Nothing like a spring break night, ending up at Denny's since our motel was right behind it, eating a whole plate full of bacon, then exploding purple MD vomit all over the bathroom an hour later...only to do it all again the next day. Now, not so much. I can't remember the name of it, but there was some restaurant in Houston, I believe off of Westhiemer, that had a lady dressed in 1800's brothel clothes who swung on a swing from the ceiling to old western style music from the piano. Steak house I believe. Golf and Games behind Almeda Mall and sneaking behind one of the fake buildings on the putt putt course to fake smoke a cig or to "neck" with teh females.
Also, anyone remember "Yak"? I think that's what it was called. The little computer like thing you signed up for and used to meet people all over Houston in the late 80's or early 90's in the chat? Met many of fuglies on this thing and have many regrets.
Old San Franciso Steakhouse. It was on Westheimer out near Fondren, I think. My brother took me once, shortly before it closed. Must have been 5-8 years ago.
Just looked it up. It closed 3 years ago. Damn, I used to live right next door to that place, but I never went.
holy crap, Pistol Pete's Pizza. Pizza served on tin foil! I can't remember the location. I think somewhere on the west side.
late to the thread cause didn't have in childhood memories aside from first trip to Rice for my oldest sister's orientation week... but, to add some i didn't see. <ul><li>The Farmer's Market in Montrose. Westheimer/Woodhead? or was it Richmond? <li>Richmond Ave when it was just two lanes. <li>Bayou Liquor in the Village. loved that name. Right next to where the Record Rack was, right? <li>Carabana Reggae in the Village <li>Caberet Voltaire <li>KTRU when it was in the Rice Memorial basement <li>McKee St bridge...still there, but I remember getting lost and come across that...weird <li>what was that tex-mex restaurant on Shephard with all the album covers on the walls <li>The original Lawndale art collective. </ul>
FAMECITY WATERWORKS!! I remeber going there as a kid. Then when I was like 21, i had heard there was some sort of Rave that was being thrown at Funplex.
Leo's Mexican Restaurant. First place I ever had Mexican food in the early 70's. Leo use to sit just inside the door watching channel 13 on an old TV. Saw the guys from ZZ Top in there numerous times. Oh I miss Leo's
Anyone else remember the Tex-Mex restaurant Fandango's? It was on Westheimer/Westchase (near the old Adam's Mark hotel). I remember going there as a kid and getting a pound of fajitas for $6.99 using the weekly coupons in the newspaper.
Hmm, not much from Eastside/Magnolia Park?? I'm 37 grew up in Houston from '85 to '96. But lived here before off and on. About 90% of my cousins, aunts, uncles, grandparents and great grandparents were born and raised here. They know more than I do. I didn't realise that that small bridge with the tracks on it was the only way on to Galveston (the short brick one on the right as you head towards the island). A friend of mine used to work at Shanghai Reds in the late 80's and advised me never to eat there. Some of the that went down there . It's weird because when I go back home I always go to Magnolia and places that have been there for generations are still there, El Mejor Pan, The barbershop next door, La Familia carniceria right down the street from Franklin Elementary. There used to be this bar off of Sampson, near Settegast park, called Jello's (?). I think that was the name, I remember they would have a broadcast on local cable every week in the late 80's. I also remember back in the early 80's when they "started" working on the interchange at the Gulf Freeway and Beltway 8. So many other memories, but most are from the east and southeast parts of Houston.
Was that the light show? I remember everyone driving into town and parking along side the freeway to watch that. Lots of cool stuff mentioned. Town and Country movie theater and the Lowes theater next to it. The Tilt arcade at Town and Country mall before the beltway ruined it all. Fame City waterpark, they used to have a special like $15/car and we'd pile the neighborhood kids into my dad's car and go there for the day. Showbiz pizza on Memorial and Utotem. When Eldridge was just a quiet little road. I don't think anyone's mentioned the GAMBLERS!!! They were so much fun.
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i mentioned panjo's earlier....that was easily the best pizza ever in houston, texas. i had a birthday party at pipe organ pizza at memorial city mall i remember i got han solo's laser gun at that party!
I'm 54- grew up in Dickinson everyone must have had a birthday at peppermint park some of my weird and wonderful memories- when I was a little kid I got on the Kitrick(?) TV show on channel 13 (anybody remember that cat lady?) my dad took me my first time to Colt stadium and we went to the rear of the parking lot and waited about 30 min. and a bus pulled up. We were playing the LA Dodgers and all the black players got out of the bus. Roseboro, Maury Wills, Jim Gilliam, I got to greet them and shake their hands. It wasn't until about 8 yrs. later that I understood why they were riding in a separate bus and couldn't enter the park with the other players. going down OST to see the Astrodome for the first time Gulfgate opening was big ( like the first mall- I think it had a Woolsworth 5 and dime) I remember running out onto the ice with Gordie Howe when the Aeros won the WHA at the Summit I remember going to the Sam Houston Coliseum for many concerts (I kind of remember- you could get high just walking into that place) I remember when I was at UH one friend of mine invited me out into the country to see some land his parents bought we went out Kuykendahl for miles until we crossed some dinky farm road in the middle of no where. Today that would be FM1960. I remember riding the train to Galveston from Houston And at UH I remember there was one computer on campus down in an underground building. For both Basic and Fortran classes we had to punch all those cards and then go turn them in and wait about 3 days for the program to run and the computer was about the size of a cadillac, and then we got our grade; that was still the day of the typewriter. I remember sweetly Allen's Landing and all the clubs and hangouts 13th floor elavators Best restaurant- Princes hamburger
30 years old......29 in houston -the bow ties on the bag boys at randalls -the forrest wall paper at albritton's(?) cafeteria -the petting zoo around the braeswood/s. main area -ye seekers at blalock and westview -the conveyor belt at picadilly in memorial city mall -the beer can house -the orange show -hannah barbara land -the toy shop in the village (i can't remember the name but i remember it tiny aisles)
Ever go looking for mushrooms at Addicks, rhester? Or in the forest that runs along the bayou that goes into Clear Lake? The first you could drive to and just had to hop a couple of fences. The second was a ride in a canoe. It was funny how you wouldn't see any for a long time and then spot one. Spot one and suddenly they were everywhere. You could fill a plastic garbage bag with them. Good times! I remember a lot of the same things, although I'm older. Not sure if you do, but I really miss those days. Peace!
