Going to Howard's Fun Shop was a rite of passage in 7th grade for kids my sister's age. She graduated from Bellaire in 1971, so that was probably 1965.ish. When she was 13 and I was 10, I would always hear about her friends going there on the Beechnut 88 bus. It was usually a proto-date, boy asking the girl if she wanted to go with him. Whether he asked about Howard's in particular, or downtown in general, I don't know. For some reason, when I got to be 13, in 1968, no one was doing that any more. Maybe Howard's was gone. I remember going downtown on the bus with two friends in 5th grade for a series of fashion and makeup classes at Neiman-Marcus. I loved downtown. I heard that "bums" lived in the rr cars at the end of downtown, but we never saw any. Nearby was Sam's Pawn Shop (I think) where I bought stuff that enchanted me, don't remember what. I remember signs outside the Adult clubs. I thought "No cover" meant that the dancers were naked.
Howard's Fun Shop At 812 McKinney Ave.
in Historic Houston
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Going to Howard's Fun Shop was a rite of passage in 7th grade for kids my sister's age. She graduated from Bellaire in 1971, so that was probably 1965.ish. When she was 13 and I was 10, I would always hear about her friends going there on the Beechnut 88 bus. It was usually a proto-date, boy asking the girl if she wanted to go with him. Whether he asked about Howard's in particular, or downtown in general, I don't know. For some reason, when I got to be 13, in 1968, no one was doing that any more. Maybe Howard's was gone. I remember going downtown on the bus with two friends in 5th grade for a series of fashion and makeup classes at Neiman-Marcus. I loved downtown. I heard that "bums" lived in the rr cars at the end of downtown, but we never saw any. Nearby was Sam's Pawn Shop (I think) where I bought stuff that enchanted me, don't remember what. I remember signs outside the Adult clubs. I thought "No cover" meant that the dancers were naked.