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    William P. Hobby Airport

    in Planes

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    In his defense, I fly domestically a lot and I usually search a lot of sites online to find the cheapest fare. I have yet to get Southwest as the cheapest. And based on that map, they go to almost all of the places I go. For a no frills airline, it seems weird that they're never cheaper to those airports...

    FYI - (you may know this, but not everyone does) - many search sites (e.g., Orbitz, Travelocity) do not show the prices for Southwest - as Southwest does not utilize them.

    So - depending on the search you are doing - you may have to visit southwest.com directly in order to see how Southwest compares.

    Reid Memorial United Methodist Church At 5203 Fulton St.

    in Holy Places

    Posted · Edited by Watchful

    Hey - I used to be at that church in the late 80s. The sanctuary at the corner of Fulton and Link was built in the late 1930's.

    The history of the congregation - however - goes back to 1887 - I know that because we celebrated our centennial in 1987.

    At one time, the name of the church was St. Luke's Methodist. (Unrelated to the big St. Luke's on Westheimer.) The name was changed as a tribute to the Reid family at the time of the sanctuary construction.

    If I am not mistaken, the church originally went by the name of White Oak. This was when this was open country - "a long way from Houston." We used to have some pictures of the little white building - in the same location - it looked very rural.

    I have some vague recollections about the cemetery....but nothing for sure.

    Recently the original congregation has dwindled and it merged with a Spanish-speaking congregation - also United Methodist - that now comprises the bulk of the membership. Thus it is likely that few of the present leaders will have much information about the building's history.

    Montgomery Ward Department Stores

    in Historic Houston

    Posted · Edited by Watchful

    Bad memory....when my wife had her purse ripped off and credit cards used about 28 years ago, MW was the only credit card that refused to waive the $50 charge back.

    Good memory....two or three times, when we would go about a year without using our Ward's charge card, they would send us a little thingie in the mail that if we used it one time, we had our choice of some gifts. Got a nonstick frying pan that we are still using 25+ years later....and don't remember what the other gifts were!

    leasing a car? Please give your opinion

    in Traffic and Transportation

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    When you need a car, you need a car. Most people (there are some but not most) don't have the luxury to save up that kinda money when they are pressed with getting to work and getting on with their lives.

    It's a nice concept, to pay cash for everything, but not practical or realistic for MOST people.

    The vast majority of people who lease don't end up leasing the car that they NEED....they end up leasing the car that they WANT. Just the way it is.

    Historic Houston Restaurants

    in Historic Houston

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    My wife remembers that place! She also misses Strawberry Patch, Old San Francisco Steak House, Circus (she thinks that's the name), some "treehouse" restaurant, and also eating at "Romano's" cafeteria, before it changed into Luby's.

    Actually I'm 99% certain it was ROMANA (no 's) and not ROMANO'S - though it seemed like the majority of folks pronounced it that way!

    Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. Yellowpages

    in Historic Houston

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    Does anyone remember the old yellow pages from the 50's 60's and 70's? The front covers were all done by the same artist and they were so much fun to look at. They had quite a few characters they would use over and over every year, along with some new ones. There was the cat with the litter of kittens, the alien, the buffalo, the oil derrick, the herd of cattle and tons more. They were all hidden somewhere in the sketch of Houston. I couldn't wait for the yellowpages to come out so I could try to find them all. I tried to find something on the internet about it but came up with nothing. Does anyone remember the artist? Wish I had some of my grandmas old yellowpages.

    Great memory Susan....thanks for starting this thread!

    Changing Demographics In Local Schools

    in Other Houston Neighborhoods

    Posted

    Does anyone know how to track changes in local schools' demographics from year to year?

    I know that the Houston Chronicle has a yearly special insert on schools that does this for each area school for that particular year, but I can't find any online archival information for previous years.

    Back in the pre-Internet days, I ordered a copy of the state of Texas school demographics. I still have the copy - it has all campuses in the state - it was around 1988 or so, I believe. It is very interesting to see how things have changed in 20 years. If you need a stat for a few campuses I can probably look 'em up!

    Where Do You Worship In The Katy Area?

    in Katy and Points West

    Posted

    probably Methodist or non-denominational

    Grace Fellowship UMC is the largest contemporary Methodist church in the Katy (Cinco Ranch) area.

    St. Peter's UMC would be the largest Methodist church that is more traditional in style.

    Katy First UMC is right in the middle of old town.

    If you are interested in getting in on the ground floor or something new, a new pastor is being assigned to help start another new Methodist church in the area. Not sure about the timeline on that.

    http://huhns.org/category/church-start/

    Wayside Village Agreement Reached

    in Other Houston Neighborhoods

    Posted

    For a long time it was called the Smiley ISD, after the high school it was built around. Then sometime in the late 60s or early 70s, they changed the name to North Forest, probably to avoid confusion with the much older Smiley ISD over near San Antonio. Whatever, over the years, as more and more black families moved into NFISD, white families moved out, and now it's 70 percent black.

    Funny...that's not the way I remember it at all. I remember the district being known as the "Northeast Houston ISD" - and at one time (pre-desegregation) having the two high schools - Smiley HS, the white school and B. C. Elmore, the black school. I think Elmore became a middle school campus when Forest Brook HS was opened.

    This link takes it back a bit further...

    http://classroom.northforestschools.org/we...ool_history.htm

    Wikipedia also suggests the name Northeast Houston ISD predated North Forest.

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