1/24/16:
- Significant re-formatting to make reading a bit easier.
- A few new photos were added with my new camera, but also an old one taken in 5/14
- Updated vastly out of date intro paragraph.
- Updates and notes including: Mason Road, Irv's, Buc-ee's, Northwest Village, Altex, Cavender's Boot City, Gessner Road, Randalls Distribution Center, Gold Cup, Grand Parkway, Mueschke Road, Target (the one further in), Northwest Freeway Center, Houston Garden Centers (the one further in), and the "old dead Chevron".
- Corrected a mistake regarding Randalls (the one further in) and the nearby Kmart.
- Removed James R. Muse Parkway, between FM 1098 and FM 362, because there was literally nothing there and just took up space on the page. Additionally, Kermier Road was removed (practically nothing) as well as Bauer Road (which has an odd not-actually-abandoned segment, but that's covered on WHA anyway).
11/15/15:
- Numerous new photos were added.
- I just can't leave the Randalls Distribution Center entry alone, as I did discover it does Louisiana now. Sorry guys. I also fixed an HTML error.
- Greystar was only the manager of Cypress Village, apparently...not the name.
- Expanded on Gold Cup's abandonment.
- Expanded on some of the sections around Brookhollow Village.
- Brought up Pinemont Park & Ride for the first time.
- Cleaned up some of the sections to create a common theme (including a new "header" picture or two), with other changes here and there.
- Expanded on Northwest Freeway Center and the areas around it.
- Talked about new "frontage flyovers"
10/18/15:
- Expanded on PVAMU information (and changed header to a more accurate name, thus skirting any controversy over the renaming of the road).
- Expanded on "bad chip" information.
- Expanded again on Randalls Distribution Center (no, I can't leave this alone).
- Expanded on Gold Cup's abandonment.
- Expanded on AMF/Fair Lanes.
- Added info on Texas Tee.
- Expanded a bit on the Northwest Cinema.
9/20/15:
- Added mention of Hempstead Steak & Seafood for the first time.
- Some writing about early memories of 290 have been updated.
- Added date of new Jack in the Box.
- Added mention of an Exxon and new hotel near Huffmeister.
- Discussed new Hempstead ramp
- Rewrote blurb about Speedy Stop. Sorry everybody...it was always a Chevron.
- Expanded bits about NW Freeway from some screenshots of the 1996-1997 directory. We got a Shoney's, swingers club, and a few others.
- Expanded bits about Hampton Inn, the Telge Chevron, and the Randalls distribution center.
- Expressed doubt about "Quality Christmas".
9/5/15:
- Added the Katy-Hockley Road designation to Roberts Road, as that what it is known as south of 290.
- Discussed in that section the widening of 290 in that area.
- Moved description some items down to the Mangum section and rewrote it a bit for grammar.
- Made mention of an Eckerd being next to the AppleTree.
- Update on construction of 290
- Made tiny corrections in narrative (affecting no facts) here and there.
- Updates, additions, and clarifications regarding Nick's Grill.
- Sparkle Sign Co. doesn't offer tours.
7/23/15:
- Discussed the Comfortplex a bit more.
- The Randalls distribution center talking has been scaled down even more.
- A sentence in the Jones Road section abruptly ended, it was finished up to a thought similar to the original idea. (I told you to tell me about grammar mistakes!)
- Missing br / tags around the 24 Hour Fitness added.
- Update on construction of 290
- Added bit on Del Taco.
- Update regarding HostGator.com LLC.
- Tiny bit on construction updates (Academy, hospital).
- Added bit on Mangum's dead restaurants.
- Just Brakes has been gone for several months now, had to change that.
- Added bit on Hempstead Road connection and Saint Peter's Anglican Church.
- Discussed more of that "abandoned building", it was a Houston Garden Center.
5/20/15:
- Streamlined FM 1488, which still had the old format. Added new mention of dialysis building.
- Scaled-down IMG_0981 because it was too big.
- Added new photo for Foster's
- Expanded the Mason Road section with new information.
- Expanded the "Cypress Rosehill Road/Fry Road and Spring Cypress Road" section, mostly to include the new PDQ restaurant, but I also never mentioned the McDonald's right next to it.
- Added a date to the Saltgrass opening, as well as the addition of yet another restaurant in the area.
- More tweaking of the Randalls distribution center part.
- Took out reference in regards to the metered ramps.
- The Jones Road section had some "past stuff" updated. Due to some apparently missing entries, there was less stuff I wanted to add.
- To cut down on the page size, I decided to outsource the "old buildings at 290 and Beltway 8" to another page. March, not April...how did I get that confused?
- Making this more confusing was that the whole section was repeated! This, of course, has been fixed.
- The Chevron sign at Beltway 8 was finally torn down...
- Expanded the Tidwell/Hollister section with new restaurants and photos.
- Expanded the Pinemont/Bingle section with new information and photos.
- New "deadest Chevron" picture added along with a mention of a mysterious abandoned building.
- New information on Conn's HomePlus, of which a new paragraph was created to elaborate on that some more. Also fixed some HTML that may or may not have plagued the last update.
3/29/15:
- Redid HTML again, including a new directory and new link colors. That's right: no more ugly 1990s blue.
- Made small update regarding the 290 stoplight (this was done after 3/29, but not included until it was posted)
- Reorganized page for consistency by interchanges
- New information regarding Irv's
- Added new photos in the Beltway section.
- Wrote new things that I hadn't ever talked about (Wal-Mart, Office Depot), and updated a few others
- Added back several photos that were either in the original "demolitions" list or planned to do so.
- Many of the hastily-added items in recent updates have been changed somewhat.
- Removed previous updates and moved them to a new page
- Added a new section describing a strip center on Hempstead Road that was also torn down.
3/8/15:
- Wider margins
- Eliminated the list earlier on and gave an update on what was happening to Irv's: a truck stop addition
- Broke off part of "The Fairfield Area" into "The Edge of Civilization", where new photos were added, specifically at Becker Road
- Added several photos in the Huffmeister area, rearranged some of the paragraphs
- Cut out some of the Randalls rambling
- Removed Jones Road duplicate information
- Added new photos in the Beltway section.
2/25/15: Redid organization, new entries particularly in Randalls, Gulf Pacific, Sparkle Sign, took out references to the LEGO Movie, added some new stuff in the Fairfield part of the page (Western World!)
12/28/14: An extensive update. New HTML look. Added a bit on Lawrence Marshall Hempstead. Another Chevron update. Fixed "Massage Nation" error. Added a few other bits and pieces, along with updates. Fireworks warehouse, the new Mobil (old Chevron). Most notable was adding Jones Road. Elaborated on the Denny's, added Brookhollow, filled in a few pictures.
8/21/14: More on the 290 gas stations. Some updates on the restaurants around the Grand Parkway. More info on "Merche!". AMF. Jack's added back. Jojo's and Champ's. Cavender's night pic. Update on Chevron. Brookhollow added. 10700 added back. Al's Tuxedo added back.
6/29/14: Hockley Park, Hanson Aggregates, salt mine, Community of Faith, Exxon gas station, Shell gas station, some updates to make it flow better, car dealerships, Arsham, Philly Connection, another Shell, Hotel Preet, Larry's, Goodwill, Chevrons, Carl Jr. and maybe a few other things I might've missed. Two new photos added.
6/1/14 - Added Waller Co. Line BBQ, Frenchy's discussed, Gringo's added, more pictures, talks about Randalls, Randalls distro center, Stewart & Stevenson added, Gulf Pacific mentioned, Phobia, Sparkle Signs mentioned, more of those fast foods linked, mention of Texaco, JVA, Brake Check, discussed a former AppleTree turned indoor track racing facility, Fairbanks Plaza, more on NW Freeway Center (photos and more), added photos back for the old demo'd areas which were in the original version, Nick's Grill, Monterey's Little Mexico.
5/21/14 - Scrapped a number of elements and completely redid page to focus on the corridor rather than simply the demolitions.
3/28/14 - Jersey Village Automotive finally added.
1/24/14 - Pictures added for Jack in the Box. HoustonFreeways.com page linked. Various HTML quirks fixed.
1/14/14 - Entries added for Big Daddy's BBQ, Jack in the Box, and Jack's Carpet. Entries updated for El Chapparal. Pictures added for Chevron.
1/7/14 - Pictures added for Casa Ole and McDonald's. Entries added for El Chapparal and Chevron.
1/6/14 - Launched.