Capitan Theater in Pasadena Hidden 3D Recall
A Baytown Sun columnist recalls a private 1950s Capitan screening, notes its 1949 build by Phil Isley, 1500 seats, and long closure. He shares local family ties to Pasadena theater history and a late-night 3D viewing with a cowboy and Native American tale.
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Paper-To-The-West
Phil Isley
Jennifer Jones
Jennifer
Capitan
Baytown
Deer Park
Pasadena
Carol
Houston
Baytown Sun
Buddy Finley
Pasadena Drive-In
South Shaver
Buddy
Helen
Bobbie
Wilma
Pate
the Capitan
Highlands Lynchburg Chamber Installs Officers for New Year
Highlands Texas community notes the Highlands Lynchburg Chamber of Commerce swearing in officers for 2006 07. Jessica Woods becomes president succeeding Phillip Morris with praise from Morris and details of new directors and a celebratory plaque.
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Highlands-Lynchburg
Commerce
Jessica Woods
Woods
Chamber
Partners In Education
Morris
Baytown Sun
Kari Griffin
Highlands-Lynchburg Chamber of Commerce
Mike Nebgen
Jim Strouhal
Sara Davis
Dickie Woods
Betty Michalsky
Betty Brewer
Steve Cochran
Tonya Russell
David Kostka
Phillip Morris
Charles Reeves
Margie Elliot
Baytown Plans Public Meeting On Aquatic Master Plan
The City of Baytown Parks and Recreation Advisory Board will hold the initial public meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday in City Hall Council Chambers to discuss the aquatic facilities master plan. Kimley-Horn senior project manager Mark Hatcher and Scot Hunsaker of Counsilman Hunsaker will lead a session on programming options costs operations and design trends. The city operates two pools Foote on West Main and Wayne Gray at East Road, with former pools at McElroy Park and Roseland Park replaced by a spray ground. Citizens are encouraged to attend and share input. meetings will run on Time Warner Channel 16 and be rebroadcast. For details call 281 420-6597.
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City of
N. C. Foote
West Main
Wayne Gray
East Road
McElroy Park
Roseland Park
Time Warner
Parks and Recreation Department
Wilhite
Sterling Municipal Library
Max East
Ward Road
Community calendar highlights from Baytown area events
A busy schedule includes intermediate line dancing at Highlands/San Jacinto Community Center at 8:30 a.m. and beginner lessons at 9:45 a.m. Arts by Art League of Baytown with Bill Cover at Baytown Community Center 10 to 11 a.m. plus painting sessions. Various library and senior activities fill the day, including genealogy, TOPS meetings, story time, bridge, banco, scrapbooking, dancing, workshops, bowling, and a Gumbo Gala fundraiser at Cedar Bayou Community Center.
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Highlands
San Jacinto Community Center
Highlands Woods Drive
Art League of
Baytown
Bill Cover
Crosby Community Center
West Chambers
Highlands Community Center
Highland Woods Drive
Go Getters
Lone Star Room
Baytown Community Center
Market St
St. Paul’s United Methodist Church
Bayway Drive
Bert Owens
San Jacinto Methodist Hospital
Alexander
North Alexander
Barbers Hill
Cedar Bayou
Highway 146
Today in History February 9 highlights and events
On February 9 historical milestones include Guadalcanal ending in 1943, Harrison born in 1773, Adams elected in 1825, Jefferson Davis chosen in 1861, the Weather Bureau founding in 1870, Daylight Saving in 1942, McCarthy charge in 1950, Beatles first US TV appearance in 1964, Apollo 14 return in 1971, a 2001 submarine collision off Hawaii, and a brief Bush surveillance note a year ago.
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Guadalcanal
Southwest Pacific
United States
William Henry Harrison
Charles City
House of Representatives
John Quincy Adams
Jefferson Davis
Confederate States of America
U.S. Weather Bureau
Wheeling
W. Va
Joseph McCarthy
CBS
Earth
Hawaiian
Bush
U.S
Associated Press
Baytown Sun History Highlights Through the Years
A timeline from 1951 to 2001 notes W.C. Swan as Chamber of Commerce president, a 1954 gasoline truck fire on the San Jacinto Bridge with a driver’s jump into the Ship Channel, 1976 bids on a $1 million library expansion, 1991 River Road Boys benefiting Baytown Special Olympics, and 2001 BayCoast Medical Center ending baby deliveries as San Jacinto Methodist Hospital takes over Women’s Health Services. Also mentions a 1 year ago joint service by First and Westminster churches and a local photo-submission invitation.
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W.C. Swan
Baytown
Chamber of Commerce
San Jacinto
River Road Boys
Silverado
BayCoast Medical Center
Also Mentioned on This Page
Jim Finley
Suellyn Melcher
Ruth
First Presbyterian Church
Ann
Crosby Branch Library
Barrett
Addie Mae Barrett Dixon
St. John’s United Methodist Church
Comfort Suites
SUN History
Job
the Sun
David
Bloom
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