Houston Texas Vintage Gulf Freeway Signage 1970
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Published 2021-03-16
"All the Signs from Houston to Galveston and Back" by the
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution. No copyright infringement intended. The video was so fast, I attempted to just slow it down enough to see some of the signage. The original was taken by Earl Staley, September 24, 1970.
All Comments (21)
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I love these images of the highway signs of the Houston area of Texas in 1970! This is part of our history and of Texas history as well.
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this was so cool,i was born on feb 6th 1970 we lived on the good ole north side of houston haha and we had a beach house in jamaica beach galveston and every weekend we went there and during the summers,so i saw all of these signs,wow GREAT VIDEO FOR ME,
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Thank you . Brought back so many memories growing up in 70's and heading down to Galveston for the weekend. Dots Coffee Shop still looks the same and so many company brands that are gone now.
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Just turned 65. Memories of trips to Galveston in the 70's. Great video 😃
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I used to go Gulfgate Mall back then. Watch this video bring back alots of memories. Time fly 😢
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What a nostalgia rush, thank you Tori
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😂 it took me a minute to figure out why Tori Mask sounded so familiar: you always have those excellent pictures on the Facebook Almeda Mall page! 👍🏼
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We lived in Arlington square apartments when we first moved to Houston. My mom was a single parent paying $65.00 per month in rent while working for Kips big boy as a waitress
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Thanks for posting this! I haven't lived in Houston for a long time now, and when I do go, I hardly recognize it. This was a nice trip down memory lane. I worked for three summers at AstroWorld and it still breaks my heart to see the signs and know what happened to it.
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Thanks for isolating the screenshots so we can actually view and appreciate all the retro signs.
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I loved foleys when it had the flower logo
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Wow, does this bring back memories. Having grown up in Clear Lake in the 70s, was so cool to see the old signs that I remember
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We lived off the Gulf freeway in 1977 Villa Monterrey Apts
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Gulf gate mall , seen Star wars there the line to see it went over the freeway walkway , lived by Strawberry park apartments And off Red Bluff Road ended up living in La Porte Texas. What memories.
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My mother worked at Vogue Shoes in downtown Houston her senior year of high school! I remember a lot of those signs, especially Fingers Furniture!!
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Yes. Sea-rama! I remember that place. And Dot Coffee Shop. 👍🏻
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Really would like to see a video in the 70s of the North Freeway from 610 to Greenspoint.
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Hello there, I used to live in Houston,Texas We move too Dallas , tx I have family in Houston. We do go for the holidays. Christmas and Thanksgiving. I miss Houston. That's my home town.. I remember going too the beach Galveston. Clearlake. Watching channels 13 news.
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Brought back lot of memories, finger was the furniture store. Gulfgate mall, worked downtown Foleys now macys
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This is an excellent video! Wish there was more. I moved away for a few years but have spent most of my life in the same home we moved into in ‘77- right off Gulf Freeway and Griggs Rd. It looked just like this even into the early-1980’s! ❤️
