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found these addresses out of an old phone book
1226 W. Gray
Todd Decorationg
3400 Montrose
Southern Insurance co.
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Memorial Drive. I remember reading something on the history of Otto's on Memorial when I was there - when they opened in 1950, Memorial was still a dirt road. That looks like too primitive a roadway to be West Gray at that time (and there would have been development along the street, not trees) and surely the street in front of the Sear's store on Buffalo Drive was more improved than that 17 years after it originally opened. The dip in the background would be about where the Police Memorial is off to the left, I think.
BTW, great pics, tmariar, thanks for the post.
you are probably right about being too primitive for w.gray
after looking at THIS picture..i think it Buffalo drive/Allen Pkwy...maybe that part just past the Sabine bridge in the background
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The "Street with traffic" picture appears to be Allen Parkway, coming into downtown.
I think its West Gray instead of Allen Parkway - comparing it to where City Hall is.
BTW someone may be interested in this shot of pecan park (musicman? danax? oops)
Southmayd Elementary is center right with the circle drive. Redwood st. in foreground
http://tbn0.google.com/hosted/images/c?q=8...c48b65e3d_large
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Looks like you are correct about the Hamman name, block books show the position of the house and yards on Old Galveston Road, and the name George Hamman Estate. The position is verified by the Central Road (to the North, leads to Milby Park) & Pine Gully that runs to the South of the property, before Park Place Blvd. There is also a reference to Schaff St. to the north of this property, a name mentioned somewhere on this thread as possible owner.
http://books.tax.hctx.net/v040/AE1997_40-2_0062.jpg
Detail of House & Property: http://books.tax.hctx.net/v040/AE1997_40-2_0063.jpg
Be sure to zoom in for the details.
interesting...
http://www.hammanfoundation.org/GenInfo.htm
George Hamman, born in Calvert, Texas in 1874, was the son of Ella Lawdermilk Hamman and Confederate General William H. Hamman, lawyer, a candidate for Governor of the State and a pioneer in the development of Texas. Mr. Hamman graduated from the University of the South, in Sewanee, Tennessee. He moved to Houston in 1898 to work for Planters and Mechanics National Bank, where he rose from clerk to cashier. After Planters and Mechanics' merger with the Union Bank and Trust, he was appointed Vice-President and on August 23, 1943 became President of Union National Bank. In addition to banking, he devoted much of his energy to the real estate, oil, gas and sulfur industries. In 1906, Mary Josephine Milby married George Hamman. Their union produced no children. They were active in the Episcopal Church and were prominent in Texas civic circles.
notice the board of trustees...Charles D. Milby Jr
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That's in Midtown?
3300 Fannin
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for those unfamiliar with the building:
courtesy: Houston Deco
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Hi Sub! I think I've PM'd you about this very subject, not being able to see your wonderful photos. ... I can see other people's images but not yours for some unknown reason. I am on Firefox (latest and greatest) and Safari. If you think of any solution, let me know. Thanks!
I periodically have this problem and have come up with a workaround.
just reply to the post that has the image in it and within the quote it will show you the web address of the file you want to see.
cut and paste it into a new browser window.
Hope this helps.
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The Plaza is listed on the above ad as *3816? Broadway, near intersection of Broadway & Gulf Frwy. (I-45S) (in Park Place). It is listed under Independent Suburban Theaters, possibly why it did not survive very long with the competition. (Heard also, as mentioned in an above post, that it competed with the Broadway & Santa Rosa.) *Can anyone verify the Plaza address for me? it's blury in the ad.
the former Plaza is still extant...
see my previous posting about the Plaza in the Alrey theater thread:
http://www.houstonarchitecture.info/haif/i...st&p=104433
Another theater that showed art films for a short time (in the late-forties), was the Plaza/Vogue Theater. It's the old theater near the circle at Broadway and 45 (which is currently a Pawn Shop) and opened in about 1941 as the Plaza Theater.
When the Santa Rosa opened nearby in 1947 (on Telephone Road), The Plaza, faced with the new competition from the Interstate-owned competitor, struggled and was eventually sold. The new owner renamed it the Vogue and started showing art films. The experiment did not last long and it soon reverted back to The Plaza. It only remained a theater until about 1951.
the current address of the pawn shop is 3818.
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Where was South Main High School located or rather where on South Main?
i may be getting this mixed up.... but i thought South Main was a JUNIOR high and it eventually became San Jacinto HIGH school in the 20's....at the current HCC bldg...1300 Holman
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A donut place would be perfect for those driving into downtown in the mornings to have fresh and ready for coworkers when they get to their destinations.
did you forget about Mary Lee donuts almost on that very corner?
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One more realtor plea, i promise - any way to get pictures (if they exist) from the February 2001 sale (may be a late 2000 listing) of 3235 Reba?
My realtor friend says there are no present or past listings for 3235 reba in the mls.
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On the cover, middle of the top half, there is what appears to be a roller-coaster. From what I can tell, it would be on the south bank of White Oak Bayou. Anyone know anything about this?
it's Luna Park...search Haif...there have been several threads on it.
ad below borrowed from isuredid in the old amusement park thread:
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Did all of you notice at bottom left of this cart it states NEW GULF FREEWAY?! That frwy opened in 1957 right? So this card and Court were in operation at that moment.
according to Houston Freeways, that section of freeway opened in Feb of 1951. The section north of Telephone Rd. opened in 1948.
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Cool, thanks for both tips. I hope to find a print size to put on the wall. If all else fails I'll take it electronically and bring it over to my uncle's plotter to make it happen.
does the julia ideson/texas room have the heights map for sale? i know they used to sell several historic map reprint posters of houston.
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Does anybody (besides me) have any recollection of Shellwood? It was on the corner of 518 and 528 in Friendswood, and was bascially a park for Shell employees. They always had their company picnics there. It was very wooded and had a pool, tennis and basketball courts, picnic tables, etc.... I always knew where it was, but my Mom's friend told me there was a subdivision where it once was (I never knew that it was bounded by 528). The "lake" is still there, and is located right off of the creek (Clear Creek perhaps?). I was wondering if anybody could share some memories of it.
s.e.r.a.
i thought there was a golf course too?
there is a retirement community and a gated subdivision there now...the name escapes me.
sorry i never went there, so i can't really tell any memories..
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from reading some of the posts, i think some people may not be clear on this:
the City Auditorium was a separate facility from the Coliseum/Music Hall. The City Auditorium was demolished in 1963 to make way for Jones Hall.
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2105 South Blvd - sold last October for about $650,000. Anyone know about this one?
nope..it's cute though
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GREEN PARROTT! Great food served in a beautiful large Macgregor/Riverside residence. Anyone remember it's exact location....somewhere in vacinity of what is now Hwy 288 & Macgregor. Timeframe: late 50s/early60s.
it's under 288 now
EDIT: the address was 2314 mac gregor
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How's about a cab ride, as opposed to long term parking. What is the cost difference and the feeling of security that your car is safe at home ? Isn't it like a flat $45 to the airport, I don't know where you live of course, so maybe not ? Gnu, don't you have ONE friend that would take you to the airport ?
i dont have any friends
boo hoo.nah...the whole fam damily is going and the wife will pack enough stuff for a month and then we have all the assorted kid paraphanalia and car seats. so for this case it is easier just to drive our own vehicle up there.
plus we are coming from friendswood.
thanks for bumping my thread though
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i usually fly out of hobby, so i am very familiar with all the lot choices there.
it has been several years since i have flown out of IAH and then i parked at the city lot (parking cents).
I am about to go out of town for a week.
where should i park?
i have a coupon for the parking spot that makes their rate cheaper than parking cents.
and i have seen other lots online that are cheaper than that (speedpark is one).
uncovered is fine.
cheap is fine, but when i return i dont want to be waiting for their shuttle to pick me up for 2 hours.
thanks in advance.
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I was almost sure Bart Truxillo was on this forum, if not, he'd be a guy to get into contact with, he was a big in Magnolia Restoration and knows as much as anyone on the subject.
Mr. Truxillo would be familiar with the old Magnolia Brewery downtown (since he owns it)
I don't think he has been involved with any structures in Magnolia Park (the east side addition)
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Cemeterywolf,
Can you cite for me the source of this history as we will use it in our efforts to secure a historical marker for the community?
I am still looking for information on the Magnolia Park City Hall building located on at Avenue F and 73rd. I would like to get it recognized as a Registered Texas Historical Landmark.
The map cemeterywolf has on his webpage is also in Houghton's book Houston's Forgotten Heritage. Her citation lists it as from the Palmer Hutcheson Jr. Papers. (Junior League Component, Houston Metropolitan Research Center, & HPL)
Her book also has a small copy of a 1909 promotion ad for Magnolia park.
In the text of the book, she doesn't mention the municipality or its city hall.
She only discusses Brady and the eventual development of the addition
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Some of us maybe confused? I assumed Magnolia Park was an actual City Park (like in playground).
http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/...es/MM/hvm6.html
Magnolia Park, near the Houston Ship Channelqv in eastern Harris County, is one of Houston's oldest Hispanic neighborhoods. It was laid out in 1890 on a 1,374-acre site belonging to Thomas M. Brady, on Harrisburg Road across Bray's Bayou from Harrisburg and seven miles downstream from Houston. It was named for the 3,750 magnolias that developers planted there. The community became an independent municipality in 1909. Though whites first inhabited the town, Mexican Americansqv from South Texas began arriving by 1911, first settling in the area filled by sand dredged from the turning basin and known as El Arenal or the Sands.
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On a seperate note: Do they still call Dezavala Park the same name? Wow, makes me wonder where the name came from, etc? Had to have been someone worth remembering.
Do you need to go back to 7th grade and repeat Texas history??
Manuel Lorenzo Justiniano de Zavala y S
Historic Houston Images
in Historic Houston
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oops...i just realized my typo...i meant West DALLAS! duh!
anyways.. after seeing this picture i think changed my mind to allen pkwy too