Heights2Bastrop

Jetero might have been known as Jet Arrow right at first.

I have a Houston map from around 1962 which shows the location of the proposed airport. No roads existed within the boundaries of the location. The existing roads at the time were Greens on the south, Aldine-Westfield on the west, Lee Rd on the east, and Humble-Westfield (1960) on the north.

The area is identified as

Speaking of Roderick, there used to be a family of aerialist s that lived on Roderick. They had their trapeze set up and would work on their act there. I only went past there a couple of times. We lived on 14th near Beall, so we often crossed Roderick, but rarely had occasion to drive past the place. If I recall, it was just north of 14th.

I don

Rettig's was very recognizable because of the window style. That is why I immediately recognized this building as being a Rettig

I'll bet it was bigger than this one.

I think there may have been a Poll Parrot shoe store on Harrisburg close to 67th. They sold red ball jets tennis shoes and some shoe with goose in the name where they gave you a golden egg with a prize in it if you bought the shoes.

Uh, could that have been Red Goose Shoes?

A portion of Nashua still exists further south, around 12th. The street that was obliterated by N. Durham at that point was called Rodrigo, I think. My aunt had a house there in the 50s; the house still stands but it's on N. Durham, now. Rodrigo only ran north from 12th for a few blocks, perhaps.

Shepherd used to be called Lowell. B. A. Shepherd was the first banker in Texas. He opened a private banking operation in 1847.

West of Shepherd Dr was Boyle, Victor and Nashua. Nashua is still as is, but Boyle became Laird, and Victor became Roderick, later a part of Durham. An old map shows Nashua going north to beyond 29th. It now stops at 16th.

Durham north of 16th was not a road, so I suspect that portion was created by creating a new throughway. Nashua may have been torn up and returned to residential. This part I got from the aforementioned 1913 map of Houston, so it could be that the streets shown were planned at the time but not yet built.

Anther Heights change was Railroad St, which is now Nicholson. My grandmother lived at Waverley and 14th, and I used to love to watch the trains when they still operated along that line.

Valian's was the only pizza in town, when I was a kid...and it was the best!

Christie's on South Main had written on the west side of the building, "We serve Pizza Pie". We ate at Christie's often from the early 50s on, but I never had the pizza. In fact, I didn't even know what pizza was until much later.

It was Pol Parrot that had the X-Ray machine, and they sold Buster Brown Shoes there. As I recall, there was a location in the Heights, maybe near Kaplans, but not sure exactly where.

I was a DeMolay when I was in HS. I joined because many of my sister

A buck an ear!

Arrrrgh! Happy Talk Like a Priate Day, Matey!

If I recall, Airwolf debuted in a two-hour movie following a big event, possibly a Super Bowl. I thought it was silly and stupid and never watch it again. I don't think I even finished watching the movie.

5. The Wienermobile

Here you go, RGV!

My 1993 Camry feels just a wonderful today as it did the day I drove it off the lot. It has been extremely reliable and good to me, so why would I want anything else? Besides, the only person I want to impress is me, and I am more that impressed with the sweet ride I have now.

There were times I would liked to have had a pickup, but I had a trailer hitch added, and my trailer hauls anything I need.

Thanks for the offer for a new car, but I

I believe I have answered my own question

When the carhop came to serve you, they would put a laminated card on your windshield. On the side facing out was your number, and the menu was printed on the inside so you could read it. These cards became prized collector

The only one I can remember going to was the one on Long Point at Antoine, but I believe there were a number of them around town.

Vertigo, are you sure the photo of the carhop with the cowgirl hat is from Houston? The title of the photo says "sandiegohistory". I don't recognize the uniform or the hat as being either Pig Stand or Prince's.

Great menu, SpaceAge!

I swear someone posted a photo or post card of the restaurant with the two Indians on the roof. Maybe it was Subdude, but I haven't seen him posting recently.

Tbird, are you out there, Buddy?

Careful!

The North Side rules.

Rule#1 - If you leave the North Side, don't stray into the Heights, or else they might beat you up.

Rule#2 - Never forget Rule#1.

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For added photo

on the other hand, the Prince's on Shepherd was a place where us weenie Bellaire boys could get a good headknocking from those badass northside hoods.

We were Reagan Rats from the Heights. The "Northside" was Sam Houston Country around Airline, Crosstimbers, Tidwell streets. We hated Northsiders just as much as we did those damned Lamar Teasips and Bellaire Bozos!

I lived at various apartments at Napoleon Square starting in

My Prince

I have searched the past posts, but I can't find where anyone posted a picture of the Indians atop the Bill Williams restaurant on Main Street. If someone has one, would they please post it?

I don't want to get too excited, but I think I may have found one of the Indians while on an outing this weekend. He was kneeling on one knee, and he had his hand in a position where he would have been holding a stick (over the fire?), and a hole in the extended hand that would have held a pole or large stick.

Does this guy look familiar? He is about 6-7