JustinBryan

I'm lost! On one side of that map, I see U.S. 80, then on the right hand side, I see U.S. 90. I thought U.S. 80 ran through Abilene, Dallas, Shreveport, etc? The old Bankhead Highway. Funny thing is that travelling between Weatherford and Albany on old U.S. 80, there are little abandoned bridges across dry creeks, abandoned alignments, and lots of old signs that say "Bankhead Highway" Those are the only highlight of my trips between FTW and Stamford.

U.S. 80 Goes from San Diego, Ca to El Paso, then up to Pecos, Midland, Dallas, Shreveport, Then all the way to Savannah, Ga, the parts in West Tex, NM and AZ some shared with 90 then most is now the current I-8

here is a map of both 80 and 90......

Randalls Food Markets, INC was Houston based, later bought 2 other stores in Texas, in North Texas they aquired Tom Thumb, and also Simon David that operated stores from Dallas to Austin. Randalls, Tom Thumb and Simon David in 2000 became a sub of Safeway, Inc. I been wondering though one day Safeway will reband all its "sub" stores to Safeway. Safeway is the largest grocer in the U.S. Kroger is second.

Fiesta Mart operates stores in Houston (base) many in Dallas and one store in Austin off I-35.

HEB has a "supercenter" that competes with Wal-Mart called HEB Plus, They have stores in south Texas and in the San Antonio - Austin Markets so far, I would suspect Houston is next for the next HEB Plus.... They offer all the same items as a Wal-Mart from clothes to auto stuff, I cant wait, I prefer to give my money to a Texas based company anyday over Wal-Mart, I have also been awaiting HEB's entrance into the Dallas market, there is no where decent to shop in Dallas but Kroger and Tom Thumb or Albertsons.

I think the Pasadena that people of my generation remember is already gone. Just a few weeks ago, I took a drive through the old part of Pasadena to see what my old neighborhoods look like now. I grew up there in the 50s and 60s, and lived at several addresses till I graduated from PHS in 1961.

Our first Pasadena address was on Park Lane in the Gardens. Later on, we lived on Lawrence Street, also in the Gardens, on Pomeroy St. on the north side, just a few doors down from the Pomeroy family, and on Camille, two doors off Harris in the old Revlon Terrace neighborhood. All those areas were nice places to live -- back then.

It was depressing to see what is now happening in those areas. Everything north of 225, especially that little area around Pomeroy Street looks like "Little Nuevo Laredo". The Gardens were on the way down when I lived there in the 50s and it's just awful to see them now. Some of the people there have some pride and are taking care of their homes, but most of the houses are slums. There's no other way to say it. Most of Revlon Terrrace appears to be holding up better than the Gardens. In fact, it wouldn't bother me to live there now.

I didn't go through Red Bluff Terrace, or any area south of Southmore, so I don't know what those parts of town look like now.

The old "original" Pasadena, the area bounded on the north by 225, on the west by Shaver, by Southmore on the south, and on the east by Tatar, excuse me, Pasadena Blvd, used to be one of the nicest areas in the whole east part of the county. It was built in the years before WWII, and it was noted for its lovely tree-lined streets, well maintained cottage style houses and green lawns. Not any more. Anyone who remembers what it looked like as recently as 30 years ago would weep if they could see it now.

It's clear that the people who once lived there and took pride in their lovely suburban neighborhood don't live there anymore. Many have moved south to the annexed areas south of Spencer Highway and Fairmont Parkway. I won't be making any more trips back to Pasadena. It's just too depressing.

Well Pasadena City Council has been making great strides to clean up old Pasadena, if you notice there are alot of vacant lots because they are requiring slums be torn down, they re-did the Capitain a few years back, i do wish they would restore old Downtown pasadena, areas like Vinces Bridge where Sam Houston Captured Santa Anna needs to be preserved and beautified. There is alot of work to be done. The same needs to be done with Old Harrisburg, it was the capitol of Texas for heavens sake!

BINGO, It was the Houston House Apts. I think. Across form the Tenneco building.

I always wondered why they didn't give The Roxy building a credit for location, that is the spot where Bud, and his new gal go to the Upscale Honkytonk, and dance.

it wasnt houston house, i have the DVD and just paused it, it was 2016 Main where the new girlfriend lived, when she stands by the window you have clear view of the sign across the way on the building that says, HOUSTON HOUSE APARTMENTS, same sign thats up there now, it just doesnt light up anymore.. I lived inthe Houston House a few years ago, I felt like the bar hussy at Gilley's everytime I came home and looked off my balcony... lol though i did have more furniture in my pad than her.

This should test out a few memories.

anyone remember 'globe' dept. stores? If memory serves me correct it was the poor man's weiners.

Ricco

yea there was one across from what is now Pasadena Town Square, when it was just the stand alone Foley's.....

I remember also going to a store as a very small todler called GEMCO, i think it was like a pre-Sam's thing you had have a membership to get in.

Speaking of Streets and Naming, anyone know why numbered streets 1-40something are northside going east-west and then 50something - 99th st are on the east side going north south???

Also has anyone noticed in the last 10 yrs the postal service (I guess) or the city has renamed all streets to "street" unless it was a major street. Since Gail Borden designed the streets of Houston in the mid 1800's most streets in Houston going east-west were AVENUE (exp: Capitol Ave, Texas Avenue, Polk Ave, Dallas Ave, Gray Ave) and north south streets were STREET (exp: Main St, Fannin St, Smith St) of course there were exceptions Like Harrisburg Blvd, Westhiemer Rd, Wayside Dr.... but now all the Ave's are Street, I grew up on Capitol Ave and now its Capitol St, I notice Dallas is now ST and so are most others, a few other were just to popular to change I guess, like Richmond Ave, Washington Ave....??? When I was editor of the Houston Community College Systems newspaper I was going to write I story about this but i never could get an answer.

My mother who worked for SW Bell for over 30 years was working at the Wesalyn Building in the early 90's and I know that of at least 1992 when I turned 16 started driving, I drove there to meet her for lunch that summer and at noon on a friday, the air raid siren was still going off then, that was prob. the last time i recall hearing it here in Houston. She had once said in addition to the Fire Stations having the horns most of the Bell central offices had them on the roof tops as well. You can still see an old one on Harrisburg Blvd at the Haz Mat Station near 80th st and Harrisburg, its on the left side of the building. I grew up the first 6 yrs of my life near that one, i was in the area a few weeks ago visiting my grandmother and noticed it still there. I just moved back here from Dallas, where i got hear them every week this spring when all the tornados where coming through.

I also have seen the City of Pasadena has erected the newer sirens that at long black tubular horns around town, we had those at ends of streets in Dallas. But have not ever heard Pasadena testing them since i been back.