Heights2Bastrop

Sprawl is a "choice", and I am Pro Choice.

There is a suburb in SE Houston that is car-free. It

Two of my favorite places in South Austin are Matt

Just found this on Paul Boesch's military record: Paul Boesch served in the US ARMY during WWII and eceived many awards, including a purple heart and cluster; a silver star and cluster; a bronze star and cluster; a French Croix de Guerre with star; a Combat Infantryman's Badge; a Distinguished Unit Citation, & a distinguished citizen's award from the 121st Infantry Association.

I bought my place in Bastrop a little over a year ago, 8 acres off Hwy 304 on south side of Cedar Creek. My girlfriend is the one looking for a house there, and she will move just as soon as her one in Houston sells.

Love all the rain, but I got a small taste of things to come. I grilled hamburgers last night and I was swarmed by an army of small mosquitoes!

After the person told me that, I recalled how many listings there were in that area for 5-acre lots. It makes sense now. Thanks for the link, RedScare. That looks like quite a bit of useful information.

People who go on and on and on about how they were abducted by aliens as though they were the only ones who had ever been abducted by aliens or that their alien abduction was more bizarre than anyone else

While in Bastrop recently, I made mention of an area with nice homes on large lots. I questioned why someone would want that large of a yard, and I was told that, since the area had no sewer system, 5 acres was the minimum lot size to support a septic system. Is anyone familiar with this rule? Is it a local or State requirement?

Heston is in the NRA. NOT the NCRA!

My dad went to a wrestling match one time and was standing in a small group as Irish Danny McShane walked by. Someone yelled something not-so-nice to McShane, and he whirled around and saw Daddy and threw a punch at him thinking it was he who made the comment. The blow just grazed my dad, and he was more surprised than he was angry. McShane and Curry were from an era that included Pepper Gomez, Killer Kowalski, Mr. Moto, Dory Funk, Junk Yard Dog. Haystacks Calhoun (or maybe it was Uncle Elmer) used to come into the ring accompanied by a couple of chicks. Not girls, but live chickens. My grandma used to watch wrestling from the City Auditorium religiously, and I would watch it when I stayed with her. Paul Bosch still fought on occasion in the early 50s. Few people know that he was a highly decorated war hero from WWII. I also remember an old lady who always sat in the first row used to yell at the bad guys, and would go after them with a folding chair when they were thrown out of the ring. I

Since we are on Daylight Savings Time, how many hours difference are we from Zulu Time?

It was Bull Curry. He was huge and so hairy that he had just one eyebrow that went all the way across his forehead. All the kids would flock around him, and he just loved the attention. He may have been a terror in the ring, but he was just a little kid at heart.

Many a time I walked through those doors to be greeted by a one-eyebrowed hulk of a gentle giant. Any clue who he was, Tbird?

Even though I have a clear recollection of things when I was 3 and 4 years old, my memories of the Playland races are a bit fuzzy. But there may have been underlying reasons for that. I remember the very first circus I went to, and all I remember from the event is standing on the steps of the house still crying about the poor guy who someone had shot out of a cannon. I may have been frightened of the races, or maybe by a crash or two. I just don

Roger Ward, big Indy racer. Billy Wade, local sensation. You are so right, Tbird. Even as I wrote that, something didn't seem right. Thanks for the correction. BTW, Billy's brother was my once upon a time father-in-law.

The drill team in the photo is the Reagan Red Coats. They were pretty famous in their day.

According to my research, Queen Theater was located at 613 Main Street in Downtown.

Playland Park had a small train that would take you along the Murworth side of the park. When Playland closed, the train was transferred to Hermann Park. Every time I go to Hermann I try to ask someone if that train is one of the ones still in use, but no one knows. Playland had a funhouse, and at the entrance was an animated clown who would kinda roll with laughter. As a small kid, that freakin

I recall an interview with one of the Baileys a few of years ago. They were trying to find someone to take their inventory but were having trouble doing so. It wasn

I worked at that Globe in '71. Talk about some low paying tightwads.

Oh, Subdude! You just made me cry!!! My car in high school was a

I like the idea of bike trails, but I would rather see Nicholson be a part of a rail system through the Heights. I don't have facts and/or figures to back this up, but I would say the Heights is close to doubling in population from, say 20 years ago. What with the tendency to build multiple units on existing lots, and with projects like Park on Prince and other such projects in Shady Acres and elsewhere, I expect the population will double again in the next 20 years. The Heights would be a prime candidate for a rail system.

I just realized Splashtown was a part of Six Flags.

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