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    I'm sorry. but I just now saw this conversation with Lotus and dbigtex56, and I had to laugh at the last line.Thanks, needed that. I have to agree, I was born with a natural curiosity for architecture. Guess that makes me one, I don't care what I'm called. Just wish more developers, investors, etc. would listen more to architectural historians like Stephen Fox or organizations, such as the Houston Preservation Society. Lotus, you definitely have a way with words.
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    Yes, the historicaerials compare function is quite handy, I use it often. The info. you share is interesting. Do you have any info. on the small one story Victorian trimmed house that sits near Jersey Village, right on the railroad? Sits on the south side of the rail, maybe near Jones Rd. I'm curious about it, thought it might have something to do with a train stop in earlier years, maybe a rail station, mail drop for a small town. It is always associated with a Halloween spook house in the month of October. I can't see why it would sit so close to the railway, without having such a purpose. The is also an old animal pen sitting close to the house. The condition is not so good, looks like it's used for hay storage.
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    I was always amazed that The Rutledge (as well as the other apts. around it) stood so unchanged, for so long. I always admired the design, brickwork and all...what's your guess as to the lava rock facing, was it a fountain or a planter, originally? The home designs in that area are unbelievable, my favs sit just north of the bayou.
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    Nice b/w shots. I'm not familiar with that second one, at all, reminds me of the YMCA bldg. on Hwy 225, near Gulfgate (I-45).
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    http://www.lib.utexa...eights-1915.jpg ...a question for cemeterywolf or others, in this map, does the cross within the triangle shape near the Olivewood Cemetery signify a church? It would have sat very close to the bayou, n/e of the cemetery grounds. There have been stories of churches that were mistakenly associated with the cemetery, only because they owned plots within the burial grounds. Maybe the cemetery is linked to the church in the map, could have been moved or destroyed, due to it's proximity to the bayou, and/ or flood water. I haven't had any luck identifying which one it was. http://mycity.housto...oodCemetery.pdf
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    ...if that's the case, too bad if it went into foreclosure, hope it's not neglected too much. The roof design is very unique, not the usual flat roof mod, has three rounded tops. Hope it stays standing.
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    The Meyerland Plaza (blt. 1960's) theaters had a longer life than it's sister sites at Gulfgate & Northline. Not surprised the Meyer Park theaters are being demolished. The shopping strip never seemed to do very good business, as a whole.Napoli's was there once, left, and before that, that large drug store, sat on the west side. Luby's has always seemed to draw a consistent crowd. That Walmart is fairly new, surprised it would be rebuilt. I'm surprised about the Chili's. HEB is a good idea. What about Schlotsky's?
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    ...one of the bldgs. I grew up with & have always been fascinated with. It's mentioned in the Houston Architecture Guide, yr. built, 1951, had retail, office & apartment space. If the deal does go through, hope the bldg. doesn't lose it's very unique personality.
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    I think we've talked about the Foley's pirate ship shoe dept. briefly, in an older thread...it's been a while back.
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    Good find, thanks. Had not seen this before, but have read Mr. Wolf's name many times, in cemetery research. Cemeterywolf, those lat and long coordinates from the website list (for the area we've discussed) did not place me where I thought they would. Sevfiv, I agree that the area to the east of Maxine St. could have been part of the cemetery. The name Brunsville has come up several times when I've looked at the block books, but found no reference to the cemetery.
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    ...thought this was a good source of info., although I didn't see much in reference to the Clinton Aid Society. I found the info. on the people of the Harrisburg Cemetery very interesting, with cowboys and Sam Houston's aid interred within. This is a word.doc, had trouble posting the link, let me know if it doesn't work. paste this in google search, it's the first topic in list, hit the "Quick View" , htown.aahgs.org/files/htown_projects_cemeteries.doc
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    http://hti.math.uh.e...01/06.01.10.pdf ...article containing info. on Galena Park & Clinton, mentioning the Christian Aid Cemetery. Mentions struggles African Americans endured, even with burial of their families, often taken to hometowns or buried on their own land, and talks of the Christian Aid Cemetery eventually being founded, mentions the freeway built over the cemetery, remains were moved to another cemetery, see pages 134, top of pg. 139. The document says it was a large cemetery. Excellent historic documentation.
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    Moonshine Hill, from a name like that, sounds like it had a colorful past...what would be the road names boardering the area?
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    I agree, if it was there, the small possible family burial plots would have been moved, present location would sit either within the industrial park (nearest roads being Maxine, Industrial, and Turning Basin), or lost to freeway construction. Cemeterywolf, where did you hear about the cement wall? Just curious.
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    http://www.lib.utexa...cinity-1955.jpg this is a stretch...but northwest of the gun plant, north of Clinton Rd., northeast of the neigborhood for the workers, are letters in an open field, cem with 4 marks, could this be the spot of a very small cemetery, measures approx. 200 yds. from the gun plant. On the map, see directly north of the words port terminal.
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    Never given this much thought before, but what happens to swimming pools in area that have these problems? Guess that would be a major headache, as well. Draining and concrete patch up?
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    I have good memories of fountains, as well, at Gulfgate, too bad they didn't incorporate them in the new design at MCM. Or are there some new ones, that I've missed?
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    I tried out the ipad while shopping, can't wait to get one. Will serve my purposes well, looked at the HAIF page while messing with it. I really like it.
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    http://www.oscarmail...egion_large.jpg ...from a fellow HAIFer Houstorian's Map Compilation, shows Lamb Road. http://www.lib.utexa...endhal-1915.jpg ...a very eary topo. map from the Univ. of Texas collection, showing the original roads in the area. http://www.tshaonlin.../articles/hla04 history of Aldine. http://www.texasfree...ble_highres.jpg ...this TexasFreeways Map shows an airport (Crutcher-Roff-Cummings) next to the south end of the Addicks dam and the Katy Frwy. Wow...not a lot of room.
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    Too bad, once again...that strip of old bldgs. has always intrigued me. Glad I got some pics a while back. The Architecture Guide, 2nd. Ed., describes the round arched windows. I never realized it was a fire house 'til now. Would have been a nice restoration project.
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    I'm guessing it's closer to Spring, from the info. you have given. Do you think it is a very old bldg.? Pre-1940's? Just curious.
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    http://www.houstonar...metery__st__200 I've been reading about the farm houses in that area, that were moved due to recurrent flooding. The thesis research one A&M masters student, Andrea Stahman, dug up is incredible, see post #237 by geopainter, in the HAIF link above. What a great paper. It might help with some answers. Has many photos and diagrams included.
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    Always nice to hear a personal story, welcome to HAIF. I didn't get to experience the large downtown Foleys, so I love to hear about it. Hopefully some of the remnants are still visible to a keen eye. My father or grandmother always made a point to drive us downtown to see the Foley's Chrismas display windows, though, in the late '60's.
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    http://swamplot.com/whats-gonna-go-in-that-big-hole-on-holcombe-where-ihop-used-to-be/2011-04-07/ reminded me of a House of Pies, with that rust color, on GoogleEarth, had a blue roof originally, IHOP. storage facility makes sense...narrow lot.
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