Wow! I lived n Alief from the mid-70's to early-90's. The video jarred some memories, including the clothes, stores, cars and style of homes. Every time I see a ranch-style house I think of my old neighborhood in Alief. Go Bears and Go Oilers!
Wow, I lived in the townhomes there on the corner of bellaire and dairy ashford. Hard to believe how much that intersection has changed. I would love to see a video of that townhome community from its golden years back in the 80's
Wow! Cool video. Thanks, Buddy. Alief Elsik Class of '87. I worked at Cox's Foodarama, ran the deli bakery single handed most school nights. Missed Cox's in your video.
We lived in Brookfield neighborhood from 1977-1983. Love seeing the pool. Remember going down that slide. My brother and I drove through Alief in 2005, it’s a very different place.
@@lewiyonas3255 the whole area was new, with young families moving in and new construction going up everywhere. The schools were all new as well Liestman Elementary and Holub Middle were built in 1978 timeframe.
I graduated from Hastings in 2005, my freshman year when I was in they used to tell us to face the tracks by my senior year they was saying face the west park toll
Thanks for the video. Brings back memories. Wow. loved it!! I had forgotten about the gas station in front of Weingartens on Bellaire. It would of been cool to have the audio....Mike Rice
Hi I love the video! and I am so interested in the old history of alief, especially since it is hard to find. I learned to much from it such as there used to be a railway not westpark tollway and the funplex which is used to be “fame city” Included a waterpark how cool!! Just one question do you happen to know the street about 7:10 of the video :)
Correct. That point in the video starts with the Exxon station (it was originally an Enco before they changed the name) at the northeast corner of Kirkwood and Bellaire Blvd. It was directly across from the first McDonalds in Alief, and was catercorner to Quillen Memorial Center (now Alief Community Park). The video then travels east on Bellaire documenting the Pizza Inn followed by the Weingarten shopping center that in those days contained Great Skate and Western Auto. Next comes the Fox Photo booth located in the Weingarten parking lot and then the infamous Jack in the Box that was an epicenter of Alief's high school social life for many in 1976. Before Jack was built, people congregated at the Dairy Queen which can be briefly glimpsed behind Jack in the Box. East of the DQ, you can make out the Minimax grocery shopping center which was abutted by Buffalo Pharmacy on one side and TG&Y on the other. Shipley Donuts was in their parking lot. The video then pans south across Bellaire to capture a shot of the northern wall of Bellaire West. - This video is priceless.
I think that's the northeast corner of Cook and High Star, diagonally across from Hastings. That U-totem became the Circle K I think. Could be wrong though.
Steve-Jennifer Brown that’s pretty interesting, based on that intersection it’s now the location of a driving school is, as for that u totem the only circle k in alief that I know of is on richmond so idk
Great Super 8 Vid! Class of '79 (Elsik). Remember working at Tyler's Texaco and a McDonald's. Lived on Carvel Lane 'til I left for U.S. Army. ETS'd in '83 and stayed near Ft. Stewart, GA. Married Hinesville girl I met in church. We still sit on the same pew w/three kids. Been blessed! #WWG1WGA
There is a lot on Bellaire between wilcrest and Kirkwood. West park for the allied maintenance building, stadium, houses/neighborhood by the stadium. Cook rd for the church. The cemetery is on Dairy Ashford and Bellaire. My grandmother is buried there. Plus the cemetery runs underneath Dairy Ashford and on the SE corner that now has stores.
@@vampirahskissjo6909 you are right on locations... The alief area has change a lot. By the way i live in the alief area now... I'm originally from the Sharpstown area.
@@vampirahskissjo6909 westpark used to be alief clodine back in the days, right along the train tracks...anduaf airport use to be at cook and alief clodine
@@Khaled-eo9mr it is dumdum, not from blacks either, they built on the Cemetery w Dairy Ashford, its Haunted by the old folks who lived there that you tried to run off. TRIED.
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Wow! I lived n Alief from the mid-70's to early-90's. The video jarred some memories, including the clothes, stores, cars and style of homes. Every time I see a ranch-style house I think of my old neighborhood in Alief. Go Bears and Go Oilers!
A long time ago, in a galaxy far far away. Great stuff, brings back some wonderful memories
Enjoyed that walk thru memories
ITS AMAZING THAT SOME OF THOSE BUILDINGS ARE STILL THERE.. BORN AND RAISED IN ALIEF.. STILL THERE.. 46 YEARS
Just graduated from Alief Hastings High School!! Class of 2022! 🥳
Same class 2005. Thank God I don't live there anymore😊
Back when you wanted to visit Alief. Now it's a hell hole.
Calm down it’s not that bad other parts of houston make alief still look like a suberb
Bellaire Blvd has some of the most unique and beautiful stores in Houston
It was like Pearland back then.
Oddly enough Pearland is slowly becoming like Alief. Especially the area in between Cullen and 288 north of 518.
Wow, I lived in the townhomes there on the corner of bellaire and dairy ashford. Hard to believe how much that intersection has changed. I would love to see a video of that townhome community from its golden years back in the 80's
Hi. How long did you live there? My fiance lived there in 1977. He lived there for a long time.
So sad what Alief has become
Oh my gosh...the memories.
Wow! Cool video. Thanks, Buddy.
Alief Elsik Class of '87.
I worked at Cox's Foodarama, ran the deli bakery single handed most school nights. Missed Cox's in your video.
as of 62
Wow that’s my old school Mahany. Crazy how Alief changed
I graduated mahany in 1985
We lived in Brookfield neighborhood from 1977-1983. Love seeing the pool. Remember going down that slide. My brother and I drove through Alief in 2005, it’s a very different place.
5:15 was shot right in front of our house on Shannon Hills Dr. 5:30 Brookfield sign and pool.
Did you ever drive around the bellaire area behind hwy 6 when you lived here
If so how was it, I live there now and would like to know
I lived there from 83-91. Best times of my life!
@@lewiyonas3255 the whole area was new, with young families moving in and new construction going up everywhere. The schools were all new as well Liestman Elementary and Holub Middle were built in 1978 timeframe.
I graduated from Hastings in 2005, my freshman year when I was in they used to tell us to face the tracks by my senior year they was saying face the west park toll
my dad grew up in alief throughout the 60’s-70’s, cool to see this
Thanks for the video. Brings back memories. Wow. loved it!! I had forgotten about the gas station in front of Weingartens on Bellaire. It would of been cool to have the audio....Mike Rice
Is this THE Mike Rice, had that beautiful Chevelle, dated Kelly Thompson. If it is I've thought about you often over the years old friend.
Wow that was an amazing trip down memory lane! Thank you!
Im from 92 and seeing abd living here has change alot looks way better back then
Heck yeah. Great memories. Moved to Alief in 1971. I registered for the draft at that post office.
what was your life in years 96, 97, 99, & 44?
Back when Alief was a chill, conservative Southern living.
Alief was conservative??
Hi I love the video!
and I am so interested in the old history of alief, especially since it is hard to find. I learned to much from it such as there used to be a railway not westpark tollway and the funplex which is used to be “fame city” Included a waterpark how cool!! Just one question do you happen to know the street about 7:10 of the video :)
That’s the shopping center on bellaire and Kirkwood across from the McDonald’s
Correct. That point in the video starts with the Exxon station (it was originally an Enco before they changed the name) at the northeast corner of Kirkwood and Bellaire Blvd. It was directly across from the first McDonalds in Alief, and was catercorner to Quillen Memorial Center (now Alief Community Park). The video then travels east on Bellaire documenting the Pizza Inn followed by the Weingarten shopping center that in those days contained Great Skate and Western Auto. Next comes the Fox Photo booth located in the Weingarten parking lot and then the infamous Jack in the Box that was an epicenter of Alief's high school social life for many in 1976. Before Jack was built, people congregated at the Dairy Queen which can be briefly glimpsed behind Jack in the Box. East of the DQ, you can make out the Minimax grocery shopping center which was abutted by Buffalo Pharmacy on one side and TG&Y on the other. Shipley Donuts was in their parking lot. The video then pans south across Bellaire to capture a shot of the northern wall of Bellaire West.
- This video is priceless.
It is priceless... brings back so many great memories. Wish there were more.
@@csharbrough i live at belle park
Ehs class of 21’ 😎
Alief was such a wonderful place, , but not anymore.
It was like Pearland back in the day.
8:02 does anyone kno what intersection that is
I think that's the northeast corner of Cook and High Star, diagonally across from Hastings. That U-totem became the Circle K I think. Could be wrong though.
Steve-Jennifer Brown that’s pretty interesting, based on that intersection it’s now the location of a driving school is, as for that u totem the only circle k in alief that I know of is on richmond so idk
@@steve-jenniferbrown2446 Definitely looks like Cook and High Star. The driving school was in that strip center forever.
The middle school is on synott rd. Said Senate. We just called it snot road.
the circle k was on dairy ashford @ high star
Great Super 8 Vid! Class of '79 (Elsik). Remember working at Tyler's Texaco and a McDonald's. Lived on Carvel Lane 'til I left for U.S. Army. ETS'd in '83 and stayed near Ft. Stewart, GA. Married Hinesville girl I met in church. We still sit on the same pew w/three kids. Been blessed! #WWG1WGA
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I worked at the Texaco also. L D was manager
Damn alief used to be like katy
Yeah, it went downhill fast.
Sadly probably the same fate awaits.
@@Hilaire_Balrog Katy north of I-10 became like Ailef in the late 2000s early 2010s
Is there no sound??? Maybe filmed w/ an 8 mm. Camera.... They had no sound back in that day....
No sound.
@07:19 GREAT SKATE!!!
Been in Texas my whole life and I’ve never heard of Aleif 😂
Can anyone name the places featured throughout the vid
I wanna see what they are/ look like now
7:32 my house street
7:35 my house street
Is there any sound to this
no
If anyone knows what any of this is place by place can u pls tell me
I wanna look these places up on maps and see how they’ve changed
There is a lot on Bellaire between wilcrest and Kirkwood. West park for the allied maintenance building, stadium, houses/neighborhood by the stadium. Cook rd for the church. The cemetery is on Dairy Ashford and Bellaire. My grandmother is buried there. Plus the cemetery runs underneath Dairy Ashford and on the SE corner that now has stores.
@@vampirahskissjo6909 you are right on locations... The alief area has change a lot. By the way i live in the alief area now... I'm originally from the Sharpstown area.
@@vampirahskissjo6909 westpark used to be alief clodine back in the days, right along the train tracks...anduaf airport use to be at cook and alief clodine
At the end They show Alief cem, where Alief is Buried, Alief is Haunted.
No it’s not stfu
@@Khaled-eo9mr it is dumdum, not from blacks either, they built on the Cemetery w Dairy Ashford, its Haunted by the old folks who lived there that you tried to run off. TRIED.
Alief was better back then tbh now it’s ghetto
Ah good ole haunted alief.
The post office looks the same
Alief was hella white
Shoulda stay that way.
@@TheEricaxl your right
@@TheEricaxl move yo ass to Katy this our land now
@@Khaled-eo9mr ok Khaled Aint nobody goin nowhere nothin u can do to stop it.
Take youre ass back to South Park where u Belong.
Alot of this still looks the same. the other is just run down.
It's trash 🗑️ now
Moved to alief in ‘86. Was great for about 5 years, then the blacks and Mexicans started to saturate the area and it just turned to shit.