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I bought my 74 Honda Elsinore at the Honda shop inside of J Rich Sporting goods,

We hung out at Bill Williams Drive In (Dryden and S Main) and would caravan up to McDonald's  located south of Pierce Elevated, North of Gray between Main and Fannin to try and dig up street races, The McDonald's crowd was mostly into show and would never race. 

Stubbs Yazoo on Post Oak, Gulf Coast Honda Westover, Honda of Houston Hillcroft, J R Sporting Goods the Village

I skated there many years under Larry R. The people that started it before the Roland bought it were Boots and Ronnie Roberts. Those blades in the cement out front were from a pair of boots skates. I used to be very close to their family. Would love to know where their daughter Rhonda is. She had twins in the late '70's and last I knew was teaching at Sharpstown. I may have a pic or two of winterland. I'll look

Sorry, from Boot''s skates. Hard to type on phone

Rhonda and Greg were best friends , I wento school with her and we dida few things togther. Her brother Greg Roberts is a Banker in Sugarland last time I talked to him. Rhonda's married name was Buchannon, I talked to her about 20 years ago, I think she was instructing. Last time I got ahold of them it was thru Roland "petey" Roberts their older brother in the 90s. Bootls lived withRoland a few streets over from us in High School. She was nice but strange, hated germs.

Greg and I worked up in Chicago with his Dad Ronnie. Of course Rhonda and Greg and I would visit Winterland and I looked the fool compared to them.

I wonder if this is the intersection you are speaking of;

It's probably all changed since those days.

The 2d Office Club of my memories was in the Weslayan, Bissonet area I believe. Went there a lot in the 70's.

Gab's was at 6419 1/2 Hillcroft. Originally it was called Chatty Cathy's, then Gabs, now Uncle Joe's Club.

Cathy Carpenter was the Cathy in Chatty Cathy's,a few years back she was bartending at Uncle Joe's.

If you check out Google Earth or Maps you can still see the oval at the southeast corner of S. Main and Hillcroft.

The starting pad at the old Houston International drag strip is also visible, east of 45 and north of Dickinson.

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In doing a search for Playland Park and the races they used to have featuring AJ Foyt and Billy Wade led me to a blurb about there being a racetrack at Arrowhead Park. I am pretty sure I know where it was because I remember seeing the monorail off South Main past where it makes the bend at the conjunction with Holmes. However, all my searches for Arrowhead came back with the stadium in KC.

Now, there used to be stock car races in the late 60

thanks for the interesting article. I emailed Chuck before and he replied looking for Bobby.

Hello BayouCity Girl, Fred Nahas was my Uncle, married at the time to Ellen (my mother's sister).

I was born in 51 and we spent a lot of time with ( my 2 oldest sisters and I) Uncle fred from the 50's untill they divorced.

We used to attend his Radio/TV show Saturday at the Shamrock, meeting many celebrities. At that time Uncle Fred had a news show on the radio called "Tomorrow's History". I would sometimes ride to the studio (KXYZ) to listen to him broadcast.

Of course the advertising agency handled Continental Can and "Wildcatter" whiskey.

Only thing I Remember also is at Fred Nahas's funeral Marvin Zindler was there to shake the families hands and they did a broadcast of his tapings so the church could hear it.

Also a personal message he had left for his wife before he passed away.

Fred Nahas was a true romantic!

Hello BayouCity Girl, Fred Nahas was my Uncle, married at the time to Ellen (my mother's sister).

I was born in 51 and we spent a lot of time with ( my 2 oldest sisters and I) Uncle fred from the 50's untill they divorced.

We used to attend his Radio/TV show Saturday at the Shamrock, meeting many celebrities. At that time Uncle Fred had a news show on the radio called "Tomorrow's History". I would sometimes ride to the studio (KXYZ) to listen to him broadcast.

Of course the advertising agency handled Continental Can and "Wildcatter" whiskey of Glenn McCarthy fame.

I ran across this looking for photos of the balinese room and Uncle fred, so looks like I found an interesting place.

I have 20 years worth of fond memories of Uncle Fred, even lived in their home from time to time. He was quite the remarkable man and I will never forget him.

Robert Hooper