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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?

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.

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.

Wonder what will become of the existing train and attendant fixtures. They have a certain retro charm.

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.

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!!!

Says it was the "world's first"!

The Majestic Theater, designed by John Eberson and constructed downtown in 1923, is considered to be the most notable movie theatre built in the city.^[48] The design was not of a standard theatre interior, but an outdoor plaza and garden of with a starlit sky overhead. The Mediterranean blue ceiling, inset with twinkling lights, featured clouds that floated over the heads of the audience during screenings. The Majestic was the world's first "atmospheric" movie theatre.^[49]

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.

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.

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.

Why were there so many motels in this vicinity to begin with? Next to K-Mart was The Josephine Motel, then Helena, Bluetop, Holiday Inn, etc. I imagine due to proximity to 45 and downtown? Who would have imagined they would all head into a downward spiral ie; Telephone Rd red light district?! Bummer.

Postcard reads: "Junction U.S. 90-A at Gulf Freeway, I-45, U.S. 75"

Location,Location,Location

There is a picture of the Avalon Theater in "Near East End" topic, Vertigo58,page3,post#114.

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.

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.

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.

Which Frat?

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.

page 171

1766 Pasadena Avenue

(1911) Lang & Witchell

This Colonial Revival house was the largest built in Forest Hill. Designed in the Houston branch office of Dallas's most proliffic architects, it sits on a small hillock looking out to Brays Bayou.

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.