Rdaniel

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.

The Texas Tapes & Records in Pasadena was indeed one great record store. I think it was there even up until 1981 or so--maybe a little later.

They had all kinds of rare stuff in there that you couldn't find anywhere else. So did the Soundwaves on Belfort & Broadway. I remember being

blown away by the fact that they had the Beatles LP's on Parlaphone--imported from England. First place I ever saw those for sale in Houston.

And I bought them all of course. Another record store I frequented in those days was Disc Records. There was one at Almeda Mall and probably some others elsewhere.

The Sears was by itself, I went there many times growing up. It was built in the 1950's, actually has an architectural mention in the first Houston Architectural Guide - Papademetriou, Author. The Weiners store was in the same center the other stores you mentioned were.(to the west side of Sears).

Do you remember "Ray's Dime Store"? I believe it was on Richey, in a long strip mall. Had neat toys.

Yes, I remember the Rays on Richey. There was also a discount store in there called Moore's, if I am not mistaken. And then there was Mr. Hamburger a little ways down the street. We ate there frequently.

You jarred my memory on the Weiners. I am now thinking it was between the TSO and Weingartens--in the other shopping center as you pointed out.

How about Robert Hall Clothiers???

My parents bought me a suit from here in the early 1960's.

Or Thom McAn Shoe stores??

I used to like this shoe store.

There was a Robert Hall Store in Pasadena on Shaver Street. Right next to my elementary school, South Shaver Elementary.

It was a small bldg which still stands. There was a Shipleys right there also. Right at the end of the shell path which

led into my neighborhood east of Shaver. And across the street was "The Grove", a great place to get a Burger and Root Beer.

Actually the Grove was slightly down from there. There was a drive-in theatre right across from the Shipleys and Robert Hall Store.

We didn't go there much, but I can still remember the inside of the store. Had to be 44 years ago or so. Shortly after that,

they built the first Foleys outside of Houston (I think). It was on Southmore and that's where we did most of our clothes shopping.

How about Robert Hall Clothiers???

My parents bought me a suit from here in the early 1960's.

Or Thom McAn Shoe stores??

I used to like this shoe store.

There was a Thom Mcann Store in Pasadena at the corner of Southmore and Tatar. I saw this shopping center being discussed earlier.

In that L shaped center was a Western Auto, Wyatt's Cafeteria, TSO, Weingartens, Thom McCann, and Oshmans. Probably others I can't

remember. The Sears and Weiners were acorss the street.