gmac 361 Posted September 13 Share Posted September 13 Interesting aside... this building was next door to Jimmie Green's place, and he bought it to tear down and expand his business (I assume). It was called the Bible Cyclorama. 7 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mollusk 2358 Posted September 13 Share Posted September 13 (edited) 1 hour ago, gmac said: Not great quality at all, but this is from the January 28, 1955 Chronicle story about the opening of the dealership. Other than different signs and different cars in the lot it looked pretty much the same 25 years later. Edited September 13 by mollusk 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Specwriter 388 Posted September 13 Share Posted September 13 (edited) 15 hours ago, gmac said: Not great quality at all, but this is from the January 28, 1955 Chronicle story about the opening of the dealership. 1955 was a great year to open a Chevrolet dealership. Advertising for the 1955 models called them "The Hot One" and they were with COMPLETELY NEW styling and an all new overhead valve V8 engine replacing the venerable but not nearly as powerful "stove bolt" six cylinder engine. The building was certainly not that exciting but, in those days I guess, the cars sold themselves. Edited September 13 by Specwriter 4 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gene 2974 Posted September 14 Share Posted September 14 On 9/11/2020 at 8:02 PM, hindesky said: Oh for sure 2020... the question is when. I am betting they could have it open in October but I can guarantee it will be open by November just in time for holiday shopping etc... 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
wilcal 1617 Posted September 27 Share Posted September 27 Target looking very very close. Saw many employees showing up for their shift this morning I'm guessing for stocking/etc. You can see the 3 lifts in the picture, so clearly some painting/finishing/whatever is still happening. 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cspwal 3859 Posted September 28 Share Posted September 28 I like that they chose to add red to the brick facade as opposed to demolishing it. It looks good 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
montroseprincess 51 Posted October 5 Share Posted October 5 This is scheduled to be open October 21st. 4 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gene 2974 Posted October 6 Share Posted October 6 I knew they would kick this into high gear in time for the holidays!!! I am happy for all the Montrose people to now have this in their area...i love my uptown Target being so close! 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
wilcal 1617 Posted October 19 Share Posted October 19 (edited) On 10/5/2020 at 4:53 PM, montroseprincess said: This is scheduled to be open October 21st. 2 days! Do you know if this is still the case? Edit: just did some googling and found a HBJ article from earlier this month that says opening date is Oct. 25 Edited October 19 by wilcal 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
golferguyjake28 4 Posted October 20 Share Posted October 20 On 10/19/2020 at 10:03 AM, wilcal said: 2 days! Do you know if this is still the case? Edit: just did some googling and found a HBJ article from earlier this month that says opening date is Oct. 25 Based on other store openings from around the country this weekend, Oct 21st is the soft opening and Oct 25th is the grand opening. 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hindesky 44550 Posted October 21 Author Share Posted October 21 https://communityimpact.com/houston/heights-river-oaks-montrose/impacts/2020/10/19/target-set-to-open-newest-inner-loop-location/ By Matt Dulin | 12:20 PM Oct 19, 2020 CDT | Updated 12:20 PM Oct 19, 2020 CDT The new Target store in the Shepherd Square Shopping Center, 2075 Westheimer Road, will open Oct. 25, a company spokesperson confirmed. The store replaces a former Randalls grocery store footprint with 63,000 square feet and will be Target's fourth Inner Loop location. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gene 2974 Posted October 22 Share Posted October 22 Hi! I drove by this morning after fixing my jeep airbag recall situation (yay me! haha) and there were lots of cars...so driving through the parking lot i see the sign that says Open Oct 25th but then i see a lady coming out with a basket and tons of halloween stuff etc... so i say hey how did you just get to shop in there today and she said oh they are doing a soft opening! so sure enough, despite all the signs saying Open Oct 25th, it is indeed open and while it feels more intimate (perfect for this area/Montrose), it is super bright and nice! everyone was really friendly that worked there saying hello and welcome too! congrats to montrose...so happy for you guys! 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
wilcal 1617 Posted October 22 Share Posted October 22 Promised my wife a shopping trip to the new Target when she gets home from work today. I'll take some pics and report back. 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gene 2974 Posted October 22 Share Posted October 22 awesome! and remember there a BIG reader board stand up signs right at the entrance saying Open Oct 25th...but they ARE open! I even told the manager at the entrance that waved me on in that the sign was up and he said "Yeah that is our official opening day but for now we are doing a soft opening" and while that makes no sense to me to leave the sign up, maybe they don't want it to be toooooo busy so they can slowly train people? anyway, Have fun! I love me some Target! 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
wilcal 1617 Posted October 26 Share Posted October 26 Couple of pics from last Thursday. Overally, was kind of interesting to be shopping in a store where basically everything is laid out nicely. Grocery section relatively small. Maybe 1/3 the size of a suburban Super Target? Mostly dry/packaged goods. They did have a small fresh food area. The food items extend back into a dogleg in the back corner of the store, so it's a little bigger than expected. I should have taken a pic, but clearly soda delivery not ready yet because the whole soda aisle was just regular coke and diet coke sitting long ways one deep to take up the entire aisle. They were also doing a free baked item at Starbucks with any grande drink or larger. Store was laid out with women's cosmetics and women's clothing the closest items to the front door/checkouts. Overall, the selection might be slightly smaller than a larger Target, but they're really utilized the space well. Doing your primary grocery shopping here is not feasible, as expected. Impressively large men's grooming section 6 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gene 2974 Posted October 27 Share Posted October 27 yep awesome photos... and show that the place is indeed clean, compact, bright and nice! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Texasota 2796 Posted October 27 Share Posted October 27 I genuinely love Target, but I sincerely hope nobody does most of their grocery shopping there. Even the giant suburban SuperTargets. That's just not what they're good at. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HoustonMidtown 4255 Posted October 27 Share Posted October 27 Houston’s gayborhood gets the chain’s first small-format store in the city http://www.outsmartmagazine.com/2020/10/a-new-target-opens-in-montrose/ 3 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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