mkultra25 Posted May 3, 2012 Share Posted May 3, 2012 I don't remember seeing any mention of this several weeks ago when it was the main feature in the Business section, and I meant to post about it then. Bubba, the gigantic neon cockroach that was the unofficial mascot of Holder's Pest Control and a southwest Houston landmark for many years, was cut up and sold off for scrap in January after having been in storage since 2004: http://www.chron.com...p#photo-2774868 I'm sure there would have been many willing buyers if they had announced their intention to do this beforehand, but I guess that wouldn't have dovetailed as nicely with the prominently-featured rebranding story they got out of it which might as well have been an unpaid advertisement. And so another bit of local color is lost. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdude Posted May 3, 2012 Share Posted May 3, 2012 I read that and it broke my heart. I always used to say that Bubba would have been the perfect landmark for Houston. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earlydays Posted May 3, 2012 Share Posted May 3, 2012 The roach should be the "official animal" of Houston..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarryDallas Posted May 4, 2012 Share Posted May 4, 2012 In the late 1980s is when I last noticed that sign; sad to see it gone.They were fools to cut it up. It could have been sold to a private collector if they did not want that roach to be associated with the company any longer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Broadfoot Posted May 4, 2012 Share Posted May 4, 2012 The roach should be the "official animal" of Houston..... Yes! +1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fringe Posted May 4, 2012 Share Posted May 4, 2012 If Sugar Land had gone with my nomination for their new baseball team the "Roaches" instead of the "Skeeters" then they could have placed Bubba out in centerfield as their showpiece. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pleak Posted May 4, 2012 Share Posted May 4, 2012 Should have put it downtown. Not enough neon downtown. It was the missing link that would have made Houston a truly world-class city like Tokyo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chi-Char-Hou-Dal Posted May 5, 2012 Share Posted May 5, 2012 That and a new law making it illegal to be homeless. The street cleaners in their neon blue and yellow can perform smell checks making sure the millions of tourists who visit downtown will not see or smell anyone who resembles a transient. Going to shower now... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Broadfoot Posted May 6, 2012 Share Posted May 6, 2012 The roach should be the "official animal" of Houston..... Mascot? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NenaE Posted May 11, 2012 Share Posted May 11, 2012 Yuck. One neon sign I won't miss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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