Pyrotek40

On 8/1/2006 at 5:13 PM, TheNiche said:

I have heard that as well but do not believe it. "Flowing" water cannot be "clear" in this part of Texas. The sediment is too fine and erodes too easily. Moreover, sewage treatment plants are regulated so as to put out water that is theoretically safe to drink (although I personally won't take that gamble). At the very least, it isn't brown water.

I will believe that the water used to be clearer than it is today (because of channelization of inlets and the resulting tidal effects), but I seriously doubt that it was ever clear.

As a general rule of thumb, rivers south of the Brazos are clear/green and rivers east of the Brazos are red/brown. It all has to do with the kind of sediment that they carry.

Yes "clearer" is the word, I grew up in Seabrook, still live in Seabrook and the old timers have said that oyster reefs changed after the first dredging of the Houston ship channel, Houston ship channel had a very narrow width so ships did what my boss called "the Texas Chicken" when passing each other.. I worked at Henry's Seafood on the point as a kid late 70's and early '80's.. everyone thinks the water was polluted by industrial traffic but it wasn't its brown from silting 

On 11/30/2006 at 10:45 PM, MidtownCoog said:

Eating at the Cafeteria in the mid 80s after a long day at the beach.

Although I could have sworn it was a Picadilly.

Then driving back to Houston in the CJ7 with the top off.

The Picadilly Cafeteria was at Almeda Mall off of I-45 South Houston

The Galvez Mall was where my sisters and cousins watched "Jaws" for the very first time the weekend it premiered, then we went to the beach and walked around asking each other "well you going swimming" and "you first" for a few hours before walking back to my Grandmothers apt at Fort Crockett apartments.. eating at Wyatts and playing games at Aladdins Castle are great memories.. At is downfall the homeless in Galveston took up residence inside, my friend on Galveston PD would have to clear out the mall, I remember the last store on the property was the tire shop the name of it has left me but about that time I got to walk through the mall with my cop friend. The condition of the place was awful and that's the last memory I have of the Galvez Mall

Alfies fish and chips is still alive and well in Texas City on Palmer Hwy just before the dike! We ate at that on after the one on broadway in Galveston closed down.

Alfies fish and chips is still alive and well in Texas City on Palmer Hwy just before the dike! We ate at that on after the one on broadway in Galveston closed down.