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2 hours ago, MrPhlegm said:

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I think that's my Impala down there next to the Scoobywagon.

I'm cereal.

Edited by DoobieWah
Had a short spell.

On 4/3/2018 at 3:26 PM, deadshank said:

Fed by high winds and fire-friendly building materials, a reported seven-alarm fire broke out at the Woodway Square Apartments on July 31, 1979 near Winrock and San Felipe. The fire destroyed half of the complex and displaced a large number of residents. Firefighters at the time called it the worst fire Houston had ever seen, despite the fact that there were no deaths. Photo: Houston Chronicle File Photo

Woodway Village  1978

wtf happened?

1 hour ago, taco said:

wtf happened?

The whole apartment complex burned down.  It was pretty much brand new and ia total loss from what I recall.   I didn’t live in Houston at the time and it made the news where I lived. 

7 hours ago, The Tower said:

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One of the great classic uniforms of the NFL, never made it to the Dome for an Oilers game, wished I had. 

  • 2 weeks later...

Man I just spent some time searching for pics of Games People Play and Malibu Grand Prix to no avail. 

41 minutes ago, Ldogg53 said:

Man I just spent some time searching for pics of Games People Play and Malibu Grand Prix to no avail. 

I was looking for a pic of that water slide that used to be at 610 and 59 south.  There was a giant hill there once.  You'd walk up a bunch of steps with a foam mat and slide down the half pipe water slide into a pool.  This was early 80s and I was a kid.  I bet it was a lot smaller than I remember it being.  Could not find a picture.

Games People Play, holy shit.  I remember that place on 1960.  My dumbass brother and friends got arrested there after hours breaking in and turning the waterslide on.  The cops were there to meet them as they got to the bottom of the slide.  Some dumbasses ran for it but left their wallets in their clothes behind.  It wasn't hard to find them.

1 hour ago, Moby Ric said:

Games People Play, holy shit.  I remember that place on 1960.  My dumbass brother and friends got arrested there after hours breaking in and turning the waterslide on.  The cops were there to meet them as they got to the bottom of the slide.  Some dumbasses ran for it but left their wallets in their clothes behind.  It wasn't hard to find them.

Was that off of 59 and 1960, out by IAH?  If so, I remember it.

I miss Astroworld.  As trashy as it became, I always loved it regardless.  Would love to be able to take my kids.  Cheap and fun entertainment.

6 hours ago, Moby Ric said:

Games People Play, holy shit.  I remember that place on 1960.  My dumbass brother and friends got arrested there after hours breaking in and turning the waterslide on.  The cops were there to meet them as they got to the bottom of the slide.  Some dumbasses ran for it but left their wallets in their clothes behind.  It wasn't hard to find them.

Best summer job ever

This thread rules.  More please.

On 4/7/2018 at 9:04 AM, Underdog said:

One of the great classic uniforms of the NFL, never made it to the Dome for an Oilers game, wished I had. 

It really was the perfect uniform 

I had never seen the Lilliputian wolf slayer from Katy pic before.

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But the intersection of FM529 and HWY 6 (Copperfield) used to be called Wolf Corner.

On 4/20/2018 at 10:44 AM, Johnny Sack said:

I was looking for a pic of that water slide that used to be at 610 and 59 south.  There was a giant hill there once.  You'd walk up a bunch of steps with a foam mat and slide down the half pipe water slide into a pool.  This was early 80s and I was a kid.  I bet it was a lot smaller than I remember it being.  Could not find a picture.

That was ski hill. They had a t-bar that would take you to the top. The hill was covered with some plastic type material with stiff bristles standing straight up to reduce friction. They sprayed it down with some wet, slick stuff too. My parents took my sister and me there once. It’s was cool mostly for the novelty. Expensive. Didn’t last. 

I cant recall a water slide specifically. Maybe they built one later. 

Bernard

1 hour ago, Bernard said:

That was ski hill. They had a t-bar that would take you to the top. The hill was covered with some plastic type material with stiff bristles standing straight up to reduce friction. They sprayed it down with some wet, slick stuff too. My parents took my sister and me there once. It’s was cool mostly for the novelty. Expensive. Didn’t last. 

I cant recall a water slide specifically. Maybe they built one later. 

Bernard

They did. Early 80s.  I read about it being a ski hill and then later a water slide on a Houston architecture site.  I only remember it when it was a water slide. 

 


The commercial bank building (where I office) is one of the tan buildings to the right.
17 hours ago, Johnny Sack said:

They did. Early 80s.  I read about it being a ski hill and then later a water slide on a Houston architecture site.  I only remember it when it was a water slide. 

It was also briefly an outdoor music venue. 

 

Edited to add : It was called Lone Star Amphitheater. 

Edited by DoobieWah

23 hours ago, Player said:

I had never seen the Lilliputian wolf slayer from Katy pic before.

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But the intersection of FM529 and HWY 6 (Copperfield) used to be called Wolf Corner.

Wolf  Corner is what I wanted to post but the pic you posted was only  what I could find.  There are better pics out there somewhere.   So, I gave up and went with Katy, Wee Man and the wolf. 

Man I just spent some time searching for pics of Games People Play and Malibu Grand Prix to no avail. 


Mart used to say if he was homeless he would have lived st the abandoned Games People Play.

I can post abandoned photos of Malibu Grand Prix that a buddy took.
On 4/22/2018 at 9:01 AM, Patricio Swayze said:

 


Mart used to say if he was homeless he would have lived st the abandoned Games People Play.

I can post abandoned photos of Malibu Grand Prix that a buddy took.

 

Do it..

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 I don't remember much of the Shamrock Hotel besides driving by it as a kid all the time since my mom worked in the med center. I think I was maybe 5 or 6 when they finally demolished it.

Pretty sure that pic up thread was waterskiing in the Shamrock pool

On 4/23/2018 at 10:31 AM, Johnny Sack said:

What was the go kart place right off Chimney Rock and 59?

Malibu? 

Malibu was off of 610 between I-10 and 290 from what I recall. I still have my 'drivers license' from there dating back to 1981 or so.

You posted a picture of the Aquarium... :( I miss Ruth.

Go to the 1:00 mark...

 

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If only I could find a picture of the original Comedy Workshop.  Used to see T Sean Shannon, Charlie Shannon (was hilarious), Jeanine Garofalo... this was the late 80s and they were there on open mike night.

Charlie Shannon used to show up and just tear apart the audience.  It was a riot.

 

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11 minutes ago, texasdago said:

 

 

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Is that the upstairs at Marfreles? I don't think I ever saw it with the lights on.

4 minutes ago, DoobieWah said:

Is that the upstairs at Marfreles? I don't think I ever saw it with the lights on.

allegedly

 

Marvin on the Letterman show.  About 15 mins of Marvin and Dave.  

 

 

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On 4/7/2018 at 9:04 AM, Underdog said:

One of the great classic uniforms of the NFL, never made it to the Dome for an Oilers game, wished I had. 

I can't remember how many games I saw in the Dome.

Between the Astros, the Oilers, and the rodeo, I spent a lot of time in that building when I was a kid.

On 4/7/2018 at 9:04 AM, Underdog said:

One of the great classic uniforms of the NFL, never made it to the Dome for an Oilers game, wished I had. 

Still have the ticket stubs from the last Oilers home game. 

On ‎4‎/‎22‎/‎2018 at 7:36 AM, DoobieWah said:

It was also briefly an outdoor music venue. 

 

Edited to add : It was called Lone Star Amphitheater. 

I saw STP, and Ministry there in the early 90's. It was one of the best concerts I have ever been to.

9 hours ago, David Dennison said:

I can't remember how many games I saw in the Dome.

Between the Astros, the Oilers, and the rodeo, I spent a lot of time in that building when I was a kid.

Same.  Attended probably 90% of the Oilers games between 1984 until our best team ever lost to Joe Montana in January of 1994.  I walked out of that building so dejected.  If any team we ever had might have been a legit Super Bowl contender, it was that team with that defense.  Never realized walking out of that building it would be my last Oilers game.  I was a senior in high school and had left home soon after.

I cannot count how many Astros games I attended there from the early 80s to 1999.  Saw Scott's no-hitter.  Saw Randy J dominate.  Watched my hero Nolan pitch a bunch.  

And the Rodeo.  Saw some great acts in the 80s and 90s.  George Jones, Alabama, Highwayman, Chris Ledoux, George Strait, Garth Brooks, Willie Nelson, Clint Black, JimmY Buffet, John Conlee, Kenny Rogers, Ann Murray, Merle Haggard, Alan Jackson, Charley Pride, Don Williams, etc.

haaaaaaaa

I had no idea Marvin Zindler was on Letterman, that's amazing

1 hour ago, Johnny Sack said:

Same.  Attended probably 90% of the Oilers games between 1984 until our best team ever lost to Joe Montana in January of 1994.  I walked out of that building so dejected.  If any team we ever had might have been a legit Super Bowl contender, it was that team with that defense.  Never realized walking out of that building it would be my last Oilers game.  I was a senior in high school and had left home soon after.

I cannot count how many Astros games I attended there from the early 80s to 1999.  Saw Scott's no-hitter.  Saw Randy J dominate.  Watched my hero Nolan pitch a bunch.  

And the Rodeo.  Saw some great acts in the 80s and 90s.  George Jones, Alabama, Highwayman, Chris Ledoux, George Strait, Garth Brooks, Willie Nelson, Clint Black, JimmY Buffet, John Conlee, Kenny Rogers, Ann Murray, Merle Haggard, Alan Jackson, Charley Pride, Don Williams, etc.

At one time I had season tickets to the Astros, Oilers, and Gamblers at the same time.  I felt like I lived in the Dome.

8 minutes ago, ShaggyBevo RIP said:

I loved the sight lines in the dome for football.

We had a Star-Columbia box on the 50 on the Oiler side, next to the Scurlock Oil box (the Scurlock and Blanton families).  Fantastic views.  I saw some old pics from the Chronicle looking at the abandoned dome and suites:

 

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That's what a "luxury" suite was back then.

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