PuroAztlan Posted April 4, 2008 Author Share Posted April 4, 2008 Since nobody has posted anything for a few hours, let's do an easy one:In which subdivision is the Beer Can House located?i wanna say the heights, it just sounds like i would be in the heights Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Porchman Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 i wanna say the heights, it just sounds like i would be in the heightsClose! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crunchtastic Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 Jackson Hill ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marmer Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 Since nobody has posted anything for a few hours, let's do an easy one:In which subdivision is the Beer Can House located?Brunner? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
new major on the block Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 ??Rice Military Neighborhood?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan the Man Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 I know it's on Malone...Would you accept the general cop-out answer of "West End?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Porchman Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 ??Rice Military Neighborhood??Sometimes the simplest answer is the right one. 22 Malone is in Rice Military.Anybody got a good answer as to how the subdiv got its name? There's a thread out there, but I'm not sure it was resolved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crunchtastic Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 Sometimes the simplest answer is the right one. 22 Malone is in Rice Military.Anybody got a good answer as to how the subdiv got its name? There's a thread out there, but I'm not sure it was resolved.edit: so is your answer because HAR says the subdivision is Rice Military? I've never gotten a handle on "Rice Military" and would be interested. It is relatively new name in real estate and common conversation, I'm guessing it's an old name that got popular again? I grew up here and never heard Rice Military until the townhomes started being built. We used 'Camp Logan' for the same area, even though it wasn't all technically the old Camp Logan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musicman Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 for you drinkers. you may remember the Rudyard's on Kipling and Ernie's on Banks. What bar and street combo was named after a U.S. President? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Porchman Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 edit: so is your answer because HAR says the subdivision is Rice Military?Not HAR, HCAD: "LTS 32 & 33 BLK 28 RICE MILITARY"I've never gotten a handle on "Rice Military" and would be interested. It is relatively new name in real estate and common conversation, I'm guessing it's an old name that got popular again? I grew up here and never heard Rice Military until the townhomes started being built. We used 'Camp Logan' for the same area, even though it wasn't all technically the old Camp Logan.I thought that the "Military" comes from Camp Logan which is still the name of the subdiv to the west and the "Rice" from the mills that used to be to the east. Rice Mill-itary...get it? There is some discussion about the name here . Apparently nobody really knows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PuroAztlan Posted April 4, 2008 Author Share Posted April 4, 2008 for you drinkers. you may remember the Rudyard's on Kipling and Ernie's on Banks. What bar and street combo was named after a U.S. President?Is there a Woodrows on Wilson?Georges on Washington? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musicman Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 Georges on Washington?yep Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PuroAztlan Posted April 4, 2008 Author Share Posted April 4, 2008 Who was Houston's first mayor? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Porchman Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 Who was Houston's first mayor?James Holman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJones Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 Whoa, that's so cool man, I didn't know that! For the cosmonauts.Puro, we have Astronauts, not Cosmonauts, Comrade !Porchman is right, "Military" comes from the old training Camp that was in the area during WWI. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marmer Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 I'm gonna keep asking until someone answers! 1. Who was the first former Astro to be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame? 2. What Houston businessman had the first air-conditioned automobile on record, and when? a few more: 3. Craig Biggio will probably be in the Hall of Fame. What other three former Astros infielders are in the Hall of Fame? 4. Who designed the facade for Marshall Field's at the Galleria and what was supposed to be added to it, but never was? 5. What was the nickname for the Smith -- Louisiana corridor in the '70s and '80s, because of the predominance of buildings by a certain architectural firm? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highway6 Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 5. What was the nickname for the Smith -- Louisiana corridor in the '70s and '80s, because of the predominance of buildings by a certain architectural firm?Complete guess .... Pei's Way ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marmer Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 Complete guess .... Pei's Way ?? That's pretty good, but no. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nativehou Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 3. Craig Biggio will probably be in the Hall of Fame. What other three former Astros infielders are in the Hall of Fame?Joe MorganEddie MatthewsNellie Fox5. What was the nickname for the Smith -- Louisiana corridor in the '70s and '80s, because of the predominance of buildings by a certain architectural firm?Hines Hall?Edit: Oh yeah, Hines isn't an architectural firm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PuroAztlan Posted April 4, 2008 Author Share Posted April 4, 2008 Puro, we have Astronauts, not Cosmonauts, Comrade ! I know, I was doing my Andy Kaufman and seeing if someone would believe I really though it was "cosmonauts" and correct me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PuroAztlan Posted April 4, 2008 Author Share Posted April 4, 2008 I'm gonna keep asking until someone answers! 1. Who was the first former Astro to be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame? 2. What Houston businessman had the first air-conditioned automobile on record, and when? a few more: 3. Craig Biggio will probably be in the Hall of Fame. What other three former Astros infielders are in the Hall of Fame? 4. Who designed the facade for Marshall Field's at the Galleria and what was supposed to be added to it, but never was? 5. What was the nickname for the Smith -- Louisiana corridor in the '70s and '80s, because of the predominance of buildings by a certain architectural firm? Man, you came up with some tough ones! 5. Skid Row? I don't know the answer to this but I bet one of you will. What is the oldest continually open business in Houston? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marmer Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 Yes, Morgan, Mathews, and Fox are in the HOF.Morgan started out with Houston and became a star, then achieved his biggest fame with Cincinnati.Mathews and Fox were at the end of illustrious careers, Mathews with the Braves and Fox with the White Sox, and they had brief stays in Houston in the mid-60s.Hint: the first former Astro in the HOF also followed this pattern.Yes, Smith/Louisiana was called Skid Row because there were so many buildings by Skidmore, Owings, and Merrill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PuroAztlan Posted April 4, 2008 Author Share Posted April 4, 2008 Yes, Smith/Louisiana was called Skid Row because there were so many buildings by Skidmore, Owings, and Merrill. DAMN I'm good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marmer Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 I don't know the answer to this but I bet one of you will.What is the oldest continually open business in Houston?The A.H. Belo corporation is the oldest continually operating business in Texas.James Coney Island is the oldest restaurant in HoustonShudde Brothers hats and Stewart and Stevenson would be good candidates. But I seem to recall it was a bar of some kind... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H-Town Man Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 I'm gonna keep asking until someone answers! 1. Who was the first former Astro to be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame? 2. What Houston businessman had the first air-conditioned automobile on record, and when? a few more: 3. Craig Biggio will probably be in the Hall of Fame. What other three former Astros infielders are in the Hall of Fame? 4. Who designed the facade for Marshall Field's at the Galleria and what was supposed to be added to it, but never was? 5. What was the nickname for the Smith -- Louisiana corridor in the '70s and '80s, because of the predominance of buildings by a certain architectural firm? 4. Philip Johnson, ivy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marmer Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 4. Philip Johnson, ivy?Yes, Philip Johnson, but it wasn't ivy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJones Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 I'm gonna keep asking until someone answers! 1. Who was the first former Astro to be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame? Joe Morgan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marmer Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 Joe MorganNope. Earlier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marmer Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 Well, y'all aren't doing too bad. Still wondering about the first Astro in the HOF, first a/c auto, what's missing from the Marshall Field's facade... Here are a couple more: 1. What was the original location of the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center? 2. What and where was "Luvin' Canada?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJones Posted April 5, 2008 Share Posted April 5, 2008 Nope. Earlier.Yogi Berra, as a coach, not as a player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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