Who remembers these places in the evolution of Houston's nightlife? (Spring: apartment complexes, crimes)

[Irishtom29]

Originally Posted by Tranmkp

Dont forget the Catacombs - saw Zappa, ELO, Moby Grape, Byrds, Dead, Blue Cheer... man, that was a good time. Black Lights and sticky floors...

Moby Grape, whoa. I saw that band a few times. With their Pacific Northwest “Louie Louie” band
and southern California Surf band roots they were by the tightest and hardest rocking of the San Francisco hippie bands. Blue Cheer was arguably the first Heavy Metal band. I saw them open for the Airplane at the Aragon Ballroom in Chicago and they smoked the Airplane, who were rambling and chaotic and not a very good live act.

[Space City Native]

Anyone remember the La Bastille Club that was downtown in the 70's? Litttle place that had nationally known jazz artists. I used to go there with my co-workers at KPFT and got in free with my press pass. Those were the good old days

[Clothahump]

Originally Posted by bamba_boy

Oh... my... G*d, TANTRA! That is really a memory. I was just sort of hoppin' bars on the Richmond Strip 10 or 15 years ago and spotted this interesting little place, almost invisible a block behind the Strip and kind of obscured by Dave n' Busters as I recall. That was NOT your usual FratBoys n Coeds n Cover Bands Club, typical of the Richmond Strip. Almost had several heart attacks in the 3 or 4 hours it took to pull myself out of the place. Don't ask me what I saw. Oh, the horror...

Details, man, details! And pictures if you got 'em!

[spencerc6]

Anyone still paying any attention to this?

[ThatKasper]

Originally Posted by jmunjr

...I think we all take ownership in some form of this Houston institution.

Amen to that! Always felt like "we" were the only couple of hundred people in a city of millions that knew about/appreciated the place. Remember the 5 cent all you can drink beer nights??

[ThatKasper]

Originally Posted by spencerc6

Anyone still paying any attention to this?

Yup...still get emails when someone responds from time to time

[DOCTORLUM]

My club hopping heyday was 1978 to 1983. I just visited this year and cannot find any place I used to go. If anyone has addresses and names this old guy would truly appreciate it. I loved R and B, disco and rock and roll. Let me begin, I bought a new pair of shoes to replace my platforms and the sales guy, recommended a spot where several clubs were grouped together, I not sure where I was but they were near the Gulfton area. The club I ended up in. looked to be a redone Shoney's restaurant, or some kind of eatery. I remember I parked my XJ6 right at the front door, I tipped the doorman a Jackson and he said my ride would be safe there.. The joint was jumping, long story short I picked up very nice looking sister, she said she she was hungry, being new to town, I said tell me where. She took me to Harlow's, it was fabulous, the crowd was international. I wish I knew where it was located, even if it is gone. Sherry became my club guide, I remember the name Elan's, the Bombay bicycle club, one club we visited had backgammon tables, very nice. One name I remember was the Paseo, it was in an apt complex, by the Astrodome. The one club that really was off the chain was out west, it was huge, had a multi lit dance floor, and a fog machine. I think it was on Gessner but I could be wrong. If anyone can fill in some blanks, I would be eternally grateful.

[slingshot]

"Slugs" in the early 1970's. It wasn't far from where I lived on Portsmouth street in those days.

[Inwoodpines Alum]

Does anyone remember the beach club on 1960 Kuykendahl.

[margieq]

Originally Posted by texas7

As Washington Ave. is the "it" place right now, I have to wonder what will happen to the area when the upscale crowd goes elsewhere as historically they always move on to the next hot spot leaving the current to fall to disarray. Will it become a blighted area as most of the "clubby" areas of the past have.

Who Remembers:

The hot place at one time is now the area referred to as the Gulfton Ghetto. Then the hot place became Westheimer from the Galleria to Augusta and then again at Gessner/Westheimer

Then came the Richmond Strip

Then Downtown - shortlived as a hot place
Then Midtown - still has it's share of nightlife but not an overwhelming presence that usually leaves an area blighted when it disappears
Presently Washington Avenue

Some of these were from my underage drinking days and some before my nightlife days........

Crazy Banana
The Orchard Club on Glenmont
Bonaparte's Retreat
Barbary Coast
Ciao
Studabakers
The Fox Club
Cooters
Todds (Richmond)
Xanadu
The Place on Woodway
Genesis
Uncle Sams aka U.S. Disco
Annabelles
Squeeze Box
Todds (Clear Lake)
The Atrium Club (Clear Lake)

Definitely remember some. Those were the Days! Does anyone remember the Cinderella Club whose manage was Joe Orlando?