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    Found the address! The Strand Theatre was located at 508 Travis St. From an advertisement in the newspaper The Texas Jewish Herald dated March 24, 1927. The Strand Theatre 508 Travis St. Presents Tuesday and Wednesday March 29 and 30 Two Performances Each Day and Nights The Wandering-- and Rose of the Tenements Prices Adults 25C; Children 10C Tuesday and Wednesday Only March 29, 30
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    Interesting! There was once talks about Joseph Finger hiring a partner to form the company "Green & Finger". I believe it was only a rumor, or the deal didn't work out in the end. From the newspaper The Houston Post. dated December 18, 1913. Communications of General Interest Statement by L.S. Green. To The Post. I write to ask you kindly correct the statement made in Sunday morning's Post of December 12 under the head of news of the city: “The firm of Green & Finger by mutual consent dissolved partnership on December 6. Mr. Finger will continue the Houston office. Beg to advise that Mr. Finger will have no connection with the Houston Office. L.S. Green. Galveston, Texas. (Editor's Note.- The item complained of by L.S. Green was furnished The Post by Joseph Finger, known to us to have been a member of the firm of Green & Finger. It was published in good faith.)
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    wow! Found an unknown residence of Mr. Joseph Finger. Looks like it's sandwiched in between the Museum District and Montrose located at 801 Portland Street, Colby Court. I wonder if he designed the home himself? Any pictures? From the newspaper The Texas Jewish Herald dated March 24, 1927. Hadassah Silver Tea A silver tea for the benefit of Hadasah will be given at the home of Mrs. Joseph Finger, 801 Portland, Colby Court, on Wednesday afternoon, April 6, from 3 to 5 o'clock. A cordial invitation is extended the public.
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    Is it just me or is this building a good shape for a roller rink? We, HAIF, was previously speculating it was either the the End of Main Grill, or the End of Main Dance Hall. I came across the newspaper advertisement again today and it rung the bell. We found the South Main Roller Rink?!?!
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    I found this small restaurant building located at the intersection of Holcombe & Main. I cannot read the building signage and letters, but what I can make out, it is a good possibly this is the End of Main Grill? The first, middle, and last word are short. The middle word is a single character? Love the promotional billboard advertisement for the McCarthy Center! Never seen this photo before. So cool!
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    Found the retail center! The design shape could almost pass for a small motel. Cropped aerial photograph, 1960s: Google Earth, 1978:
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    Aerial photograph that just so happened to catch this Weber's Superior Drive-In Theater. Very cool!!
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    I discovered something new this week! The McClendon Triple Drive-In was once named McLendon Astro. From a commenter on CT: The McLendon Triple’s grand opening was at 8:00 p.m. on May 7, 1971. George Peppard participated in the grand opening ceremonies. The Drive-in was slated to be named the McLendon Astro, but the Houston Sports Association filed an injunction citing trademark infringement. The premier features were a Big Doll House (Screen 1), A Horror House (Screen 2), and George Pepparda's film One More Train to Robac (Screen 3). South Main and Hiram Clarke Road.
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    Apparently, this was also a Kiddie Amusement Park? In a lot of the images of the SMDIT, you cannot see the front entrance well enough. I found a clear photo this week and it clearly says there's an amusement park included. I do recall a few other drive-in theaters had a playground area for the kids. I wonder if this was what they were implying? The Sharpstown Drive-In had a fenced portion for attractions I believe. I looked in this thread and I didn't see any pictures! I'll add one for thread!
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    Found a clearer picture in an aerial photograph!
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    Is it just me or is there definitely a diamond shape in the middle of a field? I was looking around HA and went back in time to 1953. While looking around I came across this shape. This could be one of two things. It could be a baseball field, or a drive-in theater. There (was) a drive-in theater located on Old Spanish Trail, but this is a different location. Looking around, you could give this an address of 1500 Old Spanish Trail. It was where, eventually, the Shell Technology Center building was built and later demolished. It was on the corner of the property. Maybe one day, we will accidentally find out what this was.
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    Edit: This is the Wortham Waterway Fountain. I've always wondered about this structure standing in front of the present Memorial Hermann "main hospital" (AKA Heart & Vascular Institute) on Fannin & Cambridge, located at 6411 Fannin Street. If I would have to take a guess, the item was saved from the original 1925 hospital? Does anyone know where this was located on the original building? It would be cool to see where it came from! Another from GMaps:
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    Very cool! Never knew about this until this week. 1218 Webster St., Houston Benjamin Apartments Completed in 1924, this apartment building is a good example of multi-family housing constructed in the south end of downtown Houston after World War 1. Successful businessman Benjamin Cohen (1875-1951) hired noted Houston architect Alfred C. Finn to design the building. Its style is simple but reveals influences of the arts and crafts movement prominent at the time. Cohen and his wife, Annie (solomon) (1875-1951), lived in one of the apartments while renting the remaining three to other prosperous Houstonians. After Cohen sold the building in 1945, it was used as a private hospital but lay vacant for much of the late 20th century. A rehabilitation project in 2000 returned the Benjamin Apartments to viable use as commercial office space. Recorded Texas historic landmark – 2001 Presumably, these two small houses are the apartments? Every building around them is a new, modern build.
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    Here's a photo of the Scottish Rite Cathedral. Details up close, and the building name:
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    The office building in Tanglewood at 1717 Saint James Place has been doing interior renovations lately. Nice artwork!
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    The Old Plantation, or the "OP" 2020 Kipling, at Huldy 1975 - 1981 But before it was the OP, from 1973 to 1975 it was the Bayou Landing. Paul Lewis, Manager. The Old Plantation began in Dallas and then eventually had locations in Houston, El Paso and Amarillo in the late 1970s, opening in Houston in December 1975.
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    I noticed in an old newspaper there was automobile racing at the Cotton Carnival back in the 1910s. I just had to research further! There was a single mention on HAIF dating back 16 years ago. Figured I could create a new thread for awareness and information. From the newspaper The Houston Post. dated July 31, 1910. Big Event This Week At Cotton Carnival Galveston, Texas Sunday- Pain's Fireworks. Monday- Life Saving Exhibition. Tuesday- Life Saving Exhibition Wednesday- Automobile Races. Red Men's Day Thursday Houston Day Automobile Races Pain's Gorgeous Fireworks! Friday- Beaumont Day Automobile Races Saturday- Shriner Day Four Band Concerts in Carnival Grounds Every Day $1.00 from Houston on all Railroads Wednesday, August 3rd, Thursday, August 4th and Friday, August 5th. The Cotton Palace — located at Avenue Q and 27th Street — was built as an addition to the 1902 Galveston Auditorium and was designed to house the Cotton Carnival’s exhibition hall https://www.rosenberg-library-museum.org/treasures/galvestons-cotton-carnival From 1909 to 1914 the Galveston Cotton Carnival featured a wildly popular auto race, on a track which ran 2.5 miles down Galveston beach, enabling a 5 mile circuit race, or if repeated, a longer race. The races were held a low tide, after a team of horses dragged railroad rails broadside down the beach, to smooth the racecourse and clear out debris accumulated from depositions of flotsam at high tide. (say one more sentence, what were winning models and speeds). In 1915, the beach was abandoned in favor of a specially designed half mile oval dirt track. https://www.torqqe.com/about/about-midkiff-warehouse/
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    I was reading the newspaper The Houston Post. dated June 5, 1924 and came across this unknown park. Thought I would share with HAIF. Looking online, I see Bayshore Park is still active. I wonder if what involvement Jimmie Joy had. Is this even the same park? https://www.galvestoncountytx.gov/Home/Components/FacilityDirectory/FacilityDirectory/65/573 Dancing Every Night Jimmie Joys Bay Shore Park Commencing Saturday, June 7. Dancing starts every night at 7 p.m. and Sunday afternoons at 2 p.m. Admission Gentlemen 99cent Ladies Free
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    TMC BioPort has been removed from tmc.edu's website. When clicking the TMC Campuses toggle button, and clicking on BioPort, I receive an Error 404, Page not found. Anyone want to speculate? Is this project completely dead or did they remove the page until further land negotiations are completed? I remember how TMC3 development and master planning took about 6 years before construction had started. I really hope this development gets revived in a year or two! https://www.tmc.edu/
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    My stop at TMCHP this week. Work continues for the Helix Park, Section 1: TMC3 Collaborative Building: TMC3CB, Photo of the week no. 2 Parcel E appears to have an outline within the parcel. Is there something going up here? Dynamic Two: Dynamic One, Photo of the week! Parcel A: Helix Park, section 4: Parking facility:
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    New this week is orange flags and paint markings! TRV-11 3-WLS Orange spray paint written as WLS ^ 111 +/- 14'
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    There was a large concrete pour earlier this weekend. I just missed it! This one is moving a long quickly!!
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    The UTHSOPH is well under way! This week's construction update. No activity next door at the future SCRB5. I'm assuming we will see equipment slowly coming onto the site during the month of October. Maybe physically breaking ground late October?
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    I'm not seeing any pile foundation work going on. I wonder if they are just digging the hole and building a retaining wall? I noticed the tower cranes went up super early!
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    There is glass on the bottom of the parking garage! This makes the building look 100% more attractive as ground level. Great job!!
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