tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post6444733438821745614..comments2024-03-28T20:50:27.862-04:00Comments on EV Grieve: A look at East Houston before the arrival of Red SquareUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-82818478320632073672016-11-18T14:22:09.755-05:002016-11-18T14:22:09.755-05:00The liquor store sign on the corner is still there...The liquor store sign on the corner is still there.Laura Goggin Photographyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15517481509431547970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-31728401924826961212016-11-18T11:47:56.949-05:002016-11-18T11:47:56.949-05:00Hate to disagree. It was never 'all-beautiful&...Hate to disagree. It was never 'all-beautiful"...Too many Junkies and people dying on the streets. I beg to differ.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-41915204231208711252016-11-18T11:12:58.751-05:002016-11-18T11:12:58.751-05:00Chem trails!Chem trails!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-57660386255537602792016-11-18T10:00:42.443-05:002016-11-18T10:00:42.443-05:00God I love seeing old pictures of the EV from the ...God I love seeing old pictures of the EV from the 80s. It was really like that and it was beautiful when it was all neighborhood people living our EV/LES lives. No tourists. No corporate suits, ever. Far less cars on the streets.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-57563285816445932182016-11-18T09:48:36.683-05:002016-11-18T09:48:36.683-05:00Hi 8:41. Look closer, they do match.Hi 8:41. Look closer, they do match.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-51050077925144024762016-11-18T09:36:11.088-05:002016-11-18T09:36:11.088-05:00Donnie, the entire island was covered by trees not...Donnie, the entire island was covered by trees not long ago.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-51189400586036439842016-11-18T09:29:32.170-05:002016-11-18T09:29:32.170-05:00All the years I've lived here, and I really ca...All the years I've lived here, and I really can't remember what it was like back then. Thanks for the reminder. As dicey as it was, I kind of miss it. Different atmosphere in the neighborhood then, and I never got held up until the gentrified mid-90s. Go figure.JMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09876016557456927299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-71049564958304049832016-11-18T08:41:23.785-05:002016-11-18T08:41:23.785-05:00Are a lot of the buildings on 1st St new? I can...Are a lot of the buildings on 1st St new? I can't seem to find too many matches of building backsides between the different pictures.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-39725042155724634152016-11-18T08:29:36.383-05:002016-11-18T08:29:36.383-05:00I remember it well. It was a bit dicey before Gent...I remember it well. It was a bit dicey before GentrificationMania took over. Now it's almost like walking along the Seine in Paris.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-77944044066934506112016-11-18T06:22:15.226-05:002016-11-18T06:22:15.226-05:00Obvious statememt: That looks like a completely di...Obvious statememt: That looks like a completely different world from today. Hard to believe.Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16018698439789288968noreply@blogger.com