was also purchased at sound exchange, as well as meat beat manifesto and vicious pink. i still have a bowling shirt from the 50's a friend bought for me from step back or timeless taffeta, i can't remember which. good times. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VelvetJ Posted August 31, 2005 Share Posted August 31, 2005 Depends on what type of beads you are talking about. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO No you DIDN'T take it there!!!!!! Coincidentally, Dream Merchant was the place I saw my first ever p*nis ring. The balcony was the place for a lot of the naughty things. What a cool place. By the way, I also remember Sound Exchange as well as Sound Plus. Not to mention the old Soundwaves in the strip center at the corner of Westheimer and Montrose. Had the best bootlegs. And, who could forget the Tower Theater? Can someone say Howard Rollins rocking that joint? Anyway........ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Original Timmy Chan's Posted August 31, 2005 Share Posted August 31, 2005 The old Sound Exchange on Westheimer was great...I'm ashamed to say I haven't been to their "new" store (on Alabama?) since they moved. They've been there for years. I may have to go there soon, though. I hear they have one of the best selections of record needles in Houston...which is perfect, as a friend just gave me a record player!Sound Exchange always had a great selection of music.Sound Waves was OK for used stuff back in the day, but I've always thought they were high on new stuff. 90% of what I buy is used anyways...I can't stomach paying $15.00 for a CD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidtownCoog Posted September 1, 2005 Share Posted September 1, 2005 The new Sound Exhance is lame. Might just be the location. I did find a few good used Smith's on vinyl there recently.Black Dog Records behind Star Pizza is kinda neat. They have new and used vinyl.Soundwaves owes their succes to me. Me and my buds helped put the Broadway store on the map. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Original Timmy Chan's Posted September 1, 2005 Share Posted September 1, 2005 I've been to Sig's Lagoon on Main Street a few times. I love his place. He's got a little section of Houston and Texas blues/jazz/zydeco CD's. Also got some good rockabilly and blues. Some novelty things, some of this, some of that...And then, he's got hundreds of $1.00 vinyl records. I got a couple live Flatt & Scruggs albums, a 1960's "various artists" R&B/Soul album, and a Kenny Rogers Greatest Hits album (for my wife) for a whopping sum of $4.00.Sig's Lagoon is right between the Continental Club and the Big Top Lounge on Main at Alabama. The owner is a very nice guy...good taste in music. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidtownCoog Posted September 1, 2005 Share Posted September 1, 2005 Thanks for the tip. I might light rail it down there during lunch today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griselda Posted September 10, 2005 Share Posted September 10, 2005 Geesh...Timeless Taffeta. That was where I got my first pair of Docs and the only place that I was allowed to go at 16 that had knee high victorian boots I never got a chance to go to Sound Exchange when it was on Westheimer, but I did go to Rockpile alot. It was the only place that I could indulge my hardcore punk rock side and my synth pop/rivethead side in one convienient shopping trip. I loved that Dare Wear was next door too, but Martin (the owner) was losing wayyyyy too much money on that location due to a skeevy employee. Does anyone remember a little store on Richmond called Sanctuary? It was a neat little store that sold like Manic Panic makeup and anhk necklaces. It was like the one stop goth shop. But the folks who owned it, from what i've heard, made sure that Apoptygma Berserk never plays in Houston again. I think they closed like 6 or 7 years ago or some such. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidtownCoog Posted September 12, 2005 Share Posted September 12, 2005 Never thought I'd see a Apoptygma Berserk reference on this board. We can't even get groups like that to come to Houston much anymore. Is Rockpile still located at Fairview & Montrose? I know they were a few months ago, but it's been a while since I drove by. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griselda Posted September 13, 2005 Share Posted September 13, 2005 Hehe...love me some Apoptygma Berserk. Had to travel to Austin to see them and VNV Nation play together. Great show, just wish it could have been local. Anywho MidtownCoog...Rockpile moved a couple of years ago to a little house on Westheimer. I guess they got too big for their britches cause they closed about a year after they opened that location. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
love_is_suicide Posted September 13, 2005 Author Share Posted September 13, 2005 was sanctuary a blue/purple house by the VW dealership?infinite recordsdream merchant also had a shop at sharpstown mallthere was another record shop in a black little house/building..it was on the bottom..i can't remember what else was by it or what it was called...by wendys i think..i know i went to some of those shops just to look at the guys that i thought were cute.i saw rage against the machine at the tower theater. that makes me think of the axiom, the unicorn, the westheimer art festival (seeing bands that had people i went to school with or knew)..i passed by sig's lagoon but only because i was lost. i won't go downtown for anything unless i absolutely must ever since they put in that rail bus...there's some other stuff that came to mind and now i forgot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griselda Posted September 15, 2005 Share Posted September 15, 2005 Sanctuary, if memory serves, was next to The Iron Maiden, right before Shepard on Richmond. I can't remember the little record store over by Wendys tho. I want to say it was Chemistry Records, but I know thats wrong... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LTAWACS Posted September 16, 2005 Share Posted September 16, 2005 that was one of my favorites. also when sound/record exchange was on westheimer, mr. peabody's wayback machine, timeless taffeta, step back, sheer insanity...what about the happy buddha???..i think that's what it was called...oh well<{POST_SNAPBACK}>I used to hit up MegaZone all the time mang. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squinney Posted June 13, 2006 Share Posted June 13, 2006 OK guys... I miss Dream merchant on Westheimer as well.....and the really cool surf shop behind the old church. But I remember the original Dream Merchant in Sharpstown mall before it moved to Montrose. I used to shop there on a regular basis. In 1982 I bought a t-shirt there before a DEVO concert at Cullen Auditorium at the Uof H campus. I still have the ticket stub and some pics.......guess its about time I put it on Ebay??Sharpstown mall was the place to be in the 80's......I also saw Martha Quinn there on an MTV tour....WOW...the 80's.....Stephen 979 240 8158 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tumbleweed_Tx Posted January 26, 2017 Share Posted January 26, 2017 On 6/13/2006 at 2:39 AM, squinney said: OK guys... I miss Dream merchant on Westheimer as well.....and the really cool surf shop behind the old church. But I remember the original Dream Merchant in Sharpstown mall before it moved to Montrose. I used to shop there on a regular basis. In 1982 I bought a t-shirt there before a DEVO concert at Cullen Auditorium at the Uof H campus. I still have the ticket stub and some pics.......guess its about time I put it on Ebay?? Sharpstown mall was the place to be in the 80's......I also saw Martha Quinn there on an MTV tour.... WOW...the 80's..... I was also a regular at the Sharpstown Dream Merchant Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gene Posted January 26, 2017 Share Posted January 26, 2017 wow what an amazing transformation! thanks for the update photos! love that building and yep, Dream Merchant Westheimer is where i bought my first ever pair of Dr. Martens! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkultra25 Posted January 28, 2017 Share Posted January 28, 2017 On 1/26/2017 at 9:43 AM, Tumbleweed_Tx said: I was also a regular at the Sharpstown Dream Merchant The Sharpstown Dream Merchant was much closer in spirit to a 70s-vintage head shop than the later store on Westheimer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Thomas Posted December 4, 2020 Share Posted December 4, 2020 I'm crazy late to this post. I remember DM when it was still downstairs at Sharpstown, then upstairs in the corner, and finally on Westheimer. I got my first Joy Division t-shirt there and a Stussy hat when they were on Westheimer. How times changed. For reference, I graduated from Alief Elsik HS in '89. So, this was 'my' time. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael McCutchan Posted May 20, 2021 Share Posted May 20, 2021 Not sure how I stumbled across this post, but wow yes brings back memories. I worked at Dream Merchant in the later 80's with Chris, Michael (tall), Flaca, forget the asian's name, but what a crew. Helped Dee open Rattleskate and Surf in one of the little houses in the back. Sound Exchange was Record Exchange when I shopped there and yes bought my first Culturecide Album. The first record I ever bought there was a Texas compilation Cottage Cheese from the Lips of Death had Butthole Surfers, Really Red, D.R.I. yep that's right they WERE from Houston not California. V/A - Cottage Cheese From The Lips Of Death [FULL COMPILATION ALBUM] - YouTube I lived on the streets around Montrose. Used to love to hang out on the side walk outside Numbers. Ended up moving to Houston Studies and became the maintenance man there for several years. Frequented the Axiom, AMC Apocalypse Monster Club, Cabaret Voltaire, Saw Black Flag, Dead Kenedys several times at various clubs around Numbers. I remember seeing the Sexacusioner from GWAR rollerskating around the Montrose Art Festival in 1987 or 88 passing out promo flyers and ended up seeing them play for the first time at one of those clubs near by. I could go on and on I was 18-20 years old then, 53 now. Whew... Michael McCutchan 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tumbleweed_Tx Posted May 21, 2021 Share Posted May 21, 2021 I run into Flaca every once in a while, mainly when my partner in crime Henry Rock Balls is in town Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gene Posted May 21, 2021 Share Posted May 21, 2021 in my opinion this was montrose at it's best... so thankful i got to experience that amazing time in houston 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IntheKnowHouston Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 (edited) After One Fifth completes its run at 1658 Westheimer Rd, it seems Chris Shepherd & Underbelly Hospitality won't extend their lease. The Lower Westheimer space is available for lease and is being marketed as of last month. With multiple restaurants planned for the Houston Farmers Market on Airline and Regent Square in River Oaks, it's not much a surprise Underbelly Hospitality may not have additional plans for the Montrose property. It seems the owner(s) of the 1658 Westheimer property have found at least one tenant, so far. The Salty, a fancy donut (doughnut) shop based in Miami is listed as a tenant. I knew the Salty had its eyes on Houston when news of their expansion into the Dallas market made news two years ago, so, it was only a matter of time. The Houston location will be the donut shop's third outpost in Texas. The Salty will be in good company with neighbors Common Bond and Voodoo Doughnut. https://rue-re.com/portfolio-item/1658-westheimer-houston-tx Edited October 16, 2021 by IntheKnowHouston 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IntheKnowHouston Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 The link to the leasing brochure for 1658 Westheimer Rd https://www.rue-re.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Houston-1658-Westheimer-Brochure.pdf The site plan 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IntheKnowHouston Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 Houston Business Journal has more on plans to fill the space at 1658 Westheimer once One Fifth closes, plus additional details about the Salty Donut's upcoming Houston location. After Underbelly Hospitality closes One Fifth, its rotating-concept restaurant, later this year, the Montrose property will be expanded to welcome a Miami-based artisan doughnut shop. But the search for a tenant to fill the existing building is still underway. Rue, a Dallas-based boutique real estate company that focuses on urban-core food and beverage concepts, is spearheading that search while working to create an addition to the building for The Salty. The doughnut shop plans to open toward the latter half of 2022, joining locations in Austin and Dallas as well as Miami and Orlando, Florida. Jeremy Zidell, founder and managing partner at Rue, and Tripp Russ, also with Rue, are marketing the property at 1658 Westheimer Road, and Zac Hoffer with The Retail Connection’s Houston office also represented The Salty in the lease. Rue is currently in the process of finalizing the required approvals from the city of Houston for the expansion, so the square footage of the doughnut shop is not yet available. “The aspiration and vision for the property calls for creating a large courtyard area and to-be-constructed building on the northern end of the property currently abutting One Fifth’s rear walls,” Zidell said. https://www.bizjournals.com/houston/news/2021/10/25/home-of-one-fifth-expands-for-the-salty.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gene Posted October 28, 2021 Share Posted October 28, 2021 another article and similar but hey why not...it's donuts! 🍩!!! https://houston.eater.com/2021/10/28/22750637/salty-donut-houston-coming-soon 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post mkultra25 Posted October 29, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted October 29, 2021 18 hours ago, gene said: another article and similar but hey why not...it's donuts! 🍩!!! https://houston.eater.com/2021/10/28/22750637/salty-donut-houston-coming-soon "Salty Donut" is far from an attractive name. It sounds like something that you'd look up at Urban Dictionary. 2 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gene Posted October 29, 2021 Share Posted October 29, 2021 Yeah it is kinda interesting indeed haha! 🤔 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbigtex56 Posted October 29, 2021 Share Posted October 29, 2021 1 hour ago, mkultra25 said: "Salty Donut" is far from an attractive name. It sounds like something that you'd look up at Urban Dictionary. I have a sudden urge to brush my teeth. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IntheKnowHouston Posted November 16, 2021 Share Posted November 16, 2021 (edited) On 10/29/2021 at 10:25 AM, mkultra25 said: "Salty Donut" is far from an attractive name. It sounds like something that you'd look up at Urban Dictionary. I think that's possibly one of the reasons the business rebranded last year from the Salty Donut to the Salty. Part of the rebrand is a move to indicate they're more than just donuts. It's a cafe. Miami's weekly alternative publication reported about the rebrand last year in further details. From comments in various Facebook groups and conversations with friends of mine, the common sentiment is: "another donut shop?" Then there are the comments about there being Shipley, Voodoo Doughnut, Christy's, and other bakeries and cafes nearby with donut options. But what some fail to realize is the Salty doesn't serve your average donut, which I'm glad CultureMap's food editor pointed out in his weekly dining podcast. I don't think there is a bakery or cafe serving the kind of donuts the Salty is bringing to Houston. And that's part of the appeal and why this will be one of those places you see people flocking to and photos/videos all over your social media feeds. I think the new owners' plans for the property are ambitious yet interesting (creating space for the Salty, courtyard, and renovations to the former church). I am looking forward to see how the design and renovations turnout. Edited June 25, 2022 by IntheKnowHouston 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gene Posted November 17, 2021 Share Posted November 17, 2021 (edited) agreed...Common Bond's continuous lines are proof there is a need for THIS type of bakery/cafe in the area and The Salty sounds like it will definitely give them a run for their money...btw for those that don't know, Common Bonds fresh baked goods are 1/2 price every single night the last half hour of opening! I go there often for this reason (unfortunately haha 🤪) anyway...to me there is always room for more bakeries...and donuts 😋 Edited November 17, 2021 by gene 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted April 19, 2022 Share Posted April 19, 2022 Salty Donut. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IntheKnowHouston Posted June 22, 2022 Share Posted June 22, 2022 An updated rendering of the Salty, the upscale Miami-based donut, coffee shop, and cafe opening next year at 1658 Westheimer Rd. 4 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IntheKnowHouston Posted June 24, 2022 Share Posted June 24, 2022 (edited) Updated mock-up of the Salty and site plan for 1658 Westheimer Rd. Architectural drawings show a walk-up counter for the Salty for customers to place to-go orders. Edited June 24, 2022 by IntheKnowHouston 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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IntheKnowHouston Posted August 19, 2022 Share Posted August 19, 2022 (edited) On 8/18/2022 at 4:29 PM, hindesky said: The photo isn't where the Salty will be located. It will be located in the back. Here is a photo of the location (Google Map, May 2022): Edited August 23, 2022 by IntheKnowHouston Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IntheKnowHouston Posted August 22, 2022 Share Posted August 22, 2022 (edited) Dallas-based boutique real estate company Rue is partnering with Collier to lease the remaining spaces at 1658 Westheimer Rd. The space previously housing One Fifth restaurant is still available. Office space is also available. 1658 Westheimer will also be the future home to the Salty (the Salty Donut). It's a Miami-based cafe specializing in artisan donuts and craft coffee. A newer marketing package for the property was recently released with more renderings. The renders include the building's exterior and a closer view of the Salty. In the rendering for the Salty's exterior, you can see the walk-up window outlined a few posts up. I don't know if these are older renderings or not. The arches outside the Salty aren't shown in these. https://www.colliers.com/en/properties/for-lease-incredible-opportunity-fronting-westheimer-in-the-core-of-montrose/usa-1658-westheimer-rd-houston-tx-77006-usa/usa1110282 https://www.rue-re.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Houston-1658-Westheimer-Brochure-1.pdf https://colliershouston.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/property/1658-Westheimer-Brochure-ID1110282.pdf Edited August 26, 2022 by IntheKnowHouston 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IntheKnowHouston Posted August 22, 2022 Share Posted August 22, 2022 A newer marketing package for 1658 Westheimer Rd was recently released with additional renderings. The renderings provide a look at the Salty's proposed interior. https://www.rue-re.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Houston-1658-Westheimer-Brochure-1.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IntheKnowHouston Posted August 22, 2022 Share Posted August 22, 2022 Renderings of the proposed courtyard at 1658 Westheimer Rd. This is planned between the Salty (aka the Salty Donut) and the previous home to One Fifth. These are from the updated leasing brochure: https://www.rue-re.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Houston-1658-Westheimer-Brochure-1.pdf 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 Architect - https://www.storynstudio.com 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted May 17 Share Posted May 17 Pretty sure it's a demo permit for some of the additions to the main building. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IntheKnowHouston Posted September 22 Share Posted September 22 On 5/17/2023 at 1:23 AM, hindesky said: Pretty sure it's a demo permit for some of the additions to the main building. From Houston Business Journal a few years ago: On 10/26/2021 at 6:57 AM, IntheKnowHouston said: “The aspiration and vision for the property calls for creating a large courtyard area and to-be-constructed building on the northern end of the property currently abutting One Fifth’s rear walls,” Zidell said. https://www.bizjournals.com/houston/news/2021/10/25/home-of-one-fifth-expands-for-the-salty.html And from CultureMap in 2021: Jeremy Zidell, founder and managing partner for Dallas-based real estate consulting and brokerage company RUE, tells CultureMap that the cafe’s current plan is to build a new structure and courtyard at the north end of the property that will abut the existing restaurant. Once the plan receives final approval from the city of Houston and construction begins, the shop looks to open in the fourth quarter of 2022. https://houston.culturemap.com/news/restaurants-bars/10-26-21-the-salty-doughnut-shop-miami-houston-location-montrose-westheimer/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IntheKnowHouston Posted September 22 Share Posted September 22 An expedited com / EC Planning Development permit was issued yesterday for 1658 Westheimer Rd. As previously mentioned, a Houston outpost of The Salty (aka The Salty Donut) is planned for the back portion of the property. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IntheKnowHouston Posted September 23 Share Posted September 23 Additional permits for The Salty were pulled today: Building permit Certificate of occupancy Development Plats Health Plan Review The Salty is a donut shop and cafe from Miami. It's going up in the back portion of 1658 Westheimer. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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