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I was happy to stumble across this footage at an archive site donated by KHOU. I do remember the song, but had forgotten Connie Stevens sang it with him. Here's a Dick Clark appearance.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KRNqgMiZdZI

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I lived across the bayou from Madison High School, we moved to Willow Meadows in 1966. I remember African American families were just starting to move into the neighborhood at that time. We didn't move because of it, but I do remember the "worried" talk among the adults about home values. We had 3 families we still visited in Pamela Heights for a few more years, but all of them had moved by the 70s.

Hard to believe this image is just shy of 50 years old.

Makes me wonder how many fantastic photos are sitting in boxes and drawers of people with no techno skills to share them with the world.

Someone posted on facebook. Great photo IMO.

Probably a great grandma now.

Here's a before and after photos using google maps.

Very cool Christy. Glad you shared it with them.

I'm assuming you've searched the internet and Youtube for these?

Anybody remember the hotel or the building?

Came across this in a 1970 UofH yearbook. Whenever I went to the Loew's or Metropolitan during the week, this man always seemed to be on the sidewalk.

Found in a 1955 UofH yearbook

Found this postcard for sale on Ebay.

Some good signs.

A little video clip from the late 80s I think. http://youtu.be/kBkFMuYVPtk

Westbury is still the Rebels but without the Confederate iconography. I saw Madison being built in 1965 when I was 10, I lived across the bayou in Pamela Heights. I could also see the Astrodome being built if I stood on top of the man-made hill at Hobby Elementary. I also remember the Civil War Centennial 1961-65, especially the bubblegum cards depicting battles and other scenes, I also remember the adults in the neighborhood used the N-word. My parents taught us not to use the word, but their neighborhood friends were the same people who used racial slurs. I remember the white and colored restrooms at my doctor's office in the medical center. Later in the Willow Meadows neighborhood we moved to, my best friend's dad was a Mississippian who would tear out pictures of black celebrities out of his TV Guide and other magazines before he would read them, and when "All in the Family" came out Archie Bunker was his hero. Some of my school friend's at Bellaire used racial slurs, some of who later became law enforcement. I don't like to think of myself as racist, but if I'm honest, I carry prejudices from my past that I try to identify and put aside. Tana, I'm sorry if I offended you, and I believe you when you say the Rebels didn't carry hate in their heart, and you are right about considering the times, that's why I said "almost seems like a bad joke now."

Mine was an angry bird - Bellaire Cardinals, I think we're still rivals.

Found this in a 1965 Westbury HS yearbook online. Geez, almost seems like a bad joke now.

Came across this youtube footage featuring Lassie.