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Yes, it was a big old house (NW corner).....sorry, no pictures. My wife and I went there a couple of times in the early 70's.

It was a cool place...dinner club and dancing.

18 hours ago, Fringe said:

Saw Quicksilver at the Coliseum Feb 23, 1970 and June 6, 1971. Saw Jethro Tull at the Village Catacombs, I believe in 1970. 

I remember walking past that poster in the Village, but then not getting around to going to the concert......

.....the "Sound of Music" played at the Alabama theatre for over a year!

I believe Chris Chandler was related to a character actor named Chick Chandler. I remember as a kid seeing him in a TV show called Soldier of Fortune (1955).

Prince's were very good...I remember that location well. The big splurge was the Fried Shrimp Basket, I think it cost all of $2.75.

Used to go to the one on OST in the '60s....Wheel Burgers, Hub Burgers and Spoke Dogs!

.....my wife and I saw Townes Van Zandt at Sand Mountain on a date in 1965. It was on Richmond, just a few blocks west of Montrose.

Montrose was JAckson......

PS - I attended the Rock Jubilee in 1969 in Houston, not the International Pop Festival in Lewisville.

Also attended the 1969 "International Pop Festival".....and also saw Savoy Brown a few years later at the Music Hall.

Trader Vic's was at the Shamrock Hotel.

My wife and I had dinner there on our first wedding anniversary in 1968......

Ari's G. was on Westheimer....did it move to Memorial??

....and Pancho's Mexican Buffet

Sweet Water

We used to go to World Toys to buy Madame Alexander dolls for our little girl in the early seventies.

     All of them.  There were only three stations back then, Channels 2, 11, and 13.

....and you could usually find something worth watching....today with 200+ channels you can't find anything worth watching!

I'm sure it's been mentioned in this thread before, but Weldon's was a great cafeteria.....

Or maybe because the owner genuinely cared. The "locally owned is better" argument is bunk, because it depends on the operating philosophy not on the fact that it's local or family owned. Raise of hands: who prefers Food Town and other Gerland's brands over H-E-B or Kroger? Or better example: does the fact that the Walton family controls Wal-Mart make it a better store?

I think you miss the point. Local and family owned for me means just that, in a local community, family owned and run, with typically one location.. Operating philosophy is a part of it, but I contend that a local family owned and run business is more likely to focus on personal customer service than a multi-location, corporate entity....of course exceptions prove the rule.

Family control of Wal-Mart, or BMW, or Mars candy, etc. is besides the point.

I've mentioned in other threads how outstanding the service and quality of the produce was. Central Market and Whole Foods don't come close to offering the customer service one would experience at Jamail's.

Being local and family owned was a big part of it......

I remember when Der Wienerschnitzel opened. About 1970 I would guess. Seems like it was at Hillcroft and Bissonet. Not sure after all these years. I remember sitting with my dad at an outside table there for lunch. 

There is at least one Der Wienerschnitzel still in Dallas......

Excellent....mystery solved!

It was Sam Houston Airport...checkout the following website, "Abandoned and Little-Known Airfields".

http://www.members.tripod.com/airfields_freeman/TX/Airfields_TX_HoustonS.htm

.......you learn to appreciated attic fans and all your windows open at night!

Another view of Colonial Park.  You can see the roller coaster in the background.

 

The trees certainly reminds one of Herman Park......