Kirk

On 10/29/2019 at 2:39 PM, jimmy bartling said:

Hi - thanks foe mentioning. I used to work first as a doorman there then as a bartender

Hi Jimmy,   I think I recall you working at the bar.  By the time i started working there Mike Lake was head doorman and his boyfriend was the DJ.

On 9/11/2010 at 9:00 PM, Stargaze said:

I went online to maps.google.com to look around at the Montrose neighborhood since I have been away from Houston and the Montrose area since around 1986 or so. It was painful to see a vacant lot where the Midnight Sun used to be located. Replaced for a parking lot? Really? Other equal disasters were very discouraging like Dirty Sally's. Change is o.k. as long as it is change for the better.

It's clear that people investing in the community do not have their heart in it - just their pocket book and self serving interests.

By the way, I noticed that noone mentioned The COPA. Remember that one? It was located in the corner of an L-shaped strip of businesses on the corner of Richmond and Kirby. The music, dance floor and good times were amazing. I understand it has long been changed to something else. I'm not sure when the demise of The Copa happened but it was quite an exciting place - just a little removed from the central area of the heart of Montrose.

I've tried to theorize about the devolution of Montrose's community personality from the 80's to the present. Some changes, of course, happen even in the best of times. But I am thinking that perhaps one possible source of so many businesses going by the wayside might include revenue lost as a result of those who, sadly, may have had to prioritize personal funds towards health care related expenses. Forgive me if I am missing facts which are obvious to those who have lived in the Montrose area over the course of the last two and a half decades, or less. I would love your feedback.

I worked at the COPA for several years in the early 80's it was a wild time. Primary owners were Gene Howell and Lynn Ganey. Their were several other investors that had minor investments; Wayne Barton (construction & maintenance) Mike Brumbelo (Electronics/ sound systems) and a third co-owner (name not recalled). Managers were Gary Smith and his assistance Vince.

On 9/11/2010 at 9:00 PM, Stargaze said:

I went online to maps.google.com to look around at the Montrose neighborhood since I have been away from Houston and the Montrose area since around 1986 or so. It was painful to see a vacant lot where the Midnight Sun used to be located. Replaced for a parking lot? Really? Other equal disasters were very discouraging like Dirty Sally's. Change is o.k. as long as it is change for the better.

It's clear that people investing in the community do not have their heart in it - just their pocket book and self serving interests.

By the way, I noticed that noone mentioned The COPA. Remember that one? It was located in the corner of an L-shaped strip of businesses on the corner of Richmond and Kirby. The music, dance floor and good times were amazing. I understand it has long been changed to something else. I'm not sure when the demise of The Copa happened but it was quite an exciting place - just a little removed from the central area of the heart of Montrose.

I've tried to theorize about the devolution of Montrose's community personality from the 80's to the present. Some changes, of course, happen even in the best of times. But I am thinking that perhaps one possible source of so many businesses going by the wayside might include revenue lost as a result of those who, sadly, may have had to prioritize personal funds towards health care related expenses. Forgive me if I am missing facts which are obvious to those who have lived in the Montrose area over the course of the last two and a half decades, or less. I would love your feedback.

I worked at the COPA for several years in the early 80's it was a wild time. Primary owners were Gene Howell and Lynn Ganey. Their were several other investors that had minor investments; Wayne Barton (construction & maintenance) Mike Brumbelo (Electronics/ sound systems) and a third co-owner (name not recalled). Managers were Gary Smith and his assistance Vince.