Duce
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A new one opens in Crosby this month.
What is it called? Do you know if they have a web address?
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WHere was it? I know it only was around for about a year and a half but does anyone know anything more about it?
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The small town I grew up in had some very old phone switching equipment until about 1992 or 1993. Every phone in town was in the same exchange, so the way we dialed local calls was by just dialing the last five digits. If you dialed all seven digits for a local call, the call would not connect because the equipment was set up with every line on the same exchange. For example, my home number was 283-5968 and Dad's work number was 283-2231. To dial him at work from the house, you'd just dial 32231. Touch tone phones would also not work on that system -- just about everyone had the old rotary dial phones (Dad's store still has one that they still use!) or a push button phone set to the pulse setting. After SBC installed new phone switching equipment shortly after I graduated high school, touch tone phones could be used, and you were forced to dial the 2 and 8 for local calls. It took a long time for many people to break the habit of not dialing those two numbers.
What town was that?
If you remember in the Godfather, Michael calls home after his dad was shot by asking for "Long Beach" and a number.
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When I was downtown last week, it seemed all the Jones Plaza entrances were taped off. Now they seemed to be cleaning but I wasn't sure if this was just for cleaning, or for some other reason. Is something going on here? Will Party On The Plaza return or has it been swallowed by The Main Event?
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That was so yesterdays news. The place is now "Jefe Consulting" specializing in helping create successful mexican restaurant concepts.
I wonder when the name of the place will become "For Sale or Lease"
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Escobar on a Thursday is dead. Then they turn people away for something trivial about thier Prada shoes...
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Pangea closed, building is starting to come down it seems (partly on its own) fence up around the property. Anyone know what is planned for that space?
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escobar is great on Saturday nights and the dj is pretty good. he'll throw in some random stuff but everyone digs it. I heard Sundays they get a lot of strippers in there and strip club managers. Not sure about other nights, give them a chance. I know they have grander plans for the place to expand and such as they can.
Also, is light bar open yet? Do they have a website?
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I don't think Cordish has been entirely to blame, and they have a good track record in other cities. It just seems to me that Bayou Place has struggled for a real identity, isn't well marketed to the public, and business owners have been reluctant to open new concepts there to attract people.
Well, sounds like most of that is the fault of Cordish.
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I think she's kinda scary.
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Any have any information on this bar called "Poison Girl" just a little east of Cafe Brazil on Westheimer?
Its next door to Taxi taxi - haven't been yet but I think the people who own it used to work at The Next Door or Rudyards or something
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As Bayou Place seems to be dying some I was thinking of possibly some concepts that might help...
Joe's Crab Shack or Cadillac Bar maybe...
Hooters
House of Blues
Rick's Cabaret
a country/western club maybe
Then add some shopping in to that mix if they can or an art gallery or two...
any other ideas?
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Maybe a group of people could get together for an excursion to try to search out old tunnels... would be interesting. Paris, France has a lot of old tunnels many of which are unknown to city officials. I read recently about one being found that had been set up as an underground club/restaraunt of some kind. Possibly for hipsters but I think it most likely said it may have been for some sort of secret groups of racist groups or cult.
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Marqee Plaza to downtown? Don't we have Bayou Place? just need to work on filling that up.
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Anyone watch Wild About Houston or Craig Roberts new sports show on the Tube? (Channel 55) Anyone even know these shows exist?
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How long have they been the New 93Q now? When do they become just 93Q or the Old 93Q? Why not be New Country 93Q or something that makes more sense than calling themselves "new" year after year.
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they are going to tear it down an put a CVS there.
Awesome, we needed one of those.
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Light bar? Is that at the same place as Seven and U Bar was?
There's that sports bar on W. Gray - uh, Splash? or do I have the name wrong. Anyone checked it out?
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Anyone know whats going on at that lot? It seems like its getting torn down and something else going up in its place. I always thought they needed to do a lot of work on the exterior of that place.
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Komodo is from the people who do Lizard's Pub & LZ's I believe.
Escobar is new on Travis. Escobar Houston
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That will be too bad if a lot of bars start opening in Midtown. That really isn't the kind of development that neighborhood needs. Sometimes it seems Midtown sure has a lot going against it.
What development do you think Midtown needs?
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Anyone heard of Epsom Downs from Houston or Texas's history? If so, where was this place? Was it just horse racing or what?
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If you have photos of these places and/or memorabilia from them, please post.
Shamrock Hotel
Kiddie Wonderland
Peppermint Park
Sea Arama
The Pig
The old baseball stadium where fingers is now (forgot the name)
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I saw an old postcard from Galveston with this on it... is it still there? If so, what name is it under?
Midtown Restaurant And Bar Scene - More Coming
in Midtown
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What music would you like to hear? There are several local dj's with talent around town but sometimes they are constrained by the club owner on what they can/can't play based on the crowd or other reasons.