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Ross, I agree, I've found HCAD to be wrong on a number of occasions. Earlydays, thanks for the link, interesting. I've found GoogleEarth doesn't work as well as it used to, for getting u close to a particular house, for viewing. This is good. Walnut Bend is an interesting area. My aunt had a beautiful home in that neighborhood. Some homes in the neighborhood were featured in the Parade of Homes.

Commercial, money making venture for Fertitta. I agree with Kylejack. Looks like a recreation of Kemah.

Does anyone know about the house that stood at Calumet and Live Oak? J.R. Gonzales/ Bayou City history page (Facebook) is asking about it. Looks like it fell between 2006 and 2008. Henry Meyer lived there, per J.R.

Some day, I wish a millionaire UH or TSU alumni would buy that Finger/ Weingarten house as a study in Houston's great architectural past. UT and A&M have programs in Historic Preservation. UH's Dept. of Architecture could study it. It would be a great project in Architecture - Historic Preservation. Alas, we all have our dreams, don't we.

I remember the logo printed on those flat waxy brown paper sacks.Late sixties, early seventies. Funny what u remember.

Globe's logo was the sun. I think it had a smiling face on it.

That building has always intrigued me. Glad someone is interested in it's survival and re-use. That's a nice b/w photo of the other previous drug store, as well. Never seen that before. That area has some nice historical structures.

I would like to see the inside.

Excellent refurbish...and u salvaged materials. Bravo! More brownie points...very pain-staking work, with steel-wool. I've done it a time or two. Truly a labor of love. I love natural wood. Can't understand painting over it with white.

http://www.ghpa.org/awards/list.html yes, Gnu, correct, under year 2007, link above, GHPA preservation award, second line, says dates to 1929, 5104 Harrisburg Blvd. That date makes more sense to me. I wonder why the 1949 reference fits in, guess when photo was possibly taken...hmmm.

Thank u GNU ! Hoped u would show up with that! My ggrandmother lived near there...nice to know, that's close to the 4 plex w/ the name on it. Where did u get ur hands on that phone book? HCAD may actually have the date close to being believable, THIS Time...I usually don't trust them. But the Bob Bailey photo is dated 1949, which I believe is probably a grand opening promotional, or recently built "new store" shot.

Snigley, have u seen the photos in this collection? See first and third ones...right style bldg., caption says Pasadena location, did ur grandparents live anywhere near there? that could help pinpoint, also the question would be : How many stores were built in that style in that time period, after 1926. The librarians at Pasadena Main Library location, by Foley's, might be able to help verify if it was store 7. They have a great set of archives and old phone books, even if u verify the new store. If it was the Pasadena one, it may have been torn down for the "new and larger" one, heard the Weingartens on Lawndale had that happen. Just an idea. I am only familiar with the store in Pasadena S.Shaver & Southmore as the new design, 1950's. The older one is nicer, IMO. PS just looked on GoogleEarth w. timeline feature... which reveals that there was no structure at THAT Pasadena location in 1944, but sometime between 1944 and 1953 there was a rectangular bldg. (stand alone) built at S. Shaver and Southmore. Could have had a first location in the older part of Pasadena, first, before these dates. All speculation, of course. The design still makes me think it's pre 1940's...I'd like to know what year the style dates to. HAIFers????? The naming/ signing on the actual building inlay/ facing makes me think...older, like those 4 - plex apartments w/ ladies names inlaid in them. And of course, THE CARS IN THE PHOTO...what year make and models? this will help pinpoint the year, more than likely the grand opening, Bob Bailey took many commercial, promotional photos. I just read a Facebook page for previous employees that mentions the South Shaver & Southmore store as #33, another calls it #75, also on eperson calls the Telephone Rd. store as #1. Who knows for sure? we need proof! haha. I now do believe that Bob Bailey photo would have been a first Pasadena grocery store location located closer to old town Pasadena, there is a structure between Chartres & S. Walter that could have possibly been the location for the first Weingartens BB photo, before Hwy 225 was built, it faces what would have been the major road, very old structure.

Snigly, I've checked the online directories to 1926, thru Houston Library digital library, no help. article oh Handbook of Texas Online hints it was built shortly after 1926, after store no. 6 was built. . but probably long before 1938 when he had 12 stores. http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fwe15 Have more sources to check out, tomorrow morning! Yes Kylejack, that could help! Thanks, such a good site. I have books to consult, as well.

Thank you Ricco67, for your personal risk, sacrifice, glad u weren't injured...oh, the things we do for HAIF. haha...looks like u were perched on that traffic light post, like a bird. Interesting shots. I remember going in the Oshman's warehouse with my dad, in the '70's maybe, and always noticing the pretty neon Holiday Inn Sign, from the 1960's. I'm on the fence about this issue, know it will be of great use to area residents, a new Walmart. I personally don't really like them. ran across this definition the other day, when writing a paper... Sylvan : abounding in trees; wooded. (Idylwood street name)

Snigley, See Post number 9, sevfiv's on this thread, gives a 1955 listing of Weingarten location's. If it hasn't been torn down, maybe it's one of those. I'd plug in those addresses to search on GoogleEarth for the actual bldg.But it's a time-consuming process. The building does look very old, one of the first in growing phase (my guess) probably a "closer to downtown" street, probably near produce row, First Ward. I still know there is a list somewhere, from a directory. Maybe from when we talked about the East End Weingarten's. I'll look there now.

Oh, wow...that is such a cool picture of an old Weingarten's.I know that a member has previously posted addresses for no'd Wirngartens, from an old directory. I'll hunt for you. Welcome to HAIF Snigley, and thanks for sharing your photo!

I would think, a realtor, if asked specifically about a home's flood history, would have to be specific about it. I will ask my brother about that. Thanks for sharing the photo, Wallingford and info. Little Frau. I haven't been by there lately. I'm still very intrigued by the uniqueness of Idylwood.

http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/topo/texas/txu-pclmaps-topo-tx-houston_heights-1915.jpg N. Post Oak area - 1915 http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/topo/texas/txu-pclmaps-topo-tx-houston_heights-1947.jpg N. Post Oak are - 1947 These maps reflect the changes in the remote country estate area before the freeway counstruction. The 1947 map indicates a road of some type feeding into the Post Oak area from Memorial Park. I did read (in the M. Johnston book that was noted in my above, previous post) that the elite families, with the help of Mr. Hogg, acquired land that belonged to University of Texas, to found their prestigious country club. Ironic, now, that the maps listed above, are found on the UT map collection site.

There was also a Japanese Gardens or Alvin Japanese Nursery Co. (one location) at 7200 Lawndale (the major intersection with Evergreen). Ads were in the 1907 Blue Book, Maugeritte Johnston mentions in her book Houston - the Unknown City. Wish that Blue Book (included prominent Houstonians) was online. The Red Book (the African American equivalent is available, and very interesting). It actually includes house photographs with addresses, many are still standing, looked them up in GoogleEarth.

http://books.tax.hct...7_45_2_0173.jpg ...another boundary for the Morse Cemetery. Interesting how it crosses the road...hmmm. notice the name R.B. Gaut Subdivision. The lake nearby was called Lake Diane. The area was the locaton in the early 1920's for the country homes of the elite. Staubb designed some of the homes/ stables. Huisache Place is one. Farishes, Randolphs, Will. Carter Jr. and wife Lillie Neuhaus (made lake - Hare and Hare Landscape Architects), Weiss called their country home "The Stables". Was very remote. That might explain why the Houston City Police stables were located nearby, Loop 610 and N. Post Oak. sources: Houston Unknown City, M. Johnston. Ch 56. p. 317-18. Harris County Block Books http://books.tax.hct...7_45_2_0158.jpg ...some of the roads reflect the country estates & owner names. and notice how the freeway path is penciled in, in the center of the map, runs north and south.

There was a city owned horse stables/ stalls located east of the bible college/ auto parts store. It would have been early on, 1940's maybe, or earlier. Seen in on maps. Don't recall it personally, though. Would have been close to The Key gas station, north side of train tracks.

That's interesting information. Makes sense. I know that Maxwell Lane is present on old maps, including the 1950's Sanborn records. It was one of few entranceways into the area before the Gulf Freeway was built. The North MacGregor name has always fascinated me. The street name suggests that in the early days of or before Idylwood, the land developer could have had a link to it. Pure speculation on my part.

Wow, Nick, nice story. Would love to have had a visit with your teacher, or read an interview. Imagine the stories she could tell. On a separate note, I recall the sign on that Imported Auto Showroom/ shop spelled "Chequer", a European (British?) spelling, no doubt. It's detected in the photo I submitted in an earlier post, if you look really hard. It always bugged me, growing up, thinking about how it was mis-spelled, not understanding, as a kid.

I think I may have a photo of those houses, whose backs faced the monument store (other side of bayou) from a while back. I recall one being on blocks, like it was to be moved in the near future. The photos were taken on one of my visits, right after one of those (storm caused) bayou - overflows. The real trouble seemed to be, at the time, where Sylvan met North Macgregor, on the bend, remember the construction along the bayou at that point, especially.