My stepfather was the manager of the Conquistador apartments across the street from Sharpstown mall in 1970, and we lived there for a couple of years. It was cool living in a high-rise as a 5 year old. I waited impatiently many times for the doors on the Clock of Texas to open, and I remember the billboard around Sugar Land advertising the mall with a picture of the clock. I can also remember waiting in line with my mother in the parking lot at the mall, hoping to withdraw money when the Sharpstown State Bank failed.
I hadn't been back to Sharpstown since the 70's, or to Houston since 1984, but in 2001 I decided to go for a visit. I got there the night of September 10, with plans to drive around and see some of the old places during the day. September 11th didn't turn out to be an ordinary day, and I didn't get to see much while I was there. I did visit the Conquistador, but they were pretty suspicious of somebody saying they'd lived there 30 years before who wanted to take pictures.
Memories Of Sharpstown
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My stepfather was the manager of the Conquistador apartments across the street from Sharpstown mall in 1970, and we lived there for a couple of years. It was cool living in a high-rise as a 5 year old. I waited impatiently many times for the doors on the Clock of Texas to open, and I remember the billboard around Sugar Land advertising the mall with a picture of the clock. I can also remember waiting in line with my mother in the parking lot at the mall, hoping to withdraw money when the Sharpstown State Bank failed.
I hadn't been back to Sharpstown since the 70's, or to Houston since 1984, but in 2001 I decided to go for a visit. I got there the night of September 10, with plans to drive around and see some of the old places during the day. September 11th didn't turn out to be an ordinary day, and I didn't get to see much while I was there. I did visit the Conquistador, but they were pretty suspicious of somebody saying they'd lived there 30 years before who wanted to take pictures.