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    wow!! I found the first located of the WCC! Cool history here. I wonder if anyone on HAIF knows about this place? Who was the architect? From the newspaper The Bellaire Texan dated December 5, 1956: Here's How New Country Club Will Look. Groundbreaking For Willowisp Country Club. The first step in realization of the dream of two men from the Southwest area will take place Friday, December 7, at 2 p.m. On vacant acreage on South Willow Drive, in Willowbend. “We break ground for the Willowisp Country Club Friday”, Sam Dobyanski and his partner G.G. Simoneaux announced. The duo's plans for a $175,000 family type country club to serve the area of Willowbend, Westbury, Meyerland, Southern Oaks, Braes Oaks and Ayreshre, come of the drawing board and into construction immediately. The country club will include a seine dining room with a view of the terrace and swimming pool that will serve a night club on the weekends. The partners said there will be a cocktail bar, a magnificent swimming pool and a teen age recreation center with soda fountain, a snack bar and a jute box dances for afternoon and evening. Wading Pool. There will also be a kiddie wadding pool and play-ground area. Mr. Dobyanski, a resident of Willowbemd is a member of the the Bellaire Lions, and owns his own business, the Atlas Brace Co., 513 Richmond Avenue, where he has been located since 1950.
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    Found it! An article and rendering from the 1970s. Joint Projects. The following are major examples of joint operation in which the Texas Medical Center, Inc. participates: Central Laundry. Following a Feasibility and Planning Study, conducted by laundry consultants from New York City, it was determined that a central laundry in the Medical Center was feasible and **** substantial savings both in new equipment and **** hospital space. Thus, the Texas Medical Center Laundry Cooperative Association **** The University of Texas **** Texas Medical Center, Inc. **** Services will also be available to other institutions. Rendering caption. An artist's rendering of the Central Laundry Building being constructed under the Texas Medical Center Laundry Cooperative Association. Construction began in the Fall of 1972.
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    I was reading the newspaper The Bellaire Texan and found some old pharmacy advertisements. Willowbend Pharmacy located at 10707 South Post Oak Road / MA 3-2200. Does anyone recall this place? This was when they had "druggists" that actually mixed the medicines together? Looking on Google Maps, this is where the current O'Reilly Auto Parts store is? April 25, 1956: August 10, 1960: "The Pill Wagon" December 5, 1956: Looks like the drug store also had a toy department with trains! Just how big was this place? Seems like it was the size of a current Walgreens or CVS?
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    Anyone recall the massive cattle sign on Old Spanish Trail? Apparently the cow was on top of a globe, that was perched on a long pole. Very weird for the medical center!! When Googling the address 1610 Old Spanish Trail it places me at the old Shell Technology building, that was demolished a few years ago. Was this in related to the Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo? Advertisement from the 1970s. So this came before the brutalist Shell building?
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    I was looking around for old Houston hospitals (and related businesses) and found a postcard from the 1950s. The postcard is from Texas Christian Nursing Home located at 703 McGowen Street in Midtown. Does anyone know about this old place? Any family or relatives go here by any chance? Looking on Google Maps, it appears the multifamily development called Camden McGowen has taken its place. Very cool history nonetheless! I love seeing "what was before". Before Camden's large project, there was a nursing home.
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    Found it! No address, but I found the company incorporation name and date. According to the website opencorporate, the company was called South Main Go-Kart Speedway Co., Inc. The business was incorporated on April 29, 1960. The business owner, or agent, was Jim Teflos. Would love to see some advertisements in newspapers and the media! Why wasn't this place popular? The only place I've heard it mentioned is HAIF.
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    I'm looking for more information about the local restaurant called Kay's Drive-In Restaurant located at 7909 South Main Street. Apparently the restaurant was active in the 1960s and in 1970 the building was vacant and abandoned. I can't find anything about it so I thought I would ask HAIF. There is a neon sign that includes a woman in a dress holding a purse. I noticed the Stuart's Club Grill Drive-In Restaurant located at 8001 South Main St. also had a woman in a dress in their business designs but I (sadly) believe they are different. There is also a clock on their signage pole with a caption underneath. According to opencorporates, there was a Kay's Drive-Inn Restaurant that was incorporated in Florida in 1963. I'm not sure if that's related. Timeframe kind of matches at least.
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    I saw a very rare skating roller rink this week! Never seen this before so I thought I would share. Love the 1950s character graphics. This is good history here! Rainbow Roller Rink 2510 Berry Road Houston, Texas "Skate For Fun" "Skate For Health" Instructor - On - Floor At All Times
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    I didn't see this posted so I thought I would contribute. Gulf Gate Roller Rink Houston's Largest Air-Conditioned Rink 6839 Holmes Road - Houston, Texas
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    Thread has been split. Sure! Here is some information. Please see below.
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    Did anyone ever go to to the Recreation Bowling Center located at 7035 Harrisburg Blvd in the 1950s? I saw this floating around and I wondered if anyone had any memories to share. What about pictures? On this collectable item the business name is written as Center Bowling Lanes.
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    Does anyone recall this local food market on Willowbend by the train tracks? Looking on opencorporates, the company incorporation date is March 30, 1982. The owner (or agent) was Jeffery A Mosshart. So this was just a small food-based convenience store? It was then replaced by a U'Tote'm Convenience Store?
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    TMC Helix Park! wow!! 1 Dynamic Way with BCM's logo: Amazing!! The first company signage in the TMC Helix Park campus! Collaborative Building: Two parcels ready for development. Let's go!!! Helix Park Section 2: Helix Park Section 3: Helix Park Section 4: Mixed-Use Garage: The glass facade looks so good!! I hope the rendering we saw for the retail wing around the garage sure gets built. That whole gym setup with the roof top pool and the TMC Helix Park signage looked amazing! Highly anticipated!!
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    The land for sale is now on Loopnet!! Yaalx Realty Group is listing the 367 Acres with an address of 700 Holmes Rd. I watched the listing go live. The price changed a few times, and now has been removed from the listing. The latest price was $255,800,000. I sure hope nobody else would be interested in this property for $250 million. The TMC has the political power and (potential) financial backers to make this happen. Loopnet link and the old screenshot including the price: https://www.loopnet.com/Listing/700-Holmes-Rd-Houston-TX/28452325/ What is going on with the slender parcels on the right on Holmes Road? Apparently everything highlighted in blue is Reddy's land. The TMC BioPort proposal did not include those parcels. Were the slender parcels just added as available land? In the latest TMC BioPort Master Plan, the final slide calls for a 24 month extension to the Purchase and Sale Agreement. In one of the press release interviews with McKeon, he stated construction could start in two years. These timelines ad up. I don't think TMC BioPort is cancelled. For one, in this recession, who has $250 million to spend on vacant land? I remember how long TMC Helix Park took to take off. TMC3 was planned for about 6 years before construction started. I'm sure the TMC just needs more time to work out the land transactions and financials. One can hope!!
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    Site work construction continues!!
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    The first concrete mat pour was a few weeks ago. Awesome!!
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    Levit Green Boulevard is now open!! I took a drive and snapped some photos from the street.
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    Sorry, no pictures but there is utility work going on at the outskirts of this property. There is about two be 2 towers going up at the same time, so the neighboring work could be related. Any week now!!
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    Love how the garage looks from this intersection. A beast!!
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    I was browsing Ebay for historical Houston items and came across an extremely rare restaurant on South Main! Roland Busch's Famous Seafood Lobster House At 8419 South Main Street. Kinda of confusing. Roland Busch was the owner of the restaurant Pier 21 located at 7001 Old Main Street Road. Was this Roland's first business? Or was this after Pier 21? Very cool stuff! A lot of the 1940s/1950s famous South Main restaurants did not make it to the 8400-block area. Would love to see this building. Apart of a retail strip center or a stand alone building?
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    I was looking around Ebay for historical Houston things and I noticed a skating rink from the 1940s!! This is interesting, because there was also another South Main Roller Rink located at the intersection of Main and Holcombe in the TMC. I wonder if this Midtown, 900 Blodgett address is the second location of this business? Actually, after researching, the M&H address was in the 1930s, so I believe this came after.
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    Fluor Corporation leased the whole building, will get building signage.
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    Has anyone ever gone to see the Texas Medical Center Orchestra? Here's the website and a glimpse of the current season. https://tmcorchestra.org/ TMCO announces its 2022-2023 season, Mindful Transformations, which is dedicated to mental health and mindfulness. The first concert will focus on The Power of the Human Spirit. The second concert will focus on The Power of Life and the human ability to embrace the gifts and struggles that life holds for us. The last concert will focus on The Power of This Moment, the human ability to cultivate mindfulness and to be fully present and aware of where we are and what we're doing, without being overly reactive or influenced by what's going on around us. Hope to see you at our next concert!
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    I was reading the newspaper The Jewish Herald-Voice dated February 6, 1964 and came across an apartment listing for Greenwillow Apartments located at 10825 Greenwillow Street. Crazy to see a 1 bedroom apartment going for $112.50. In present day, I'm sure it's 7 times as much! For the same apartment, just upgrading plumbing pipes, etc. Greenwillow Apartments 10825 Greenwillow / Apply Apt. 11 New . . . 1 and 2 bedroom apartments 2 full Baths - Spacious Walk-in Closets - All Electric Kitchens - Centrally Air-Conditioned - Individually Controlled Apts. - Drapes - All Utilities Paid $112.50 up / For information phone PA 9-1971
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    I was reading the magazine House & Garden dated July 1940 and came across a business advertisement for Johnson Pottery Gardens located at 6519 South Main Blvd. Can't seem to find it at the moment, but the business also changed hands. This was also called California Pottery Yard. "Visit Houston's Show Place on Highway 90 - 6519 So. Main - Lehigh 4742." For amateur Constance Sprys is this "Flower-Doer", containing every thing the devote of flower arranging will need. There are shears for cutting wire or flowers; tying wire; chicken wire; five pin-cushion holders; plastilene; and a spray for watering. It's $4.50 from Johnson Pottery Gardens, 6519 South Main Blvd., Houston, Texas
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