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[RETRO] Houston freeways

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout' started by codell, Nov 18, 2004.

  1. codell

    codell Member

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    I think something like this was posted a year or so ago.

    http://www.texasfreeway.com/houston/historic/photos/houston_historic_photos.shtml

    I found this site hella-cool. A few of my favorites:

    A photo looking NE of 610 and Westheimer circa 1964. That Shell station looks familiar. Notice the Joske's in place of where Dillard's is now. Behad and Rocketman Tex can tell you what Joske's is if you don't know ;):

    http://www.texasfreeway.com/houston/historic/photos/images/610_westheimer_12-3-1964.jpg

    Photo of the southwest 59 and Loop 610 interchange just south of the Galleria:

    http://www.texasfreeway.com/houston/historic/photos/images/59_i610_interchange_5_1961.jpg

    Photo of Highway 290 and Loop 610 interchange. You can see Delmar Stadium there. Notice how 290 just comes to a dead end. I don't think they even completed 290 till the early 80s:

    http://www.texasfreeway.com/houston/historic/photos/images/610_290_looking_nw_12-3-1964.jpg

    I-45 N in Conroe:

    http://www.texasfreeway.com/houston/historic/photos/images/i45_north_of_conroe_undated.jpg

    Eastex Freeway N at Loop 610 N. I love the cool roundabout looking exit ramps:

    http://www.texasfreeway.com/houston/historic/photos/images/us59_north_loop_undated.jpg
     
  2. JayZ750

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    Very cool. I like the I-45 one. Too bad about all the trees, though.
     
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    Man, who'd want to live in a cowtown like that? :)
     
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    wow...those are amazing.

    i'm a 4th generation houstonian. my grandfather, with no high school education, owned part of a Sinclair gas station down near 59 and Shepherd...my mom lived right across 59..she talks about riding her bike across to see her father.

    she also remembers tells me of when the guy who invented the monorail brought it to houston first to sell it to space city...they set up a test mile of it near a mall for people to come try out. she rode it and loved it. city council nixed the idea. can you imagine how different this city would look today if in the late 50's early 60's they would have made an investment in monorail technology for transportation??? wow.
     
  7. meggoleggo

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    My parents and my friends' parents always used to tell us that when they first moved to Houston, 290 didn't exist and Hempstead Hwy was just a 2 lane road all the way to Austin.... Now I REALLY believe them!
    If you look hard enough, you can see where my parent's first house is...

    PS Max, love the sig!!!
     
  8. MadMax

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    thanks...do you know Dr. Tour? or do you just enjoy the Trader_Jorge connection? :)
     
  9. rubytuesday

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    codell-which picture has the one of Joske's? today, i'm actually wearing a blue blazer by Joske's. it used to belong to my mom's friend. she gave it to my mom before i was born and now i'm sitting at work with it on. i've had a few older co-workers see the label and talk to me about it, but can you or anyone else tell me more abt the brand and what happened to it?

    this is pretty neat! :)
     
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    Joske's was a local department store, bought by Dillard's. they had stores in the Town & Country area and the Galleria, that I know of. in fact, i think when T&C mall first opened up, it was still Joske's. before then, it was a stand-alone building in the T&C area.
     
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    My mom worked at Joskes until she was pregnant with me, so they must have lasted until 1982.... Every once in a while, when someone gets clothes for birthdays or christmas, you can find an old Joskes box in our house....
     
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    thanks guys! :)

    and i must say, after nearly 30 years, the quality on both Joske's blazers i have are excellent.

    on a side note, this is why i never shop at wal-mart. i don't want great stores like target to ever go out of business!!
     
  14. Dr of Dunk

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    Joske's was gobbled up by Dillard's in the mid-to-late 80s.
     
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    ... but I guess your link already says that. :)
     
  16. Jeff

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    I saw that pic and immediately thought about Joske's. Hilarious.
     
  17. Isabel

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    ummmm... yeah.

    Well, sir, there's nothing on earth
    Like a genuine,
    Bona fide,
    Electrified,
    Six-car
    Monorail!
    What'd I say?
    Monorail!
    What's it called?
    Monorail!
    That's right! Monorail!
    Monorail... Monorail... Monorail...
     
  18. Jeff

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    You know, you really are obsessed with your little "trollies" aren't you? :D
     
  19. MadMax

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    is there any question of that?? :)

    when my son was born the other day my wife kept saying that she fully expected me to be out there riding the train back and forth through the Med Center with no apparent reason or destination at all. :D
     
  20. Jeff

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    That sounds about right! :D
     

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