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Yes, based in San Antonio and a somewhat more upscale store than HEB was back then. There was a store at Voss at San Felipe, where the Randall's Flagship is now.

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My brother worked at the Handy Andy at Gesner and Westheimer during the 70s; he made great money in tips. I think they are still around in San Antonio.

Dined at Christie's a few nights ago and it was pretty good seafood( fried shrimp and stuffed shrimp) I realize that it is not as expensive and "a place to be seen" as some of the new "fish houses" in town and it seems to be a bit better than Red Lobster for quality and taste. It has been years and years since I dined ( OK the last time was a trout sandwich in my youth) at the old Main location and so I gave it another try after all these years. Just wondering what other HAIFers thought about the place.

I remember Kaphan's very well and it was a sponsor for one of the popular disk jockeys way back when and was very popular.

I miss Alfred's in the Village for their wonderful hamburgers, and does anybody remember the Ming Palace restaurant on (I think) West Gray?

Alfred Kahn's deli next to Jones Apothecary was the original (before they moved to bigger digs on Stella Link) across from Variety Fair in " The Village". Ming Palace was the first Chinese restaurant I ever visited back in the 50s. It was right next door to the River Oaks theatre...you could not miss the smell of the kitchen around the corner.

Wasn't there a Christie's on Bellaire Blvd? In the early eighties, my family would go there quite a bit and I could have sworn it was Christie's. I think it was near Bellaire and Renwick, but can't be sure. Anybody have any ideas?

Yes there was one on Bellaire near the area you mentioned during that time period...a bit further west at Bellaire and Hillcroft was the giant GLOBE store and Sharpstown Drive In

I had seen in one of the older strings about old theaters that there was some confusion from a younger crowd as to why they would not have put El before Capitan. Just thought I would throw that in there since I got a good look at it the other day. I also saw the Bellaire turned Whole Foods. We used to go on Saturday mornings for the kiddie shows but I mostly remember going to see Romeo & Juliet in Jr High and getting my first big smooch with a boy with braces on his teeth. Also on that same side of Bellaire but past Stella Link was the Prince's hamburger stand where you talked to the prince/clown head to order. Across the street at the corner was a Weiners where I clearly remember the seperate and unequal bathrooms and water fountains.

If I remember correctly that was a Price's hamburger joint across from Weiners on Bellaire and Stella link...there was a Princes in Bellaire at the crossing of Bellaire and Bissonnet, next to the still present Broiler Burger

So far, Nothing. But, some of these prices are getting pretty cheap. I might buy a 20-22 inch LCD HDTV for my kitchen. I'm also looking for a laptop, but I will not spend more than about $500 for one, so I am somewhat limited. Any suggestions are appreciated.

Got one of these from Sams ...VIZIO 22" HDTV for $289...good reviews and specs, had plenty on hand...also Westinghouse 16 " for $169.87 you need to check store locations because some stores are out of them

The old Market Square would be a huge draw today as would Westbury Square. Isn't it funny how we are reverting back to that type of shopping/entertainment areas.

Agree with Lunatic...just down there last week and the area is undergoing a bit of a Renaissance with Minute Maid and other venues popping up...Westbury's area is still in a transition so it may take longer especially with newer, larger stores so close...Christie's pictured is the now late/defunct S.Main location ( Oh those trout sandwiches)

So far the apartments listed are/were in West U or Houston near to Bellaire. There were some apartments on Bissonnet( around the 4000-4500 blocks)between Newcastle and Avenue B that are still there at last check as offices and/or other buildings; maybe even some apartments. Several school mates lived in them in the late 50s early 60s. These were just East of Maud Gordon Elementary School. Growing up in the area those and some near the RR tracks and HL&P Service Center were the only apartments that I knew of in the city of Bellaire.

That school was shut down in the 70s because of low enrollment ( baby boomers' parents were still there and boomer kids moved out).Immigrant families moved to the apartments and younger families with children moved in to the area and built new McMansions and the children were switched back from Cunningham to a reopend Gordon.

Increased rail traffic is the key. We've been in Sugar Land since '83 near Eldridge and 90 and the noise level is down considerably since the directionals have been installed. Remember the rail line along I-10 Katy FWY and the line along Westpark all the way to Fulshear were torn up and done away with for construction of the Tollway and I-10 expansion. Where did it all go---to the UP US 90 line into Houston and running North into Bellaire/West University and points further North. Increased train traffic = many more noise possibilities

Oh yeah, the Mexican restaurant, La Hacienda, I think. It was at Main and N. Braeswood. It was still open until the late 90's or early 00's. There was also a great Chinese place on Main. I'm guessing it was about where Radio Shack, in the Target parking lot is now.

My wife and I in our pre-nuptual, college days, dined at a restaurant--really a fancy hamburger joint --at the eastern corner of S. Main and N. Braeswood in the 60s and early 70s called Jaime's ( pronounced Jamee's ). Also Lee's Den was the Chinese place as has been mentioned.

Could it be The Confederate House that was in Highland Village (Westheimer) later moved to Richmond and Weslayan? Now out of business...

Kinda reminds me of the Shell Research facility on Holcombe that will be put out to pasture in the near future. Great old buildings that have used up their usefulness according to higher ups and/or financial strategists. Oh I forgot that's just the norm

Ivan Putski had a son that played football at TCU in the 80s named Scott Bednarski. The Bednarski family lived in South Austin for many years and went to school in that area as well. I think Ivan ran a pseudo wrestling school in Austin. From what I hear from friends who taiught the kids and knew the family the Bednarski's were quite humble and very gracious to fans and outsiders as well.

I remember during the 50s and into the 60s there was also TennWood Club near Hockley that was owned by Tennesee gas and Pipeline that had a beautiful clubhouse and pool, a golf course, small lake and great wooded picnic grounds. Our neighbors worked for Tennessee Gas and were our "in" to use the club and facilities. I think by the 90s the company sold out and it ibecame a golf club only and later it was sold again and is now a housing development.

Yea I also remember a "Poor Folks" on the west side of S.Post Oak south of Willowbend that closed down and morphed into a funeral home...no crude comments needed.

Just remembered another joint, an all you can eat franchise--how many remember "Sveden House"? one in Oak Forest area, South Park pre MLK...

Before Hickory Farms it was Mading Dugans Drug store.

Lunatic---you are corect sir !!!

Thanks...it's a relief to know Captain Bob wasn't just a figment of my childhood imagination. No one I've asked has ever remembered him.

That must have been before my time ...I do remember going to the Old Channel 2 studios on Post Oak for the "Uncle Bert Lynn" show for birthdays etc....and that was the mid 50s...

Same era I also remember many times going with my family to the studios on Friday nights to be in the audience for the "Curly Fox and Texas Ruby" LIVE music shows

You're thinking of Kitty Borah, a former KTRK personality who later went into corporate public relations at Shell Oil. Here's a link to a newspaper item that mentions her and a lot of other former local TV personalities.

http://www.societyspy.com/archive/05_parts.htm

You'll find her name somewhere down in there.

Great job Filio you beat me to it with Ms. Borah...Now, whatever happened to Kitirik's helpers -I believe one was NOD the Clown and the other was named Skipper Conlan(sp). I hope my age is not playing tricks on me about those characters...wasn't "Little Kit" Bunny Orsak's son? Again I hope my brain cells aren't playing tricks.

thank you guys. golden age is the local drink company, you are right.

as for the beers, do pearl and lonestar still exist?

on the bordens eggnog, it had elsie on the carton. carnation did a carton also, but weak weak. not thick and as if borden had used at least 10 times as much eggs and cream as carnation had. is carnation still around in the store dairy areas? i have not seen it at foodtown.

incideentally, when did foodtown surface? i do not remember it. henke was becoming kroger at the turn of the 70s, and randalls was much much smaller.

ding

Pearl and Lone Star are still around but I think they are owned by foreign (non Texan) companies

Borden's still sells great thick eggnog in aluminum quart sized cans that is out of this world...great for French toast dipping/frying

Randall's took over many of the Handy Andy locations and was later sold to Safeway...IMHOP that sale was a huge mistake...I think Handy Andy still operates stores in San Antonio

The name of the soft drink company was GOLDEN AGE... gone and maybe forgotten - a few brands include Sun-Up Ice Cream, Westmorland Dairy and Milk, Dentler potato chips, and Grand Prize Beer( we were too young for that though )...Just take the time to check links in other HAIFcategories and the memories will come flying back.

Wow. Returning to Houston after leaving in the early 70's must be like coming to a whole new city. Many changes. Some good, some bad. Welcome back.

Oh my oh my Ding, welcome back...the tales we could tell; where do we start ? You've come to a great place to start; hope you have the time to peruse all the links that you think will be helpful. Rest your eyes after awhile though.

Aside from H & H Music there was a record shop next to a Merle Norman's beauty shop that had a bulletin board with business cards for any bands that were available for "gigs". Of course this was the mid to late 1960s and the music scene was wild for high school garage bands for sock hops, parties, etc. The competition was fierce but it sure was fun playing in those great days.

I vaguely remember that display case! But, like I said...I had to have been about 5 years old at the time. lol!

That music store was H&H Music...between the mall central flag display and Montgomery Wards. Great place to gawk at guitars and drum kits. I don't even know if H&H is still around today...Brochstein's was another great music place but all that's left of that empire is the drumstick factory (Pro Mark) on South Main. Parker and Evans, two old Houston music store icons , are just shells of their former selves.

Guitar Center is the "Big Gorilla"

THANK YOU '57! Unfortunately nothing is showing up on your post so I'll search for your 1941 menu of Hebert's. Nice to know someone else remembers it.

I sure remember the place , my parents went there and my wife and I had our rehearsal dinner there in an upstairs banquet room back almost 37 years ago...and went back a time or two to celebrate anniversaries. Miss the great rib steaks.

Okay, I did it. Tried out Griff's in Denver for lunch today. Really a good flavor to the burger. In a way, reminded me a bit of the Bellaire Broiler Burger. I will go back!

As for Del Taco, they came into Denver about 2 years ago. They are okay, but I don't see the attraction of tacos and french fries together.

I Remember the Griffs in Bellaire just down the street from the Broiler Burger and a Prince's...it eventually was torn down and the First National Bank of Bellaire was put up later torn down to make room for what today I think is a Burger King. What can we say about "progress"?

Does anyone remember a downtown oyster bar in the vicinity of Old Market Square?

I'm not talking about Massa's. This was a full seafood restaurant with an emphasis

on it's fresh oysters and live jazz.

I remember eating there and listening to Arnett Cobb. I think it was the early 80s.

Could it have been the Ten Fathoms???