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Judy Maxwell (1971)

Cheryl # 2627 ~

Your right it may have been Nelda Doss ~ I tried to zoom in on her name tag but could not make it out. Now that you say Doss when I look at it ~ seems like that could be the name on it. Thanks I will try and do a search for her!

Roger #2629 ~

Amazing that your house moved that far over and stayed standing ~ it could have been a lot worse. We have some friends that lived on Art. St. the Banker sisters. Kathy and Karen. It's neat to be able to see the houses that sit on every street through the internet. But also signs of less and less privacy we have thanks to the internet and now the drones fyling around everywhere. 

Judith #2630 ~

Wow what a memery of Carla ~ and what a way to start a marriage ~ your lucky you had any thing left in your apartment once you returned. That will be one Hurricane you will never forget!

Luke #2631 ~

Well good job with the paper route ~ I guess you was like the postman ~ neither rain, nor snow, nor Hurricane Carla will keep you from delivering your papers. I wonder how many people went out and got the paper before it was blown away~

Good memories everyone!

Judy 

Lynda L. Voswinkel (Boehm) (1962)

Erma Gideon (Clark) (1965)

Woody Baldridge (1959)

RE: #2633 & #2634

I worked at a Sinclair station at the intersection of Berry Road and Irvington.  My guess would be that it was about 1956 or 1957.  The owner's name was Marvin Hardin.

I also had a Houston Press paper route somewhere around 1952 to 1954.  My route boundries was Berry Road to Diboll, and East Hardy to Helmers.  I had the route for about 1 1/2 years and did it on a bicycle.

Wow! Such memories.

James Carlin (1956)

5 tornados passed thru Galveston on the back side of Carla

at about 3 am--i heard a train--got up -went to the window

suddenly remembered "there's no train out there"

someone said--"if you hear a train  drop!!!"

that warning saved my life-jim

Lynda L. Voswinkel (Boehm) (1962)

Marvin Wright (1969)

When Carla came to Houston the first wave made a small hole in the roof of Rainbow. My father, Less. and several others put a tarp over it while it was calm. I was with them in the attic to see if it would hold when the winds came again but instead of holding all the roofing material pealed off. Of course the water was now pouring in and we got busy getting skates and anything else that was perishable, storing it in the garage of our house in Irvinton Manor. It took many loads and there were lines down on Irvington so we used the empty lot across the street, next to the hobby shop, as long as the vehicles could get through the mud. The next day was a shock as the floors were warped and it looked like a lake inside. It took several months to rebuild but actually came out so much better than the original look. Even though I may not remember a lot of things that happened back then I will take this one to my grave.

Judy Maxwell (1971)

Marvin, #2638

I had forgotten about the Hobby Shop being there until you mentioned it. Spent many a days-years shopping in there.

Tim Grace (1968)

The Hobby-Shop was first located on the south-east corner of Fulton @ Burbank St and later moved to Tidwell. The  family that owned the H-Shop must have been Big-Time Studebaker-Fans,  I  had  seen  as  many  as  4  at  a  time  parked  in  front  of  the  Fulton  store  and  would  stop my bike  for  close inspection  and when they moved to Tidwell  you  always would  see at least one or two out out frt

Charles J. Spess (1962)

Re: The hobby shop on Tidwell, it was called the Snoop Shop.  When I was about 11 years old, my neighbor and I would ride our bikes there to buy hobby stuff.  We lived about 3 miles away so it was sort of a long ride but worth the trip.  The place was small but filled with goodies.  Besides the usual model airplane stuff, we would also bur rubber and plastic molds for making plaster-of-Paris figurines and placques.  We would pour these and paint and seal them and sell them to folks around the neighborhood.  We would buy the paints at the Snoop Shop and the plaster from Crawfords feed store a few blocks away on Warwick and Westfield  Rds.  The SS was a fun place.

Marie Grabow (Pittman) (1959)

In 70s, when children young, we lived in Oak Forest and I took cake decorating classes at Candlelight Park.  Always enjoyed making cakes for children school and Candle Light League activities.  I was always room and team mother.  The Hobby Shop on Tidwell and a shop in Bellair area were the only shops the director suggested to buy supplies and Hobby Shop on Tidwell had a huge selection of the best name brand supplies [still have all supplies somewhere in the family].  In fact, I looked in son/daughter-in-law pantry last week & what did I see, a box of my supplies from the Hobby Shop on  Tidwell!  They will last for several generations of cake decorators.       Always took time to browse around as so much to see.  If memory is correct the shop was owned & operated by a North Side family?  Anyoe remember the family name?  Can't recall the name of the shop in the Bellaire area.  Thanks for the memories of the Hobby Shop!

Judy Maxwell (1971)

Charles #2641 ~

The Snoop Shop ~ I can remember going there nd getting the plastic molds and the plaster-of-Paris and pouring it in the mold to wait for it to dry. We gave some as gifts but we didn't think about selling them to neightbors ~ that was good thinking ~ also collected and washed out many coke bottles to cash in so we could go shopping!

Marie  #2642 ~

My Mom and the lady across the street took cake decorating class too. Not sure where they went but when they started to learn to make the roses for the cakes they would let us kids eat the mistakes ~ can remember getting a sugar belly ache a few times butluckly they got better and we didn't get to eat as many! There is a cake place on Crosstimbers that sells all the supplies and rents pary stuff. The lasting memories we have!

Judy

DeLeon "Butch" Key (1962)

Judy Maxwell (1971)

When the Hobby Shop was on Tidwell ~ was it at Irvington across from Rainbow Roller RInk? Which corner did it sit on. On the North East was Sam Houston ~ North West was Rainbow (now a rental hall) The South West had a gas station (it's now a glass company) ~ the South East has been a Parn Shop and Beauty Shop. Which corner was the Hobby SHop on?

Judy

Marie Grabow (Pittman) (1959)

Judy #2643 & 2645 & everyone thanks for jogging the memory!  Now you have me really going back in memory when you mention cake place on Crosstimbers!  Could I have them confused?  Yes, I think so.  Anyone remember the name of the place on Crosstimbers?  Which ever place I went to, I don't recall it being on a corner.  I remember the building sitting back a bit with parking out front & I'd slow down on the 4 lane street [in 70s] to park.   There was not much room to back up & swing in if didn't park right the first time.    The lady that taught the cake decorating classes had owned a bakery somewhere in the area & when we seemed overly enthusiastic about our creativity, she'd say "where were you when I had a shop & needed employees".   The real fun was using the lessons learn in class to decorate cakes, cooking, cup cakes with grandkids when they were old enough to use their artistic abilities with icing.  Always had to wear old clothes & bath water waiting as icing can be very messy & some can stain also.  What fun memories!

Shirley Maxwell (Pace) (1970)

Sorry Judy Maxwell the cake place on Crosstimber has been closed for years. Probably a year after you moved. It's a Ice cream place now for the bikes that ride around & sell ice cream.

Dolores Loocke (Ross) (1959)

Here it is folks. My husband's house template was bought at The Snoop Shop  see it's stamp on the front. By the way, it cost $1.50 . I spent many hours in that little shop  Snoop Shop. Notice the stamp on the front. 

Marvin Wright (1969)

If my memory serves me didn't the ME, in the Snoop Shop phone number, stand for Melrose? I can remember my service number but not any of my old phone numbers.

Mel Moy (1960)

Marvin, you are correct.  ME stood for the Melrose exchange.  Here is a link to a listing of all the exchanges in the Houston area back in the day.

http://robert227.bizland.com/phonemuseum/Rexchanges/exchangelist.htm

Marvin Wright (1969)

Thank you Mel. There is truely nothing one can not find on the internet if you ask the right question thanks to Al Gore.

Erma Gideon (Clark) (1965)

Marie Grabow (Pittman) (1959)

Delores, having the house plans from Hobby Shop is priceless!  Never would have thought plans could have been bought there!  Thanks everyone for the memories.

Marvin Wright (1969)

Does everyone remember BR 549.

Marie Grabow (Pittman) (1959)

Being a lover of history, I was checking out the website Mel mentioned about old telephone exchanges & stumbled upon a website by a Westbury High alumni showing some of the 50s memroies.  If you like history or just want to jog the memory bit, check it out.  I'm surprised there wasn't a picture of Westbury Square.  Our family enjoyed Christmas browsing and eating ice cream at Westbury Square.  Was in the area recently & drove by where it was located....nothing there.  Grandkids & in-laws in the car with me could not believe such a wonderful charming shopping center had once occupied the location.

I enjoyed the telephone history too.   

http://tanasreminisce.com/index.html

Eugene Knox (1972)

Mel Moy, thanks for the cool phone number exchange website!   Growing up in Lindale Park in the 50/60s, all i every heard of was the 69 Oxford Exchange.  Never heard of the 63 MElrose one.  I am guessing here, that 63 went away when they opened 69?  only guessing... the only ones i remeber from having relatives that lived around Houston, were the UNderwood, JAckson, OVerland and the CApital downtown exchange.