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The blue and gold, of course. And I see the movie theater is gone, for a parking lot.

http://www1.pasadenaisd.org/community/alumni_central/high_schools/south_houston_high_school_alumni/s_h_h_s_alumni__reunion_news/s_o_h_o_p_e_d_i_a__our_favorite_places_to_eat/ ...some of these are in SE Houston, some in South Houston/Pasadena, Kemah. source: Jim Miller, member of "I Grew Up in Pasadena" Facebook page... nice find. Includes Vicki's Drive In... Winkler at Old Galveston Road, with the martian sign.

So, when was Northline gutted? And what is there now? That's a nice b/w photo showing the theater behind the mall (like Gulfgate and Meyerland's). Nice mod accordion or fan awnings visible in the demo pic.

I've been watching the land on Huffmeister near Kluge being cleared for development. Been wondering what was going on. I also noticed the trees that were spared. Sounds like a lot larger development than what I thought by glancing at it. I hate to see all the private homesteads w acreage sold off to commercial buyers. There are so many signs on Telge, especially, all the way to FM 2920. The area is changing rapidly. Old farm houses are vanishing. You are so right, small wooded patches of land are disappearing, as well (Spring-Cypress is one area, near Grant). It disturbs me. I love the areas on Huffmeister, N. Eldridge, and Telge where horse stables are located. I was looking at the flood maps on-line, studying the area roads, creeks and flood plains yesterday. I also found an "Anderson" sawmill location on an old topography map, explaining the subdivision name Anderson Woods (on Grant) near Jones. Lately, I have been admiring the homes and business that sit on stilts, on the edge of Enchanted Valley, near Huffmeister, closer to the bayou, on that main exit road (not Blossomheath).

The strip center definitely had a Whataburger in it. The only strange thing ( to me) was that it wasn't in a stand alone A-frame bldg. The time period was probably early to mid 1980's. The Diamondback Saloon was located in the middle of that strip center, at the time.

The wooded area around Kirby and Braeswood hides the Glenn McCarthy mansion. Apartments now occupy the site. The Glen... named streets in the area reflect his presence, along with the Shamrock Hotel, of course. There is a previous discussion on HAIF about the estate.

Best Products is not visible in the photo. It was located ( in the photo) to the left, top of JC Penney, roughly behind the original theater bldg, It sat almost at the corner of the two streets. The Bracewell library is seen behind Penneys.

That is my understanding, as well. Quite a bit of dredging and a few oxbows were bypassed for ease of navigation. Low hanging tree limbs and vegetation were also a problem.

Just discovered from GoogleEarth maps that the Underwood St. house (post #15-17) has an atrium in the middle of it.

Nice shots of the Houston Country Club (East End) - Gus Wortham. You can see what a beautiful spot that is. That pool was gorgeous. The RR to the left, CC entrance road over RR tracks from Harrisburg Blvd., Wayside Rd located at bottom of the picture all help with iidentification of the location.

Nice pics. There is so much from the time period captured in these b/w photos. For example, the price of gas, the white slacks, make and model of autos, dense, wooded look of roadside (Wayside, I'm guessing). I'm a huge fan of the 1950's-1960's rock or stone facades. I frequented that Dunkin Donuts as a kid. I vaguely remember the station. I'm sure that Googie style station caught my eye, every time I passed it. It's interesting how the round design of the canopies is repeated in the actual station. Reminds me of the motor hotels and import auto dealership (all recently demolished) on the Gulf Frwy,

Looks like there is original furniture inside. Picture #8. That car has sat there for quite a while.

That first photo is a great shot of Riverside Terrace. The back view of the large Weingarten residence (designed by Joseph Finger) is located on the left side. That area has such a beautiful landscape, with those tall pines. Thanks for sharing.

There may have been one on the corner of Hwy 529 & Hwy 6. Copperfield

Hopefully the building you are referencing to will remain standing. It's situated between two renovated properties. Can't hurt it's chances. The Magnolia is a beautiful hotel. I got to stay in it recently. Very tastefully done.

You know Uptown is not a new invention, right? ... Was used to describe where residential areas were located, as opposed to the business district, in early Houston. Had many apartments, 4-plexes,...If I'm not mistaken, it was near or actually the area referred to as South End. Who voted for EaDo, anyway? Sounds nasty.

There is an article about the contaminated neighborhood across from the SE Memorial Hospital on those links. Sad.

Yeah... Thanks for the Southbelt links... Interesting. Good article on Almeda Mall and cool ads of local places.

The Pasadena Oshman's I remember was located across from Sears, in the strip center that had Weingarten's, Wyatt's, Weiner's, and White's? Guessing on that last store.

Central Market.

That land near the bayou was very sloped. Guess they leveled it.

I see from GoogleEarth that the old houses off Montana ( directly north of Koehler, around Spencer and bayou in map) are GONE. See previous post. I'm glad I toured the area before it was scalped. Does anyone recall what happened to the houses? I'm guessing the old one in the photo was demolished. And what is going on, right now?

The new GoogleEarth street shots are not as sharp as before, don't zoom as well on street view. I would love to see a side-by-side year comparison, like the slide feature in historicaerials. Makes it easy to pinpoint locations of previous structures or bayou changes, etc.

I saw that Detroit pic. Very sad, indeed. The city is full of depressing visuals, in the form of abandonment. What a waste. At least the Sakowitz bldg. is still standing.

Good. Extant it is... Would love to see a blueprint. One can always hope.