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} } //}); </script> <div id="main" class="left "> <div class="archive-header-wrap"> <h2 class="archive-header pagetitle">Monthly Archive for December, 2015</h2> <div class="widget widget_categories" style="display: block;"> <h2 class="widgettitle cats-closed" style="cursor: pointer;"> : <span class="taxonomy-title">December, 2015</span> </h2> </div> </div> <div id="blogcontent"> <div id="post-7117" class="blogentry post-number-0 partial-post post-7117 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-general category-houston-forgotten-day tag-mcallahantv tag-bayou-city-history tag-christmas tag-christmas-day tag-hds tag-hds-forgotten-day-in-houston tag-hearst-digital-studios tag-holiday-spirit tag-merry-christmas tag-poem tag-this-forgotten-day-in-houston" data-post-id="7117"> <div class="post-loop-content"> <h2 class="blog-headline"> <a href="https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/2015/12/holiday-greetings-from-1922/" title="Permalink to Holiday Greetings from 1922" rel="bookmark">Holiday Greetings from 1922</a> </h2> <div class="byline "> By <a href="https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/author/carolinagonzales1/" title="Posts by Carolina Gonzales" rel="author">Carolina Gonzales</a> <span class="post-date">on December 23, 2015 at 5:00 AM</span> </div>  <div class=" blogentrytext"> <div class="excerpt-section">December 23, 1922: On this day, a festive greeting in the Houston Post pleaded with Houstonians in the centennial celebration of American settlement along the Brazos, to live in peace and harmony. <a class="read-more" href="https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/2015/12/holiday-greetings-from-1922/">…</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="catsandsharing"> <div class="catsandtags">  </div> </div> <div style="clear: both"></div> </div> <div id="post-7112" class="blogentry post-number-1 post-has-photo partial-post post-7112 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-general category-houston-forgotten-day tag-mcallahantv tag-christmas-day tag-hds tag-hds-this-forgotten-day-in-houston tag-hearst-digital-studios tag-houston-oilers tag-jack-pardee tag-nfl tag-san-francisco-49ers tag-steve-young tag-this-forgotten-day-in-houston tag-warren-moon" data-post-id="7112"> <div class="post-promo-photo"> <a class="" href="https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/2015/12/oilers-impressive-christmas-day-win/"> <div class="img-aspect"> <img class="aspect-32" src="https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/wp-content/themes/2014-responsive-base/images/aspect32.png"/> <div class="img-clip"> <img src="https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/files/2015/12/hou-oilers-548x365.jpg" class="attachment-feature-image size-feature-image wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" srcset="https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/files/2015/12/hou-oilers-548x365.jpg 548w, https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/files/2015/12/hou-oilers-120x80.jpg 120w" sizes="(max-width: 548px) 100vw, 548px" /> </div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="post-loop-content"> <h2 class="blog-headline"> <a href="https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/2015/12/oilers-impressive-christmas-day-win/" title="Permalink to Oilers’ Impressive Christmas Day Win" rel="bookmark">Oilers’ Impressive Christmas Day Win</a> </h2> <div class="byline "> By <a href="https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/author/carolinagonzales1/" title="Posts by Carolina Gonzales" rel="author">Carolina Gonzales</a> <span class="post-date">on December 22, 2015 at 5:00 AM</span> </div>  <div class=" blogentrytext"> <div class="excerpt-section">December 22, 1993: On this day, the Houston Chronicle previewed one of the most anticipated Christmas Day games in Houston Oilers’ history. Despite riding a 9 game winning streak, the Oilers were <a class="read-more" href="https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/2015/12/oilers-impressive-christmas-day-win/">…</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="catsandsharing"> <div class="catsandtags">  </div> </div> <div style="clear: both"></div> </div> <div id="post-7107" class="blogentry post-number-2 post-has-photo partial-post post-7107 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-general category-houston-forgotten-day tag-mcallahantv tag-astrodome-2 tag-astroworld tag-astroworld-hotel tag-hds tag-hds-forgotten-day-in-houston tag-hearst-digital-studios tag-hotel-suites tag-roy-hofheinz tag-save-the-astrodome tag-this-forgotten-day-in-houston" data-post-id="7107"> <div class="post-promo-photo"> <a class="" href="https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/2015/12/astroworld-hotels-dazzling-penthouse-suites/"> <div class="img-aspect"> <img class="aspect-32" src="https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/wp-content/themes/2014-responsive-base/images/aspect32.png"/> <div class="img-clip"> <img src="https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/files/2015/12/hou-celestial-suites-548x365.jpg" class="attachment-feature-image size-feature-image wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/files/2015/12/hou-celestial-suites-548x365.jpg 548w, https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/files/2015/12/hou-celestial-suites-120x80.jpg 120w" sizes="(max-width: 548px) 100vw, 548px" /> </div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="post-loop-content"> <h2 class="blog-headline"> <a href="https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/2015/12/astroworld-hotels-dazzling-penthouse-suites/" title="Permalink to Astroworld Hotel’s Dazzling Penthouse Suites" rel="bookmark">Astroworld Hotel’s Dazzling Penthouse Suites</a> </h2> <div class="byline "> By <a href="https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/author/carolinagonzales1/" title="Posts by Carolina Gonzales" rel="author">Carolina Gonzales</a> <span class="post-date">on December 21, 2015 at 5:00 AM</span> </div>  <div class=" blogentrytext"> <div class="excerpt-section">December 21, 1969: On this day, the dazzling penthouse suite in the Astroworld Hotel received a spectacular review by a Houston Chronicle society editor. If you weren’t from Houston, but you still <a class="read-more" href="https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/2015/12/astroworld-hotels-dazzling-penthouse-suites/">…</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="catsandsharing"> <div class="catsandtags">  </div> </div> <div style="clear: both"></div> </div> <div id="post-7101" class="blogentry post-number-3 post-has-photo partial-post post-7101 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-general category-houston-forgotten-day tag-mcallahantv tag-armed-robbery tag-bayou-city-history tag-goldfinger tag-hds tag-hds-forgotten-day-in-houston tag-hearst-digital-studios tag-james-bond tag-loews-state tag-main-st tag-majestic tag-metropolitan tag-old-theaters tag-this-forgotten-day-in-houston" data-post-id="7101"> <div class="post-promo-photo"> <a class="" href="https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/2015/12/a-robbery-at-metropolitan-theatre/"> <div class="img-aspect"> <img class="aspect-32" src="https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/wp-content/themes/2014-responsive-base/images/aspect32.png"/> <div class="img-clip"> <img src="https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/files/2015/12/hou-metro-theatre-548x365.jpg" class="attachment-feature-image size-feature-image wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/files/2015/12/hou-metro-theatre-548x365.jpg 548w, https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/files/2015/12/hou-metro-theatre-120x80.jpg 120w" sizes="(max-width: 548px) 100vw, 548px" /> </div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="post-loop-content"> <h2 class="blog-headline"> <a href="https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/2015/12/a-robbery-at-metropolitan-theatre/" title="Permalink to A Robbery at Metropolitan Theatre" rel="bookmark">A Robbery at Metropolitan Theatre</a> </h2> <div class="byline "> By <a href="https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/author/carolinagonzales1/" title="Posts by Carolina Gonzales" rel="author">Carolina Gonzales</a> <span class="post-date">on December 18, 2015 at 5:00 AM</span> </div>  <div class=" blogentrytext"> <div class="excerpt-section">December 18, 1949: On this day, an attempt to rob the cashier’s cage at the Metropolitan Theatre, located at 1016 Main Street, was thwarted thanks to its quick-thinking employees. As the robber <a class="read-more" href="https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/2015/12/a-robbery-at-metropolitan-theatre/">…</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="catsandsharing"> <div class="catsandtags">  </div> </div> <div style="clear: both"></div> </div> <div id="post-7096" class="blogentry post-number-4 post-has-photo partial-post post-7096 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-general category-houston-forgotten-day tag-mcallahantv tag-galveston-bay tag-ghosts tag-haunted tag-hds tag-hds-forgotten-day-in-houston tag-hearst-digital-studios tag-murder tag-murder-mansion tag-seabrook tag-sex-offenders tag-this-forgotten-day-in-houston" data-post-id="7096"> <div class="post-promo-photo"> <a class="" href="https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/2015/12/the-seabrook-murder-mansion/"> <div class="img-aspect"> <img class="aspect-32" src="https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/wp-content/themes/2014-responsive-base/images/aspect32.png"/> <div class="img-clip"> <img src="https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/files/2015/12/hou-murder-mansion-548x365.jpg" class="attachment-feature-image size-feature-image wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/files/2015/12/hou-murder-mansion-548x365.jpg 548w, https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/files/2015/12/hou-murder-mansion-120x80.jpg 120w" sizes="(max-width: 548px) 100vw, 548px" /> </div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="post-loop-content"> <h2 class="blog-headline"> <a href="https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/2015/12/the-seabrook-murder-mansion/" title="Permalink to The Seabrook ‘Murder Mansion’" rel="bookmark">The Seabrook ‘Murder Mansion’</a> </h2> <div class="byline "> By <a href="https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/author/carolinagonzales1/" title="Posts by Carolina Gonzales" rel="author">Carolina Gonzales</a> <span class="post-date">on December 17, 2015 at 5:00 AM</span> </div>  <div class=" blogentrytext"> <div class="excerpt-section">December 17, 1995: On this day, an article in the Houston Chronicle informed the public that a Seabrook mansion designed by William Gerald List was being demolished, and every bit of it was for sale, <a class="read-more" href="https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/2015/12/the-seabrook-murder-mansion/">…</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="catsandsharing"> <div class="catsandtags">  </div> </div> <div style="clear: both"></div> </div> <div id="post-7088" class="blogentry post-number-5 post-has-photo partial-post post-7088 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-general category-houston-forgotten-day tag-mcallahantv tag-alcohol-laws tag-bayou-city-history tag-blue-laws tag-car-dealership tag-catholic-church tag-drinking tag-funny-laws tag-hds tag-hds-forgotten-day-in-houston tag-hearst-digital-studios tag-prohibition tag-sunday tag-this-forgotten-day-in-houston" data-post-id="7088"> <div class="post-promo-photo"> <a class="" href="https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/2015/12/blue-laws-limit-alcohol-sales/"> <div class="img-aspect"> <img class="aspect-32" src="https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/wp-content/themes/2014-responsive-base/images/aspect32.png"/> <div class="img-clip"> <img src="https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/files/2015/12/hou-blue-laws-548x365.jpg" class="attachment-feature-image size-feature-image wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/files/2015/12/hou-blue-laws-548x365.jpg 548w, https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/files/2015/12/hou-blue-laws-120x80.jpg 120w" sizes="(max-width: 548px) 100vw, 548px" /> </div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="post-loop-content"> <h2 class="blog-headline"> <a href="https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/2015/12/blue-laws-limit-alcohol-sales/" title="Permalink to ‘Blue Laws’ Limit Alcohol Sales" rel="bookmark">‘Blue Laws’ Limit Alcohol Sales</a> </h2> <div class="byline "> By <a href="https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/author/carolinagonzales1/" title="Posts by Carolina Gonzales" rel="author">Carolina Gonzales</a> <span class="post-date">on December 16, 2015 at 5:00 AM</span> </div>  <div class=" blogentrytext"> <div class="excerpt-section">December 16, 1965: On this day, the Houston Chronicle announced that the Shoppers Fair was in court thanks to the city’s new Sunday sales law. This blue law subjected a person to pay a $1 to $200 fine <a class="read-more" href="https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/2015/12/blue-laws-limit-alcohol-sales/">…</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="catsandsharing"> <div class="catsandtags">  </div> </div> <div style="clear: both"></div> </div> <div id="post-7083" class="blogentry post-number-6 post-has-photo partial-post post-7083 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-general category-houston-forgotten-day tag-mcallahantv tag-alcohol-laws tag-bayou-city-history tag-beer tag-brewery tag-dr-pepper tag-grand-prize-beer tag-hds tag-hds-forgotten-day-houston tag-hearst-digital-studios tag-howard-hughes tag-local-brewery tag-this-forgotten-day-in-houston" data-post-id="7083"> <div class="post-promo-photo"> <a class="" href="https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/2015/12/howard-hughes-grand-prize-beer/"> <div class="img-aspect"> <img class="aspect-32" src="https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/wp-content/themes/2014-responsive-base/images/aspect32.png"/> <div class="img-clip"> <img src="https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/files/2015/12/hou-grand-prize-beer-548x365.jpg" class="attachment-feature-image size-feature-image wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/files/2015/12/hou-grand-prize-beer-548x365.jpg 548w, https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/files/2015/12/hou-grand-prize-beer-120x80.jpg 120w" sizes="(max-width: 548px) 100vw, 548px" /> </div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="post-loop-content"> <h2 class="blog-headline"> <a href="https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/2015/12/howard-hughes-grand-prize-beer/" title="Permalink to Howard Hughes’ Grand Prize Beer" rel="bookmark">Howard Hughes’ Grand Prize Beer</a> </h2> <div class="byline "> By <a href="https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/author/carolinagonzales1/" title="Posts by Carolina Gonzales" rel="author">Carolina Gonzales</a> <span class="post-date">on December 15, 2015 at 5:00 AM</span> </div>  <div class=" blogentrytext"> <div class="excerpt-section">December 15, 1933: On this day, thanks to Howard Hughes’ dabble in the brewing industry, Grand Prize Lager Beer was to be distributed to the thirsty masses by the Dr. Pepper Bottling Company. As <a class="read-more" href="https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/2015/12/howard-hughes-grand-prize-beer/">…</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="catsandsharing"> <div class="catsandtags">  </div> </div> <div style="clear: both"></div> </div> <div id="post-7075" class="blogentry post-number-7 post-has-photo partial-post post-7075 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-general category-houston-forgotten-day tag-mcallahantv tag-bayou-city-history tag-graffiti tag-hds tag-hds-forgotten-day-in-houston tag-hearst-digital-studios tag-kingspoint tag-spray-paint tag-tagging tag-the-mullet tag-this-forgotten-day-in-houston" data-post-id="7075"> <div class="post-promo-photo"> <a class="" href="https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/2015/12/legal-graffiti-at-kingspoint-mullet/"> <div class="img-aspect"> <img class="aspect-32" src="https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/wp-content/themes/2014-responsive-base/images/aspect32.png"/> <div class="img-clip"> <img src="https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/files/2015/12/hou-graffiti-548x365.jpg" class="attachment-feature-image size-feature-image wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/files/2015/12/hou-graffiti-548x365.jpg 548w, https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/files/2015/12/hou-graffiti-120x80.jpg 120w" sizes="(max-width: 548px) 100vw, 548px" /> </div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="post-loop-content"> <h2 class="blog-headline"> <a href="https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/2015/12/legal-graffiti-at-kingspoint-mullet/" title="Permalink to Legal Graffiti at Kingspoint Mullet" rel="bookmark">Legal Graffiti at Kingspoint Mullet</a> </h2> <div class="byline "> By <a href="https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/author/carolinagonzales1/" title="Posts by Carolina Gonzales" rel="author">Carolina Gonzales</a> <span class="post-date">on December 14, 2015 at 5:00 AM</span> </div>  <div class=" blogentrytext"> <div class="excerpt-section">December 14, 2012: On this day, the Houston Chronicle ran a story about a neglected 17,000 square foot warehouse that had been converted into a massive and legal graffiti gallery. Just east of Hobby <a class="read-more" href="https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/2015/12/legal-graffiti-at-kingspoint-mullet/">…</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="catsandsharing"> <div class="catsandtags">  </div> </div> <div style="clear: both"></div> </div> <div id="post-7067" class="blogentry post-number-8 post-has-photo partial-post post-7067 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-general category-houston-forgotten-day tag-mcallahantv tag-bayou-city-history tag-best-mexican tag-chile-con-carne tag-hds tag-hds-forgotten-day-in-houston tag-hearst-digital-studios tag-menudo tag-mexican-food tag-mexican-american tag-restaurants tag-tamales tag-tex-mex tag-this-forgotten-day-in-houston" data-post-id="7067"> <div class="post-promo-photo"> <a class="" href="https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/2015/12/the-original-mexican-restaurant/"> <div class="img-aspect"> <img class="aspect-32" src="https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/wp-content/themes/2014-responsive-base/images/aspect32.png"/> <div class="img-clip"> <img src="https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/files/2015/12/hou-original-mexican-548x365.jpg" class="attachment-feature-image size-feature-image wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/files/2015/12/hou-original-mexican-548x365.jpg 548w, https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/files/2015/12/hou-original-mexican-120x80.jpg 120w" sizes="(max-width: 548px) 100vw, 548px" /> </div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="post-loop-content"> <h2 class="blog-headline"> <a href="https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/2015/12/the-original-mexican-restaurant/" title="Permalink to ‘The Original Mexican Restaurant’?" rel="bookmark">‘The Original Mexican Restaurant’?</a> </h2> <div class="byline "> By <a href="https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/author/carolinagonzales1/" title="Posts by Carolina Gonzales" rel="author">Carolina Gonzales</a> <span class="post-date">on December 11, 2015 at 5:00 AM</span> </div>  <div class=" blogentrytext"> <div class="excerpt-section">December 11, 1907: On this day, the first ad for “The Original Mexican Restaurant,” ran in the Houston Post. Just like the name suggests, this was most likely the first Mexican restaurant in Houston; <a class="read-more" href="https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/2015/12/the-original-mexican-restaurant/">…</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="catsandsharing"> <div class="catsandtags">  </div> </div> <div style="clear: both"></div> </div> <div id="post-7061" class="blogentry post-number-9 post-has-photo partial-post post-7061 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-general category-houston-forgotten-day tag-mcallahantv tag-bayou-city-history tag-boxing tag-christian tag-church-of-the-lord-jesus-christ tag-george-foreman tag-hds tag-hds-forgotten-day-in-houston tag-hearst-digital-studios tag-holy-bible tag-jesus-christ tag-this-forgotten-day-in-houston" data-post-id="7061"> <div class="post-promo-photo"> <a class="" href="https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/2015/12/george-foreman-becomes-born-again-christian/"> <div class="img-aspect"> <img class="aspect-32" src="https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/wp-content/themes/2014-responsive-base/images/aspect32.png"/> <div class="img-clip"> <img src="https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/files/2015/12/hou-george-foreman-548x365.jpg" class="attachment-feature-image size-feature-image wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/files/2015/12/hou-george-foreman-548x365.jpg 548w, https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/files/2015/12/hou-george-foreman-120x80.jpg 120w" sizes="(max-width: 548px) 100vw, 548px" /> </div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="post-loop-content"> <h2 class="blog-headline"> <a href="https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/2015/12/george-foreman-becomes-born-again-christian/" title="Permalink to George Foreman Becomes Born-Again Christian" rel="bookmark">George Foreman Becomes Born-Again Christian</a> </h2> <div class="byline "> By <a href="https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/author/carolinagonzales1/" title="Posts by Carolina Gonzales" rel="author">Carolina Gonzales</a> <span class="post-date">on December 10, 2015 at 5:00 AM</span> </div>  <div class=" blogentrytext"> <div class="excerpt-section">December 10, 1977: On this day, George Foreman was photographed with the Holy Bible. The heavyweight champion knocked out the evil in his life and became a born-again Christian. 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