Racehorse

When i was a kid my parents use to take me to a polynesian restaurant in woodlake square. It was kick ass, had a suspension bridge and tiki's torches everywhere. I cannot remember the name for the life of me though. ahhh memories.

When i was a kid my parents use to take me to a polynesian restaurant in woodlake square. It was kick ass, had a suspension bridge and tiki's torches everywhere. I cannot remember the name for the life of me though. ahhh memories

Was it Don The Beach Comer [ They had good Food &^ Drinks ] we went there for Sunday Brunch .

In 2009, the area in Houston's East End known as Magnolia Park or Magnolia, as we know it today, will complete 100 years of existence when it was declared a municipality in 1909. I have heard that there are celebrations in the works to honor the centennial. It has been suggested that Magnolia Park receive a Texas historical marker to honor the community.

I am a member of the Harris County Historical Commission which oversees the county's historical marker program. I have completed historical marker projects for a few subjects including the historic Harrisburg-Jackson cemetery located off of Bowie St. and Lawndale St. near Milby High School.

Born and raised in Magnolia, it would be my honor to mentor a private effort to get the community a historical marker. Are there any interested groups willing to sponsor this project?

The effort to get a marker should begin soon so that it can be unveiled for the centennial celebration.

As I think of the marker, I wonder where it should be installed in the community? Perhaps it can stand as Magnolia Park's original City Hall at Avenue F and 73rd St. Or maybe it can stand in one the area's City parks or at one of the community's entrances.

Racehorse36

I wonder if I`m the only person that wonder what those Street peddler are saling to school children off the push carts & taco stands all over the East End No health ; tax or Product Quilty If some one got sick can You find these street peddlers NO .In the late 40 all street peddlers were closed down for Health reasons. Have we gone back to the 1940 Some people say if you don`t like these peddlers don`t buy from them . This is not the ANSWER . They are not doing a Legal Bussiness The are Stealing from The USA ,Texas ,Houston and Tax payers They are not adding to the eighborhod ,They are takeing fron it & Laugh all the way to the money trail back to Mexico

to bring more to help them sell Junk to our children Are we that weak that we can`t stop this Maddniss. There are 1,000 `s of these peddlers

RACEHORSE

I wonder where the improvements will be made. Maybe they can get those train tracks out of the area. Or maybe even spruce up Harrisburg plaza a little more. Or you know what? Demolish that little check cashing place at the intersection of Wayside, Macario Garcia, and Polk. Put a nice arch, statue, obelisk, a column, or some kind of icon there. Something that would stand out and let visitors know they are now in da Greater East End.

There is talk of the 75 st. light rail from Harrisburg tran.center to gulfgateTran. center to Hobby Air port

RACEHORSE East end to the end

There is something in the architectural guide to Houston about those two, the big colonial and the Spanish one, but I can't lay my hands on my copy. Can somebody look those up?...

I went to Milby in the early 1950

There was a boy name Jarone Johnson that lived in this house with his Mother & Father Mr Johnson was A Doctor At the time Jarone went to Austin Hi in the early 1950

said it was his grand father House " Can we trust a boy name Jarone "

RACEHORSE East end to the end Milby class 1954

The church is a former movie theater. I remember passing by it on our way home from visiting family in that area. I was really little but I do remember around the mid to late 70s it being an X rated movie theater (didn't know what that meant then). I remember asking my dad if we could go see a movie there and he told me no because the movies there were dirty. First thing that came to mind was that there was probably alot of naked people in those movies. Which raised my curiosity even more......

The Avalon theater is gone as of 9-15-2009 Just a open lot of 1.5 Acr. for sale $1.5 mil

Racehorse East End To The End Milby class 1954

that's at 743 75th - the hcad record for 741 75th st. (under living hope church) lists it as a religious institution...hmm

edit - i see what you're talking about now - under "building features" it says auditorium/theater...

743 - 75 th was the " Avalon Theater " Built 1939 Now is a open lot no buildings "as of Sep 2009 " one more old flick gone

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Racehorse 36 East End To The End Milby class of 54

that's at 743 75th - the hcad record for 741 75th st. (under living hope church) lists it as a religious institution...hmm

edit - i see what you're talking about now - under "building features" it says auditorium/theater...

Avalon theater gone Sep 2009 open lot now1.5 acrs.

Does anyone remember the old ice houses that used to dot the east end? I remember one on Canal and 67th across from Richeys grocery store, and another on Harrisburg right by the railroad tracks and yet another on Navagation close to Wayside. They actually had bar stools outside on the sidewalk pulled up to a bar.

Sep 19 2009 The Avalon theater 75 th & Lawndale is gone as of this day "Open lot' Also at 75 & Lawndale sOUTH SIDE was the " Wahoo Ice House "

That drive in might have been Mac's in the '50s, but by early '60s I believe it was the Texan. Texan also had one on Hempstead Hyw. & possibly others. Yeah, I went to Milby.

Racehorse Milby class of 1954 Yes it changed to the Texan In the 60 " East End To The End "

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Yes it was at 69 Th & Wayside , East end south side of ship channel where the two streets crosed the old 69 Th street Bridge car hops & all ,Hang out for Milby hi school in the 50

I was reading in this one book about McDonald's and there was a paragraph about how McDonald's couldn't use the McDonald's name until they acquired the name from a local drive-in called McDonald's.

Does anyone remember those times/care to elaborate?

(sorry the intro is so short, I'm kind of on a deadline)

Yes it was at the south side of the ship channel 69 Th & Wayside East end Where the streets joined to cross the old 69 st bridge