I grew up mainly in Alief. (Elsik class of 85). I lived in the sharpstown area for a while when I was younger though. I definately remember the drive in. We could see it from our house at night. I remember watching a move called The Brother's O'Toole (with John Aston) in the family station wagon. I remember our neighbohood as being on the poor side of middle class. Dude across the street from us was huge--maybe 400 pounds- and only drove Mini Coopers. He was alway working on them in the driveway and about every 30 minutes you could hear him holler at his wife, "Etheeeeellllll! Get me a coke!"
Any way. I have very vivid memories of Sharpstown Mall. There was that big clock thing in the middle that was a time capsule. It was supposed to open "way in the future....like the year 2000." But it never got that far. Good Time Charlie's was the place to be. We would go to the mall and hang out all day and play video games. There was a model shop/hobby shop on the second floor (kind of in the corner) that was the coolest place for a teenage boy to hang out in. Anyone remember that?
Then Westwood Mall opened a little further down 59. That was kinda the beginning of the end for ST Mall. Remember Peppermint Park?
My older brother worked at the Winchel's Donut House across the street (Bellaire) from the Mall. My dad's friend, Mr. San Miguel was the owner or manager there. Man, Winchel's was the best!
On the east side of 59, there was a doctor's office on DeMoss. The exterior was like brown rocks. I used to go there every week for asthma treatment. I always made it a point to climb the side of the building when I got there.
In high school, I worked at the K-Mart at 8150 Southwest Freeway across from the Channel 2 station. I met my wife there. Her dad was a K-Mart manager.
I knew a lot of guys from Sharpstown High School that worked there as well. Sharpstown High was the coolest because it had a smoking area, or at least that was the rumor.
Memories Of Sharpstown
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I grew up mainly in Alief. (Elsik class of 85). I lived in the sharpstown area for a while when I was younger though. I definately remember the drive in. We could see it from our house at night. I remember watching a move called The Brother's O'Toole (with John Aston) in the family station wagon. I remember our neighbohood as being on the poor side of middle class. Dude across the street from us was huge--maybe 400 pounds- and only drove Mini Coopers. He was alway working on them in the driveway and about every 30 minutes you could hear him holler at his wife, "Etheeeeellllll! Get me a coke!"
Any way. I have very vivid memories of Sharpstown Mall. There was that big clock thing in the middle that was a time capsule. It was supposed to open "way in the future....like the year 2000." But it never got that far. Good Time Charlie's was the place to be. We would go to the mall and hang out all day and play video games. There was a model shop/hobby shop on the second floor (kind of in the corner) that was the coolest place for a teenage boy to hang out in. Anyone remember that?
Then Westwood Mall opened a little further down 59. That was kinda the beginning of the end for ST Mall. Remember Peppermint Park?
My older brother worked at the Winchel's Donut House across the street (Bellaire) from the Mall. My dad's friend, Mr. San Miguel was the owner or manager there. Man, Winchel's was the best!
On the east side of 59, there was a doctor's office on DeMoss. The exterior was like brown rocks. I used to go there every week for asthma treatment. I always made it a point to climb the side of the building when I got there.
In high school, I worked at the K-Mart at 8150 Southwest Freeway across from the Channel 2 station. I met my wife there. Her dad was a K-Mart manager.
I knew a lot of guys from Sharpstown High School that worked there as well. Sharpstown High was the coolest because it had a smoking area, or at least that was the rumor.