Heights2Bastrop

Anybody remember Shopper's Fair? That was the very first discount store that I can remember here. There was one on Shepherd at Pinemont across from St. Pius.

From the linked article:

Two houses in the 1800 block of Lubbock proudly display plaques declaring them to be in the National Register of Historic Places; with restoration work, the Valentine house could also qualify.

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My question is what makes these structures

I went to Love Elementary across the street and next block down, and even at that age, I had high anticipation of the new cars coming out every year. Back then, all the car makers revealed their new lines at about the same time (October). As the time neared, I would walk by that very showroom every afternoon on my way home just to see if the new Fords were out yet.

That photo must have been taken in

As I recall, most or all of the 7-11s becaume U-Tote-Ms (You tell 'em "U-Tote-M"), and then became Stop-n-Go later.

The draw bridge pictured above is to be part of the hike and bike trail.

Clark Motors in on Shepherd. They have been in Houston since the 40

I am not an engineer, but it seems to me there would have been a way to add a small strip to the side of the existing bridge on 11th. Maybe it would have been wide enough to only allow for one-way traffic at a time. But I was at or by the bridge site enough to know that bike traffic across that monster bridge was very sparse. Many people used the hike and bike trail that ran along the bayou, but very few ever used that bridge.

The worst case of bike lanes on streets that I know of is at 43rd and 290. There were three eastbound lanes at that intersection, and creating the bike lane cut that down to two lanes. You now have people jockeying for position to get ahead of the traffic and still be able to cut over to the right lane to turn. It also

I know it

I had not heard of Vaughn

Heights2Bastrop, while I am in favor of the bike trail, I wouldn't wish a RR on those people. While there is an existing RR row, Nicholson is very residential.

HeightsGuy, my grandmother lived at Waverley and 14th, and, as a kid, I used to go down and watch the trains pass along there all the time. So I imaging a great deal of my desire to see rail along there is out of nostalgia. I really haven

We have an international Jazz Fest already. Not as big as New Orleans though. The International Festival is good also.

I would rather see a "destination" along the bayou rather an "event" as a means to draw in tourists. Naturally, we could have both. But I'd like to see ongoing activities more than anything.

At one time not so long ago, there was at least one used car lot on every single block between Tommie Vaughn and the North Loop. I haven

No, I mean my mom wouldn't let me see it! Still won't!

I have seen a number of links to some of the many stories from this site, but, as you can see by reading the stories, there would be plenty of areas of interest that could be covered by boat.

Buffalo Bayou

I was looking at this site just this morning and saw the photo of the drawbridge that is directly under the Hwy59 overpasses. I never knew this bridge existed, and I have been here for 57 years! Has it been that well hidden? Or am I just blind to my surroundings?

Develop a riverwalk along Buffalo Bayou from downtown to Montrose.

Put up some kiosks or booths along the bayou; maybe have a monthly arts and crafts fair. Build a few stages along that area for concerts. Have the City run or contract out a boat rental facility, or offer historic tours through downtown along the bayou.

Naturally, occasional flooding would have to be considered.

I never saw that movie. When it was released, my mom wouldn't let me go see it because she said it would be too scary.

Now, my son said it wasn't that bad, but Mom still siad "No!"

Back in the late 70s, I believe many of the rooms at the Carrousel rented by the hour. They advertised X-Rated movies in the rooms, and there was a club at the motel where many of the women there had

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.