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Thanks a million-Let's see if this jives with my colleague's remembrances. Where in the sam hill did you find this info??

My colleague says that the drive inn was across the street from Captain John's and Fred Astaire dance studio. Blue Grass inn was a chicken joint and she thinks that Rettig's and Blue Grass were in business before the drive inn was in operation.

the 50sand 60s

This should probably go in the defunct restaurant section but does any one remember a drive in restaurant on W. Gray near Captain John's? Please -a colleague and I cannot remember the name. We think the name started with a "W" ( we don't think it was Weber's).

Copyright problems??? Devon, your snippet was great...J.R. Gonzalez's Chronicle Blog has the 22 minute KTRK film let's see if that works. http://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/2011/08/1960s-film-profiles-houston-after-dark/

Thanks I thought that would be my only alternative. I tried Jeff Millar's name on Google but that didn't help . Any info on Carl Mann and/ or Art Casper (Mann with Channel 2 and both with UH Basketball in the 60sl ) and their whereabouts/past years? I can usually depend on you Filio for much info on Houston Old Time Media info

Have been reading about and re watching 2001: A Space Odyssey. Does anyone know where I can find reviews of the film from the Chronicle or the Post from back in the Summer of 1968. I think the old Houston Press was out of business by then. Is microfilm at the Library my only shot or is there anything on the net? Any help or tips would be great

Wasn't their slogan a spelling variation of "Take Home A Sack"?

Great stuff from yesteryear...so many memories and thoughts of a more innocent time

Shamrock Hilton, Prudential Bldg. the icons always seem to come down in Houston. As stated before it is truly sad to see the building being taken apart. My brother was able to get some of the marble and granite that was taken down several years ago from the building. Too bad they couldn't salvage those slabs before they implode the building.

My wife remembers a Goggi's Pizza in the area

My dad worked for Hubert Lumber Co in town and they did a lot of work for Meyer. In fact I believe that Meyer and Krist Hubert and others began the MeyerLand subdivision. Since we had an open invitation, we went to the area often in the late 50s and early 60s to go fishing at the pond on the acreage (we called it "Meyer's Lake"). It was stocked with perch and other fish so for we small fry using cane poles it was a treat to catch "the whoppers". Meyer often held barbecues on the property for companies related to the construction business. Such a bucolic place before the urban sprawl.

HISD moved the 9th grade Junior High School students to High Schools in the 1981-82 School Year. High Schools then became grades 9-12 and the new titled "Middle Schools" had grades 6-8. I decided to move to Westbury HS from Fondren JHS since I taught 9th graders.

Weingarten's were everywhere in the 60's I believe the grocery store at Meyerland Mall started out as a Weingarten's. I think the first grocery was either a Henke's or an A&P..the first Weingarten's I remember was at Weslayan and Bissonett and later a new one built in Bellaire near Cedar Street , west of Rice between Bellaire and Bissonett both stores are now Randall's.

Several items I either think I remember or know ...In the shoe department they had machines that showed Xrays of your feet to determine size and width and the curvature of your foot,,,these things had more radiation that medical ones and were finally done away with. I think I remember large murals on the walls on the main floor similar to federal arts works from the depression...is my mind playing tricks on me?? Near there was a Kress store, Delman theatre, One's a Meal, Prince's, Cleburne and Welden's Cafeterias, St. Agnes School...

I just remember going to the Cinder Club in the late 60s to see the top acts. We never felt like the frat boys in "Animal House"!

In an earlier post someone mentioned Bill Worrell and a Channel 2 sportscaster who died. That was Bill Enis? One of his sons Bart is still in town and does work on Astro's games. Someone also mentioned Chris Chandler's show on Channel 2 at 5:00pm. I cannot remember the name of a local afternoon music and talk show on Channel 2 with Paul Schmidt in the 50s and one of the top performers on the show was a young Johnny Nash of "I Can See Clearly Now" fame.

Poncie Ponce was a star of Hawaiian Eye back in the 60s

The sites mentioned by cadetdonfan and fringe are outstanding if you want anything related to the music scene in Houston and Texas in the 1960s. I believe that fringe's site is one he put together.

Used to go to the Drag Weinerscnitzel a bunch in 1967...losers of boarding house card games would trek/ walk on down from 22nd and buy for the players...bad news on cold nights. Still go in Bryan and Austin...put the darn franchise in SugarLand

Anybody have any info ( Stations, times, years run) on a syndicated kid's program here in Houston on Saturdays called "Big John and Sparkie" and/or "No School Today"

The location was near the present intersection of HWY 90 and Eldridge Rd. just north of the RR tracksThe concrete pylons for the tower were removed a few years ago to make way for a professional building now somewhat complete on the old site. I only know this because my Dad pointed it our to me many years ago when we used Eldridge as a way to get to HWY 90 on our way to Richmond/Rosenberg.

Man I remember Sullivan's Island next to it in the early 70s

Just read that the Village institution Variety Fair will be closing down within the next 90 days...what a shame, what a great place of fond memories, just another addition to the dwindling number of Houston landmarks that come to a sad end.