57Tbird
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Victoria Service Station & Restaurant At 7807 Kirby Dr.
57Tbird replied to ssullivan's topic in Historic Houston
When was Victoria Station there? Did Antone's occupy this space later? I moved from Houston in 1978, and I vaguely remember going there back in the 60's-70's? Was it close to the intersection of South Main and OST? -
Hey, Heights! I'm a Teasip...but I married a Golden Gaucho from San Jacinto. Does that count for anything?
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I remembered his name as soon as I saw the topic title. Seems like he was on mostly on Saturdays. He would have cars lined up and he would slap his hand on the fender or hood and make his pitch for each car as it went by.
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Try again. I had a typo in my previous post.
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Interesting Plaza ad from 1944.
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I guess the one on Rusk...between Main and Travis. That's the only one I'm familiar with...the one I went to in the 40's-50's. Where was the original?
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What about the La Fonda Motel At 9400 South Main Street ?
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What about the Holiday House Motel At 10319 South Main Street? Edit:
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I have an interior shot of the Majestic, but it doesn't show much of the stage area. It shows the left side of the auditorium and adjoining wall.
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I wonder if I'm the only one in this forum to have eaten at this diner. In the mid-40's... on Sundays..we would sometimes walk several blocks down Main from the First Baptist Church (on Lamar between Main and Fannin) for lunch. Other times, we would drive out South Main to Christie's, where I would always have my favorite...a dozen jumbo fried shrimp for $.75. Thanks for the memories! I was only a kid then, but I still remember it very well. Where did you get that picture? When did Simpson's leave this Earth?
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Golly! I could make that very long..and boring...to most on here. I still remember my address...1009 Elgin, and my favorite place, right across the street, on the southeast corner of Main and Elgin, a Rettig's ice cream parlor. Actually, directly across the street from me was the Lydia Houston Beauty Academy...between Rettig's and V.H. Cain's Texaco service station on the southwest corner of Fannin and Elgin. I would walk 4-5 blocks to Fannin Elementary School (2nd - 5th grades). Fannin El. was between Louisiana and Smith and Anita and Tuam, I believe. Wonder if it's still there. It was old then. I also remember a school across Elgin from Baldwin Park...Allen Elementary??
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In your third picture...is that the old Conoco Building, on the right, with the weatherball on top? I had forgotten about that one. I see the Astrodome in the background of hte Med Center-1964 shot. It must have still been under construction then. I had the pleasure of attending the first game played there in April, 1965. Saw the Astros play the Yankees in an exhibition game. What a magnificent structure it was for its time. I was awestruck when I entered it for the first time. Who would have thought "The Eighth Wonder of the World" would be "obsolete" 40 years later?
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These are a couple of remarkable pictures that I think you would be interested in viewing. These were shot in 1958 by the father of an old high school classmate of mine. He gave me permission to share them with you. From these photos, he made hand-drawn maps that pin-pointed the location of various buildings and other landmarks of that era.
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Might your grandfather been Fred Nahas? I remember his golden voice from Houston radio (KXYZ?) and early Houston TV.
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I am new to this forum, so please excuse any mistakes I make in replying properly. I happened onto this site and thread while looking for some Houston memorabilia. I lived in an old house with my grandmother in the early 40's that was on Elgin, between Main and Fannin, and I used to go to Baldwin Park all the time. I remember the beautiful old oak trees there and wondered if they were all gone now. Thanks for the trip down memory lane. Have also wondered if the concrete nonworking fountain that I used to play on was still there.
