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I love the Google time line too bad it only goes back to 2007. Man Taft has changed a lot since I've visited it, use to go have pizza at the Midnight Pie.

Found this on Google maps from a store in Houston not sure if it s the same company.

That's awesome IronTiger, do you recall what paper? Was it the Houston Press, Post or Chronicle?

Never tried the links but there hamburgers are very good..

Does anyone on here know the history of Orlando Supermarket located on 6806 W Montgomery Rd, Houston, TX 77091? All I've found is that Marvin Zhindler did a report on it way back in the days because of the R and the D being blown off by a storm and not being replaced the store has since changed owners and has been known as O-Lan-O ever since. It would be even cooler if some one had old photos of it. I do remember as a kid back in the 80's Orlando ads in the news paper. but it's been a long time.

Thanks Ross. You guys are the best of the best.

Update: People on Facebook are now saying that the actual location was across the street on 4409 Canal St. in a similar building and may have been called Cars or Carl's Tatste Foods.

Thanks for your help guys. It was still a Liquor store when I was living there in the 80's then it shutdown and was some type of shutter or carpenter company then it shutdown again and now it's like office spaces.

Thanks

Does anyone remember the Tastee-freez off Canal St. near Ripley House? Looking for any pictures or history about this place. I never went there when it was open and am intrigued. Thanks in advanced.

Okay so I finally figured this out, the area was sub-divided it into 5 sections that included: 1. Frost 2. Hodge 3. Moody 4. Floeck 5. Schrimpf

Where there bodies ever found in White Oak Park?

Thanks guys, I am starting to think that people got the truth mixed up with rumors.

There is a discussion on my FB page on weather or not Dean Corll ever actually bury any of his victims in the woods along White Oak Bayou in what is now a park. I say it's just a myth and have actually looked online and there is no mention of him even actually ever dumping bodies in that area but I have a small group who claim differently. Help me prove them wrong.

Were planning on meeting this Sunday at taqueria Arandas ( 5931 gulf freeway) at i45 and wayside. Maybe about 1030. Maybe sit down and get more of a game plan going. Everyone is welcome. Give me a shout with any questions. 832 491 6886

Hi all, To anyone who is interested you are invited to attend the first official meeting of the JOE CAMPOS TORRES ACTION GROUP tomorrow (2/22/2012 @11:00 a.m.) at 2509 Navigation Blvd. to explain the objective of having a Harris County Historical Commission Marker placed in Moody Park, to commemorate and to keep alive the lesson of the May 7, 1978 INSURRECTION in the park, plus an update on the historical marker dedication on March 22, for EL BARRIO DEL ALACRAN. {Facebook page}

And here it is http://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/retail/article/No-Slurpees-available-yet-but-7-Elevens-return-5173209.php#src=fb

I heard a rumor on Facebook that 7 Eleven was coming back to Houston, I'm still trying to confirm weather that rumor is true or not.

Thanks Subdude, do you happen to have an address by any chance? I would like to see where on Google maps it use to be

This is sad I use to live on Murry back in the early 80's... I might have to take some time and go out there to see if the old house is still there.

Okay, thanks for clearing that up, I wasn't really saying it was built by slave labor; what I meant to say was I was just wondering if it was?

I have found and article(http://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/2011/01/one-mans-look-at-luna-park/) and it says that the picture below is the actual entrance to Luna Park. Looks nothing like the entrances to Colonial Park.

You may be right, kind of like people now calling First Ward and other parts of Houston the Heights.

But one thing strikes me, if Luna Park was once called "Colonial Park" then it would show up in the directories for that period wouldn't it? I recall it being also named Venice but not Colonial. So may questions.

Although this street looks like they have already black topped it, you can still see brick under where the pavement is cracked.