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    Saw EWB at Steak & Ale at Gulf Freeway, with my dad. Still have his albums. He loved them. I also remember "Popcorn" local group. I loved "Don the Beachcomber" (Polynesian?) restaurant on Gessner & Westheimer. Gas station-Quick mart now.
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    Heard that before, somewhere. Biba's was good , when I used to go. It was in a googie type building, or a "used to be" carhop type of bldg. I also remember the One's a Meal across the street. Rainbow Lodge was around there too. And that barbeque place behind Bibas.
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    The theater was originally identical to the Gulfgate General Cinema(and Northline). Had small tilework in front, outside. Bomarang formica bathrooms, beet red carpet in lobby, with stained glass up high.(weird, what I remember) Beautiful, in a 60's sort of way, of course. I liked the sloped ramp walkway, in theater. This theater stood longer than the others. The mall was outside courtyards til mid 90's, I'm guessing.
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    Thanks Sevfiv for the article, above, that's one for my files. Hard to believe the house on the cover page is gone, design looked spectacular. At least somewhere, as for many homes, there is an architect's blueprint ...better than "nothing" left. Many "architectural- illiterate" people just don't get it, don't understand the total design aspects of a neighborhood. "One of these things just doesn't belong here" comes to mind. I'm so discouraged to hear this happening. Speaking of Collinwood, I love bad Barnabas & campy Dark Shadows, thought he was too scaaarrry when I was little.
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    Don't blame you, Sevfiv...the pics I took a while back (in it's decayed state) showed many an orb! If you believe in that kind of thing. If there was ever a bldg. in Houston that should be haunted, it should be that one! Considering what's sitting underneath it...I think the "Ghost Hunters", you know those plumber guys on cable, need to come & check it out.
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    Sage (Monroe & 45S) always fascinated me as a child. It had that large & small staircase leading to the restaurant, above entrance. Had a rocket shaped gumball machine.(Times we lived in, everything was space-age related). Also had a very wide wooden staircase leading to a large loft, roped off storage area in the toy section. They had good school supplies.
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    I remember that store, my grandmother went there alot. Wasn't there a red looking "Wahoo" bar across the street? the bldgs on the diagonal corner are/were the oldest. By the "used to be" donut store "winchells". I like the barber shop strip the best,to the side of TG&Y. Speaking of special smoking items, in the 70's Vertigo, they had it too, so did Soundwaves on Bellfort & Broadway. I only went for albums & cassettes! That was by the Pasadena Plaza. It was a nicely designed small, very long, spread-out, half-octagon shaped mall. Had a covered circle drive to let passengers out. Was never very busy.
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    I remember that place, if it is the same one that's called the Arena Theater now.Was built circular, in the round... Sits between two tall bldgs, on Hwy 59 So. Hard to believe, but when my family went there to see a play in the 60's, there was nothing but fields & chain link fences behind & around it. Right before Sharpstown. Sevfiv, great pics. love the b/w ones especially. Thank goodness for Bob Bailey & those pics! *I never heard much talk about the Bluebonnet growing up. Didn't last long, from what I've heard. The Broadway was popular, & the Santa Rosa (I think) might have hurt their business. My dad liked to tell a story of reading an ad in the newspaper about a new spy movie playing at the Holmes Rd.? Drive-In, (later 610 Loop S) HUMM? Wonder what this is? It was "Dr. No". He loved the James Bond movies! The "original" ones, of course, with Sean Connery. * Edit: I confused the Plaza with the Bluebonnet, as many do. See my post below for more info.
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    Does anyone know the demolition date? A quote from the AIA Architecturlal Guide (Stephen Fox) edition, "Since acquiring the building in 1975 the University of Texas has maintained it with the consideration that it deserves". What happened?
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    I've heard about this movie for years. Hated to miss the showing. Would like to have met some of you. Sounded like an interesting discussion. Would liked to have heard the perspectives. I have to say that I've been through the neighborhood lately. It has some wonderfully preserved homes. Much as I remember it growing up. Somebody is still doing something RIGHT! No matter what their ethnic background is. Does anyone know if we can by that movie yet? Brazos BkStore?
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    I must say that this area of downtown took my breath away last night, as I drove through. The night lights were beautiful. Beats the way it used to look in the 70's. The Texaco bldg. at 720 San Jacinto St. (1915) Warren & Wetmore stood out to me. AIA Architectural Guide says: (B-29) "Fine example of classical architectural detail applied to a multistory office block". "...The building makes its most notable contribution at ground level, where sidewalks are sheltered beneath grand limestone arcades supported on paired limestone columns armored with bronze bumper guards bearing the Texaco star. The arcades are vaulted with Guastavino tiles." The Rice Hotel was it's usual beautiful self. I was surprised how busy that area was for a wed. night, the Flying Saucer was packed.
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    The Wald family owned a moving/storage company for many years in Houston. May have been an affiliate of Mayflower moving. I've always seen the two names together. One of their storage buildings is/was located a block west of 59South/610 loop interchange. You can see it from westpark tollway.
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    I agree with dbigtex56. There are several miniature trains sitting under the train graveyard, right by the tracks. I believe one came from the old amusement park close by. There have been some very positive improvements to the park. You can really tell when you take the train ride.
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    How disappointing...can't say I am surprised though. Consider myself lucky to have been in the building. My dad's employer, Unocal had offices in the Prudential bldg. when I was young. Remember looking out the window at the swimming pool. Was very far down. Too bad some of the materials can't at least be reused somewhere. I like the bronze look of the details. And the use of landscape in the original plan. At least someone has the fountain somewhere. Can someone please take some pics!!!
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    Says it was the "world's first"! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Architecture_of_Houston be sure to click on "atmospheric". The new cinema book looks like it has a whole section on it. Wish I could have seen it.
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    Watched that hotel being restored. Saw two people (architecture students?) taking pics one time, before the renovation. Does anyone know why it has never opened? Probably a financial issue.
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    Here is a photo of Kiddie Wonderland right before it closed down (located on South Main, right by Med. Center, Prudential Bldg. and Shamrock Hilton). Heard a story of Candace Bergen's dad taking her there whenever he was at the Shamrock.
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    Postcard reads: "Junction U.S. 90-A at Gulf Freeway, I-45, U.S. 75" Location,Location,Location
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    There is a picture of the Avalon Theater in "Near East End" topic, Vertigo58,page3,post#114.
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    Here is it in better days, a view of the "Zodiac Club"?, 2401 Wayside. Or would that be the restaurant, there was also a coffee shop, banquet halls. I'm sad, it reminded me of the Carousel Hotel.
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    The original post with pics by danax in original post #1 shows some other very early 1900's homes, I'm with you, thought the principal may have lived in one of the smaller ones, too. But in those days, it was all about who you were married to, as well. Just a thought. I'm still hunting.
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    I ran across an early Harrisburg High School graduation article from my great grandfather's brother. It states: "A party complimentary to the seniors and juniors was given Thursday night by the principal of the high school, J.D. Moncrief, and wife at their home in Forest Hill." Hm...I wonder which house.. I don't know yet which year exactly, but would have been around 1912. There were not many homes there at that time, the earliest dates to 1910 or 1911.
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    Was this ever answered? HCAD "ownership history" lists the Texas Delta Alumni Corp. as owner effective 9/23/92 until 11/10/03, for the 1766 pasadena hs.
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    Original post was from SpaceAge Mon. Jan.3rd, 2005 (see above Post #4) I cannot believe that house is sitting there. I grew up going down 75th st. and Lawndale. Saw it today. I got honked at while trying to take pics. These people obviously don't have a clue what's sitting in front of them! There were several houses like that, I remember, on Berkley St., several streets behind Deady Jr.High School, in Gloverdale. I actually got to go in one, it had a grand piano, and I believe a Victrola, and postcards you view through a viewmaster sort of thing. Was an awesome house with a front fountain. An HISD school sits there now. One other big Victorian house I remember sat at the corner of Berkley & Keller, backed up to Ingrando Park. It always caught my eye because it was so huge and old. I would love to know who lived in the Pasadena St. house originally.
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