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Looks like they have leased the spot on 19th Street that used to be Retropolis between Manready Mercantile and Teasip.  Not much info on the website, but I am pretty sure it is the same people as in the Chron article.  

This is a breath of fresh air for the Heights.  I would not have thought that anything like this would have even been a possibility at a time when everyone is fighting for a spot in the Heights for restaurants/bars/boutiques/spas, etc.  

 

 

https://houstontoymuseum.com/

 

https://www.chron.com/entertainment/article/Houston-Toy-Museum-looking-for-permanent-site-2004388.php

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The team behind Houston Toy Museum spoke briefly with Houston Life in April about the project. The segment mostly consists of the hosts guessing classic toys and games that will probably be featured in the museum.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hSAlc7yxDc



From an overview article about the interview:

"The Heights will become the home of the Houston Toy Museum, tapping into ‘80s and ‘90 nostalgia by displaying some familiar classics."

https://www.click2houston.com/houston-life/2022/04/13/get-a-preview-of-the-upcoming-houston-toy-museum/

 

Houston Toy Museum is located at 321 W 19th St, Suite C.

 

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It looks like Houston Toy Museum will have a ballpit designed as an old school Nintendo Game Boy.

There are videos of the Game Boy under construction and loaded for delivery on Instagram. Houston-based Safe Space Concepts designed the ballpit.


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https://www.instagram.com/p/CgjzzXagrJH/

https://www.instagram.com/p/Cgcund-J5K9/

 

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I guess the balls are for the kids to be kids, and the pit is for the grandparents to remember being kids.

Man, even in the days before there were crazy new viruses in the news every other week, ball pits always skeeved me out.  I guess it's good for helping kids build up immunity, though, right?  But I wouldn't go into one of those with a Tyvek suit.

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Last week, Houston Toy Museum provided an opening date. This is located at 321 W 19th St, Suite C.


"We will be opening our doors to the public in just under a month! That’s right, starting on October 6, visitors will be able to come and witness just what it is we’ve been working so hard on. We will share further details on our grand opening, as well as how to purchase tickets, in the coming weeks!

In other BIG news.. Our gift shop will open for a few hours a day starting tomorrow, September 8! We had hoped to open the museum and gift shop together, but with the delay, we have a ton of really cool merchandise available and burning holes through our brand new retail shelves. "


https://www.instagram.com/p/CiNS9cfABt5/

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How did I not even know about this? Seriously, this sounds really cute and fun!

On 8/11/2022 at 12:13 PM, editor said:

I guess the balls are for the kids to be kids, and the pit is for the grandparents to remember being kids.

Man, even in the days before there were crazy new viruses in the news every other week, ball pits always skeeved me out.  I guess it's good for helping kids build up immunity, though, right?  But I wouldn't go into one of those with a Tyvek suit.

Haha true. Ballpits are kinda nasty when you think about it- ain’t no way they ever got cleaned or disinfected. That said, my iron-clad immune system thanks me for always jumping in them when we went out to eat. 

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I wonder how they are going to manage capacity.  This place is going to be packed on weekends.  Houston is actually a pretty lousy city for little kids.  There are a few museums and a few trampoline parks and that is about it for indoor activities.  So, I would imagine that once word gets out on all the mommy facebook groups about this place, it will be wall to wall kids.   

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16 hours ago, s3mh said:

I wonder how they are going to manage capacity.  This place is going to be packed on weekends. 


From the most recent announcement regarding the opening, tickets are needed for entry. I assume there will be a system in place similar to other immersive museums: purchase tickets in advance for a specified reserved time. If that's the case, that will help with crowd management.

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On 9/16/2022 at 9:54 AM, Texasota said:

Kids should not be allowed indoors. Indoor activities should be a privilege of adulthood; kids should play in the bayou as god intended. 

My grandmother said she always just swam in the flooded streets for fun when it rained

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20 hours ago, BEES?! said:

When I was a kid and the bayou near us would get full, we absolutely saw kids boogie boarding and swimming in it like wtf. Same with the streets. 

Today it seems absurd to even put a finger in the bayou, but in Houston's early days the bayous were the centers of recreation in the Heights.  Highland Park (now Woodland Park) dammed Little White Oak Bayou to make a lake for boating and had an artesian well that pumped out 75,000 gallons of water a day.  The lake was stocked with bass and trout from fisheries in San Marcos.  Combs Park had a natatorium just off of White Oak Bayou (about where the Heights Mediation Center and the storage facility is east of Heights Blvd on the feeder).  One of the theories on the naming of Buffalo Bayou is that it was named after the abundant Buffalo Fish that could be seen in the water.  Buffalo Bayou used to be spring fed before Houstonians drained out the aquifers for drinking water and poured tons of fertilizer and dog poo onto their yards to drain into the bayous.  So, the water was actually clear.  (the other theory is that buffalo were seen roaming along the bayou on their way down to the coastal prairies).  And when James Audubon came through Houston, he saw dozens of ivory billed woodpeckers along the bayous.

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