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    Renovations going on? I see a fence with a tanned screen.
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    I was driving towards TMC3 and notice a very thicc crane today at the TECO Braeswood plant. TNT Crane & Rigging bringing impressive materials as usual!! @hindeskyDo you know what type of crane this is?
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    What's going on here?
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    From the 1950 Sanborn map. "Admittance Refused"
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    What's up with this school named Mirabeau B. Lamar School On Henry And Chestnut that was active in 1914? Isn't the full name of Lamar High School in River Oaks on Westheimer Road called Mirabeau B. Lamar High School? I forgot where I found this. Probably in a 1914 HISD school report? Is there an exact address to this HISD school? Mirabeau B. Lamar School, corner of Henry and Chestnut. District- From Southern Pacific tracks north to the city limits, and from Bayou east to line beginning at city limits, going on Chochran Street south to Noble, then west to Common, then south to Hogan, then west to Gentry, and then south to Southern Pacific Shops. For pupils of first six grades. Miss Nona Amerman, Principal. Fifteen regular teachers.
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    What's the story with the old Twelve Oaks Hospital located at 4200 Portsmouth Street? The original hospital with the huge columns was demolished for the expansion of the glass facade "River Oaks Hospital"? What years was the original hospital active? Any demolishing pictures? Anyone have any memories here? I guess being a hospital, it might be bad memories. Found this postcard on Ebay. The idea of this hospital sitting near Greenway Plaza is wild. It would definitely not fit in today's commercial/hospital realty climate. Tweleve Oaks Hospital 4200 Portsmouth, Houston, Texas 77027 Beautiful 112-bed general hospital, conveniently located between the Southwest Freeway and Richmond Avenue. Complete, modern facilities for all surgical and medical patients. Spacious, cheerful rooms with a home-like atmosphere.
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    This property is included in the 1950's Sanborn map!! Very, very cool!! One important detail that I noticed is different from all my research is the address. If I'm reading the map correctly, the Greenwood's Sanitarium is located at 7308 Old Main Street Road. Where did all the other historians (and internet articles) get the address 9218 Old Main Street Road? I'm glad HAIF has the real, correct address! That's what we are here for! Located near the intersection of Old Main Street Road (now Fannin Street) and Old Spanish Trail.
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    This could be the Main Skeet Club? The 1942 book called Houston, a history and guide mentions: Trap shooting: Main Skeet Club- 7 miles Southwest on US 90. I misunderstood and thought that shooting range was located at South Main and Willowbend. Looks like I have them switched? Different decades. The one at the "end of willowbend" is from the 1960s.
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    I was looking at old aerial photography and noticed a gun range formation near the intersection of South Post Oak Road and South Main Street. Closer towards Gasmer and S. Post Oak I guess. The gun club was located across the street from a supposed race track. I assume these two places were operated as a singe sports club. Anyone know the name of either the gun club or race track? 1944: 1953 includes an oval race track on the opposite side of S. Post Oak.
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    I was browsing the newspaper The Bellaire Texan dated August 1976 and came across this advertisement for Jim's Coffee Shop located at 6403 Hillcroft Street. What a cool vintage ad! Wasn't Jim's Coffee Shop a local chain? Other locations included Willowbend and Westbury? What's up with the business hours? That's an all day restaurant! Now Open Jim's Coffee Shop - 6403 Hillcroft at Westward. "Family Restaurants" Hours: Sun.-Thur. - 6:00a.m. - 12:00 midnight Fri. - 6:00a.m.- 1:00a.m. Sat. - 6:00a.m. - 2:00a.m.
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    I was browsing the newspaper The Bellaire Texan dated in 1967 that featured an advertisement for the restaurant Topper's Steakhouse located at 8600 Hillcroft Street. Does anyone recall this place? Does the Meyerland Martial Arts Center that stands here occupies the same building at the former restaurant? Hard to tell. The new Topper's Steak House is now open for business at 8600 Hillcroft. The new restaurant features top sirloin steak for $1.39 and is owned and operated by JACO Enterprises, Inc. The new restaurant will operate on the meat and potatoes principal and is open seven days a week from 11 a.m. Until 9 p.m.
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    There's a brand new CVS at 4930 West Bellfort Avenue!! Wasn't there a church here? What ever happened with the Salem Lutheran Church? Did the COVID-19 pandemic take them out? Was there a small theater group called The Company OnStage located here? I believe the original The Company OnStage was located in Westbury Square. This may have been there 2nd location? Where are they now? Any pictures of the demolishing of the former church?
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    Anyone remember this restaurant located in Westbury called Fast Draw Hamburgers that was located at 12411 Hillcroft Street? When did this place open/close? Was the restaurant located in a retail strip center or was it a stand alone building? This coupon ad is dated 1977.
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    I was browsing the newspaper The Bellaire Texan dated November 20, 1980 and came across an advertisement for Chancellors Restaurant & Bar located at 6534 Dumfries Drive. Does anyone know if this restaurant was from the same owners of Chancellors Family Center? They have to be! The Chancellors sports club is located at 6535 Dumfries Drive. Was there a restaurant located inside the club? Maybe the decades do not match up? This might have been the family's first business! When did Chancellors Family Center open?
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    By any chance, will there be community improvements the neighborhood park called Gail Reeves Park located at 8800 Mullins Drive? Who exactly was Gail Reeves?
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    Does anyone remember the old Westbury post office that was located at 5505 Belrose Drive? It has since been demolished to make way for the new Dr. Shannon Walker Neighborhood Library. Who was the architect? What year was it built? I'd imagine it was built in the 1950s/1960s when Westbury was forming.
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    Does anyone know the architect for the Westbury fire station located at 11655 Chimney Rock Road? Thanks.
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    Any chance we can get a pictures of the project sign posted in the middle of the street?
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    What’s happening here?
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    Two World-Renowned Health Care Organizations Join Forces to Address Pediatric Mental Health Crisis https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/two-world-renowned-health-care-organizations-join-forces-to-address-pediatric-mental-health-crisis-301752676.html HOUSTON, Feb. 22, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Texas Children's Hospital and The Menninger Clinic have joined forces to address the mental health epidemic adolescents are facing in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, and crisis warnings sounded by the U.S. Surgeon General. The new affiliation will expand access to in-patient care for patients ages 12 to 17 experiencing a behavioral health crisis in Houston. Inpatient care at Menninger will be provided jointly by a care team of Texas Children's Hospital providers, including Baylor College of Medicine psychiatry faculty, alongside The Menninger Clinic's clinicians and nursing staff. The hospital program opens March 1. "This affiliation between Texas Children's Hospital and The Menninger Clinic will have a life-changing impact for young patients in our community in need of critical behavioral health services," said Texas Children's Hospital President and CEO Mark A. Wallace. "In addition to the challenges we have faced over the past several years, these two teams came together to find an appropriate plan of care for this growing demand for services. I am profoundly grateful for the commitment and agility of this partnership to help Texas Children's Hospital do the right thing for our patients and our community."
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    A permit was pulled yesterday for a Plan Review Fee for the 43rd floor build out in a mixed-use tower.
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    One Discovery Way: Unknown path: Collaborative Building: Helix Park, section 1: Helix Park, section 2: Helix Park, section 3: Helix Park, section 4: Unknown Street: Two Discovery Way: Mixed-Use Garage:
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    Grass has been sprayed at the back of the property near the new retaining wall.
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    This week's construction update:
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    This has broken ground.
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