crankypup

ooh ooh!  that is so neat!

are you here in houston?

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Thanks for the kind words, but nope, I'm in Dallas. Feel free to share any info you might have regarding these Houston Big Boys!

Here's the Kip's section of my website, if anyone wants to take a look. I still need lots of info on the Houston Kip'ses.

sixty8thirty3.com/kips2

It seems strange, but my 1969 city directory does not list any of the Kip's in SW Houston.  The following addresses are close however:

Bellaire location was near Duncan Doughnuts at 5406 Bellaire Blvd.

Westheimer East location was West of Weslayan at about 3815 Westheimer Rd.

Westheimer West location is in front of the former Weingarten Grocery store at 7601 Westheimer Rd.  (The covered front walkway of that center was originally glazed and air conditioned.) The Kip's building has been converted into a Mexican Food Restaurant.

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Thanks for the great info, guys! I can update my site now.. I live in Dallas, and don't get to Houston very often, so you guys have been a big help..

Kip's Big Boy was on Westheimer, now the parking lot for the Central Market.

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Do you happen to know roughly what the address was? I'm doing a website with a Kip's section, and I think there were 2 on Westheimer... One on Griggs, one on Bellaire. Anyone know what happened to them? Are they standing?