IronTiger

Why isn't the right-of-way that runs along 59 east of 610 mentioned? Railroad right-of-way, power lines...seems perfect to me. In the process, they can repave that part of Kirby, where a post-railroad patch was added years ago and still visible.

Right, according to my Google Earth research, there wasn't an intersection there until much later. But there was still traffic at that point. By 2001, however, there were no usable spurs on the line east of the UP main, yet the rail line was still intact (http://www.abandonedrails.com/resources/pictures/ngxf0o1o.jpg). This makes that railroad crossing at Edloe and Westpark basically defunct. It looks like by 1995, the line went just about up to Wakeforest (but not crossing it) and by the late 1980s, ended shortly after Hazard. Anything after that was demolished by the 59 construction. Here's another mystery: why'd they leave the railroad crossings intact when they closed a road? Was there some regulation that prevented their dismantling during the railroad's active time? (http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8TYf0wRmZ_o/TZ4bPpRmozI/AAAAAAAAAx4/ibETaAybZgY/s1600/Screen%2Bshot%2B2011-04-07%2Bat%2B3.00.32%2BPM.png)

Way back I 2005, I took a trip to Galveston with my family in September that was important in the fact that it was the first time I really I started to really like Houston as my favorite Texas city. Anyway, on a trip back from Galveston, our family took Beltway 8 south, and I'm pretty sure it was the Beltway, that trip: I remember a few of the "stub roads" of the Beltway. And I remember seeing some sort of busted-up sign that was still intact, though no building accompanied, and said something like "World Bazaar" or maybe "Animal Bazaar" on it. As the memories of that trip (or at least that part of the trip) get hazy in my mind (or even if it was that same trip), I'd like to find out what that thing was!

Did it convert to a Grand Union? Grand Union was the parent company of Weingarten's in the early 1980s (after the parent company sold out), and it was famous for its "red dot" in the 1980s.

They do not offer in-house butchers or seafood (they unionized in the early 1990s, so they did away with them). As a result, you get pre-packaged meat that is low-quality (it may or may not even come from America). Another reason to support a real supermarket.

A few months ago, I visited that store en route to San Antonio. Interestingly, the interior of the Navasota store (en route to Houston) has some updated décor, but retains the 1980s "Wal-Mart" logo.

Unfortunately, I think its almost certain it WILL be a Supercenter, just what size. Seems they're getting rid of the Supercenter designation: the Caldwell (Texas) and College Station Walmart stores have the same "Walmart" facade, but the Caldwell one is just a remerchandised and somewhat renovated second-gen Wal-Mart, while the College Station is a full Supercenter. On a related note, there's a Wal-Mart on the East Freeway (outside 610) that's receiving a Supercenter remodel (physical expansion).

Cool. What was the intersection of Edloe and Westpark like? The railroad crossed right through the middle of the intersection, but given its status by the time the intersection opened, it was a spur, but it could've been a problem...

Well, the hundreds of angry commenters on the Chron et. al. seem to be getting what they want. She now has four counts of murder, in addition to her other charges. [link]

You're probably right. Sugar Land has one or two MPCs but are still considered Sugar Land, Texas (as opposed to Cinco Ranch, Texas, or whatever)

Well, The Woodlands isn't a "real city" (yet), but its in the jurisdiction of another city (Spring, I think). Was Sharpstown ever like that, where you could plausibly address a letter as "Sharpstown, TX"?

I have a question about Sharpstown (I didn't really want to start a new thread) that's been bothering me for a while: when Sharpstown was built, was it in the city limits? And if not, was it an "official" city?

Didn't this Kroger go through a cheap remodel several years back? Also, they discovered some ancient paneling while changing the walls.

Nope. Just MyBCS. Given the amount of blatant advertising and numerous "lost dog" threads...sometimes people could get away with just leaving a "smiley-based header", I thought no one would mind if I created a "What do you HATE about MyBCS" post. Then I found out relatively quickly that moderators DO exist there. Just to show you how bad MyBCS is compared to HAIF, TexAgs.com (the sister site and owner of MyBCS) has a Houston board. Now, the Bryan-College Station board is significantly better than this, but the Houston board is particularly pathetic.

According to Wikimapia, closest to Waugh Street (in the big blank lot where Whole Foods is being built and west of the "ghost street") was a big Carnation Milk plant.

Just re-checked, and no, it isn't it. The windows of the interurban were arched, except in the back.

Well, I saw a 4.4 oz container of Marmite at the local H-E-B, with about $1.50 an ounce. It also has carrot extract, which I don't think Vegemite does. Here's another curiosity that is definitely not in College Station, and probably not even Houston: A celery-flavored soft drink that has existed for over a century: Cel-Ray!

Here's one more mystery: catty-corner to the Village Foods is the original Safeway, now with a bingo parlor and a church. This had to be an AppleTree at one point, but with AppleTree saddled with debt, why did they close that one and build a new store nearby? This is has to be the only built-from-scratch AppleTree. Also, the Weingarten's near Post Oak Mall...it seemed to have opened after the Weingarten family sold out...did it operate as a Grand Union, briefly, before it moved? And finally, did the Albertsons/Randalls have a second level with a balcony?

Today's lesson for me: No matter how poorly-maintained a forum may look, someone will ban you if you complain about the state of it.

My uncle lives in Baton Rouge (eastern part), and I traveled across the Mississippi River bridge many, many times to visit him.

Randalls, something I found on FundingUniverse.

True. What about good cheesesteaks (not Texadelphia or Philly Connection), or pasties (no, not what you're thinking...the food)?

Oh yes, Central Market! I wanted to go to Central Market for a while now. Yup...maybe that will convince my sister to go with me.

OK, we all know that Rice Village isn't going to be Greenwich Village, downtown Houston isn't Manhattan, Montrose isn't San Francisco, et cetera, et cetera. But are there areas to you that have the feeling of another city? For me, although it wasn't Houston proper, Pasadena really felt like Baton Rouge. Bumpy elevated highways. Low-rise buildings along the frontage roads (not strip centers), and the presence of oil refineries. A bit nostalgic for me, at least. What about you? Any parts of Houston that remind you of somewhere else, another city, anywhere?

I don't know about the difference. The local H-E-B in College Station does carry Marmite, but it's really expensive, something like $6 for a little container. However, I want to try Vegemite. I think that British Isles has it for a little bit less (http://britishislesonline.com/search.aspx?find=vegemite), but that also means paying the shipping costs. Well, let's see...I want to go to Houston later this month to see my cousin and his fiancé, as well as visiting some places like BI, but that also means fighting traffic on 290. Hmm....