hindesky Posted June 12, 2021 Share Posted June 12, 2021 (edited) Found some signs that are confusing as to what this might be. Cherry is almost done talking it down except for the northeast corner and load out. Looking at Sun Builders web site shows that they primarily build grocery stores, box stores, banks and interiors. SEK Yoakum Lovett LLC is a newly created company out of Travis county. I'm guessing possibly another grocery store and possibly Kroger??? http://www.sunbuildersco.com https://texas-biz.com/co/sek-yoakum-lovett-llc Edited June 12, 2021 by hindesky 6 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatguysly Posted June 14, 2021 Share Posted June 14, 2021 RIP Disco Kroger. It seems weird to build another Kroger in its spot with an additional element like residential. Its not like there is much room there to build a bigger Kroger and have parking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post kbates2 Posted June 14, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted June 14, 2021 11 minutes ago, thatguysly said: RIP Disco Kroger. It seems weird to build another Kroger in its spot with an additional element like residential. Its not like there is much room there to build a bigger Kroger and have parking. I would be all for replacing pretty much every grocery store in central Houston with a store that has residential on top like HEB Buffalo Heights or Whole Foods in Midtown. 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texasota Posted June 14, 2021 Share Posted June 14, 2021 2 hours ago, thatguysly said: RIP Disco Kroger. It seems weird to build another Kroger in its spot with an additional element like residential. Its not like there is much room there to build a bigger Kroger and have parking. Did you mean to type "without" instead of "with"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tumbleweed_Tx Posted June 15, 2021 Share Posted June 15, 2021 wait, the project name is Kroger Montrose? Are the going to build Disco Kroger Two, Electric Bugaloo? 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbigtex56 Posted June 15, 2021 Author Share Posted June 15, 2021 On 6/14/2021 at 9:02 AM, thatguysly said: RIP Disco Kroger. It seems weird to build another Kroger in its spot with an additional element like residential. Its not like there is much room there to build a bigger Kroger and have parking. If they incorporate underground and/or podium-style parking (which seems certain), it will result in even more land available to build a larger Kroger with ample parking for both residents and customers. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clutchcity94 Posted June 15, 2021 Share Posted June 15, 2021 I feel like the days are numbered for the Walgreens across the street. Anyone know how long it’s been there? I know the CVS further south on Montrose & Richmond has been there since 2005. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbigtex56 Posted June 15, 2021 Author Share Posted June 15, 2021 (edited) 6 minutes ago, clutchcity94 said: I feel like the days are numbered for the Walgreens across the street. Anyone know how long it’s been there? I know the CVS further south on Montrose & Richmond has been there since 2005. Walgreen's was built sometime before 2000, probably mid-1990's. I remember, because the Art Institute left some great furniture curbside when their building was demo'd. (edit: 1994, per HCAD) Edited June 15, 2021 by dbigtex56 added info 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_cuevas713 Posted June 15, 2021 Share Posted June 15, 2021 1 hour ago, dbigtex56 said: Walgreen's was built sometime before 2000, probably mid-1990's. I remember, because the Art Institute left some great furniture curbside when their building was demo'd. (edit: 1994, per HCAD) Wait so the Art Institute was located where the Walgreens is now? I went to the Yorktown location and the 59 location when they moved. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbigtex56 Posted June 15, 2021 Author Share Posted June 15, 2021 1 minute ago, j_cuevas713 said: Wait so the Art Institute was located where the Walgreens is now? I went to the Yorktown location and the 59 location when they moved. On the same block. There was a 1950's mid-rise yellow brick office building (known as "The Kwik-Kopy" Building) on the northeast corner of Hawthorne and Montrose, with parking behind. Don't recall offhand what occupied the northern half of the block, or what else fronted on Montrose on that side of the street. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kennyc05 Posted June 15, 2021 Share Posted June 15, 2021 7 minutes ago, j_cuevas713 said: Wait so the Art Institute was located where the Walgreens is now? I went to the Yorktown location and the 59 location when they moved. I heard they use to be in Montrose back in the day. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gene Posted June 15, 2021 Share Posted June 15, 2021 yeah sounds about right as the Soundwaves was a Walgreens before that! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkultra25 Posted June 15, 2021 Share Posted June 15, 2021 1 hour ago, gene said: yeah sounds about right as the Soundwaves was a Walgreens before that! Yep. That was the neighborhood Walgreens before the newer one was built. It used to be my go-to drugstore when I first moved to Montrose, but tbh I probably spent a lot more time in it after Soundwaves relocated there. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidCenturyMoldy Posted June 15, 2021 Share Posted June 15, 2021 (edited) 3 hours ago, j_cuevas713 said: Wait so the Art Institute was located where the Walgreens is now? I went to the Yorktown location and the 59 location when they moved. It was originally located on Yoakum at Kipling, in a building that had been an ESL school, where the Annunciation Orthodox School is now. Edited June 15, 2021 by MidCenturyMoldy 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_cuevas713 Posted June 16, 2021 Share Posted June 16, 2021 9 hours ago, dbigtex56 said: On the same block. There was a 1950's mid-rise yellow brick office building (known as "The Kwik-Kopy" Building) on the northeast corner of Hawthorne and Montrose, with parking behind. Don't recall offhand what occupied the northern half of the block, or what else fronted on Montrose on that side of the street. Wow any pics? Anyone? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbigtex56 Posted June 16, 2021 Author Share Posted June 16, 2021 (edited) 9 hours ago, j_cuevas713 said: Wow any pics? Anyone? Haven't found any pics yet but found this mention in The Montrose Voice (Feb 26, 1982) on page 5 (third paragraph of "Montrose Mouth"): "The offices of the MONTROSE VOICE will be at 3317 Montrose, third floor, starting next week." "(The 3317 Montrose Building is across the street from Kroger - the building that houses Kwik Kopy.)" Edited June 16, 2021 by dbigtex56 added link 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkultra25 Posted June 18, 2021 Share Posted June 18, 2021 On 6/16/2021 at 9:25 AM, dbigtex56 said: Haven't found any pics yet but found this mention in The Montrose Voice (Feb 26, 1982) on page 5 (third paragraph of "Montrose Mouth"): "The offices of the MONTROSE VOICE will be at 3317 Montrose, third floor, starting next week." "(The 3317 Montrose Building is across the street from Kroger - the building that houses Kwik Kopy.)" I just spent more time than I care to admit paging through that PDF, deep in a Proustian reverie triggered by the sight of a Spud-U-Like ad. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedistrict84 Posted June 18, 2021 Share Posted June 18, 2021 12 hours ago, mkultra25 said: I just spent more time than I care to admit paging through that PDF, deep in a Proustian reverie triggered by the sight of a Spud-U-Like ad. I saw the Byman's ad regarding mattresses on page 6, and it was reassuring to know Montrose's heritage as a major mattress retailer hub dates back at least 40 years. That is some real history I can appreciate. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samagon Posted June 18, 2021 Share Posted June 18, 2021 I skipped all that and went straight to the personal ads, then noticed the horoscope, and man, if only I knew! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted June 18, 2021 Share Posted June 18, 2021 Just a little left in the back portion. Loading out the dump trucks. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross Posted June 18, 2021 Share Posted June 18, 2021 20 hours ago, mkultra25 said: I just spent more time than I care to admit paging through that PDF, deep in a Proustian reverie triggered by the sight of a Spud-U-Like ad. It was interesting that they were still referring to a person with Kaposi's Sarcoma as having "gay cancer". Little did they know what was to come next. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tumbleweed_Tx Posted June 20, 2021 Share Posted June 20, 2021 the #'s ad explains why an old friend still calls it a gay bar 40 years later. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted June 20, 2021 Share Posted June 20, 2021 4 minutes ago, Tumbleweed_Tx said: the #'s ad explains why an old friend still calls it a gay bar 40 years later. I go about 2 or 3 times a year, #1 reason is I like the music. Plus is it seems to be a rite of passage for Houstonians of all ages to go there at least once. And the fact that there are straights, gays, lesbians, trans, punks, emos' and they are all there to just enjoy the music, dancing and people watching. I also live about 3 blocks away, walk there then stumble home. I miss the taco truck they had out there for a couple years and the live shows. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidCenturyMoldy Posted June 20, 2021 Share Posted June 20, 2021 14 minutes ago, Tumbleweed_Tx said: the #'s ad explains why an old friend still calls it a gay bar 40 years later. #s was originally called Numbers and "number" in gay slang meant "hot guy" as in "He's a real hot number" or "There's a hunky number over by the bar." Before it was Numbers it was a dinner theater called "Bev's Million Dollar City Dump." 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidCenturyMoldy Posted June 20, 2021 Share Posted June 20, 2021 (edited) Extra tidbit about Numbers: The original entrance was out front on Westheimer where the current entrance is, but for a while, you walked back along the west side wall and entered through a back door and onto the stage. That didn't last. ETA: I spent about half of 1979 at Numbers. Then at the end of '79, Parade Disco opened in the building that is now the Menil's Dan Flavin exhibit on Richmond. I loved Parade because Monday and Tuesday nights were New Wave Nights and they knew what they were doing music-wise. Edited June 20, 2021 by MidCenturyMoldy 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tumbleweed_Tx Posted June 21, 2021 Share Posted June 21, 2021 I'll be there Aug 14 with The Hunger, it should be a fun show. My brother used to be a DJ at #'s in the 90's, his name is Sprocket. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted June 25, 2021 Share Posted June 25, 2021 While at Rice University I talked with a Cherry Demolition supervisor and he said that Southeastern doesn't own the southwest corner of this lot. Southeastern only owns 3/4 of the lot and the corner they don't own won't be developed. Cherry will demo all the concrete/paving except for that corner. Supposedly a person that lives nearby owns that little portion. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luminare Posted June 25, 2021 Share Posted June 25, 2021 @hindesky how on earth was this entire block never replatted? So did the person who owns this other lot previously gave permission many years ago to let Kroger turn their land into part of a parking lot? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted June 25, 2021 Share Posted June 25, 2021 41 minutes ago, Luminare said: @hindesky how on earth was this entire block never replatted? So did the person who owns this other lot previously gave permission many years ago to let Kroger turn their land into part of a parking lot? Apparently he did, this was the small parking lot area on the southwest corner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbigtex56 Posted June 25, 2021 Author Share Posted June 25, 2021 1 hour ago, hindesky said: Apparently he did, this was the small parking lot area on the southwest corner. IIRC there were still a few (2 - 4?) houses on this block until the mid-eighties, when they were razed to expand Kroger's parking lot. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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