My Hometown:
Corpus Christi Stories Of My Youth & Memories
"The Corpus Christi Years 1959 thru 1983"
Born in Corpus Christi, March 26th, 1959 (hatched my dad said) at Spohn Hospital Ayres & Ocean Drive. Lived in sh*thole ghetto north side sandwiched between I-37 and Leopard street near Port & Leopard. Went to Corpus Christi Cathedral, CC Academy, Incarnate Word, St Josephs, Miller, Ray, Del Mar. A lot of these stories deal with this time. We mentioned in my OTHER Corpus Christi file about Leopard & surrounding area, we had nice little house 2009 Antelope until hurricane Celia took it out Aug 3rd, 1970. Then moved next door to grandma Maria D Alacala's house. Then to 642 Naples for a few years, then back to shit hole 723 Doss, no electricity, no hot water, no air condition, no indoor plumbing, phone, real stone age, as was POOR. But for the most part, we were HAPPY. Anyways, that being said, for those of you who have known me all my life, or part of it, know how rough it was for my family mired in poverty, even crap hole area The Cut, now GONE (you can thank city council for running all those black folks off) but even the Cut made our place look like Hewit Drive!
I hope all of ya'll who stop in, and my site gets staggering amount of hits a month, enjoy the stories compiled.
Why do I do it? My only brother Tommy died in 2016 at age 60, so no one left to tell these stories except me. Feel free to email me eddie@planethoustonamx.com if you wish, please note volume of email is heavy though due to my business. Or call days 713-464-8825. Most of all, thanks for readin!
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Relampago: Corpus Christi Super Hero
Our Old House & View From It 723 Doss
Aldridge Christmas Display House
Foxys & Wolfies Strip Clubs SPID
Corpus Christi's Most Haunted Places
Some Great Padre Island Beach Songs w Photos
Corpus Christi Grain Elevator Explosion
Downtown Corpus Christi's Forbidden Zone
Padre Island Late 70s/Early 80s
Harbor Bridge: Goodbye Old Friend Parts #1 & #2
Harbor Bridge Gets Hit By Ship
Selena & Tommy Stakes Connection
Shakey's Pizza Parlor On Everhart
All American Motors (AMC) Dealership Water Street
Galvan Music Center Agnes Street
Kmart, El Cue & Warehouse Groceries SPID
600 Building & La Retama Library
Whataburger Weber & SPID brother Tommy
Hurricane Celia August 3rd, 1970
Sarah Stakes Girl Scouts NAVY Day Parade Downtown
The"Cut" & Washington Coles Neighborhood Destruction
Oso Pier Ocean Drive & Ennis Joslin Road
Corpus Christi Cathedral Revisited
Cruising Ayers Friday & Saturday Nights
Angel Of Antelope Street: Sarah Stakes
Corpus Christi Public Bus Service 1960s/70s
Nuke Corpus Christi! Cuban Missle Crisis
Missing Corpus Christi Military Landmarks
Sheraton Marina Hotel & Lynyrd Skynyrd
Big Tree After Hurricane Harvey
Under Harbor Bridge Summer 2018
Sand & Sea Motel Shoreline & I-37
Walgreens Downtown Chaparral Street
Maverick Markets & Jitney Juniors
Cathedral Cub Scouts & Oscar Soliz
Upper Broadway Post Office & Stealing From Blind Man
All Female Rock Band Vixen At Rock Alive!
Rock Alive! Staples Near King High School
Corpus Christi Telephone Booths
Best Christmas Window Displays
The Cotton Tractors of Port Avenue
C101FM Hannah Storm & Rock Alive Gig
Seaside Memorial Park Cemetery
Lichtenstein's Department Store Downtown
KZTV Channel 10 Upper Broadway Wilson Tower
Bayfest! (late 1970s/early 80s)
Belltower Church Across Cole Park Cindy Stakes 77
Navigation Lift Bridge (Tule Lake)
Rocky Horror Picture Show Weber & Staples The Movies!
Tourist In My Hometown Stories 2019 Visit
Lift Bridge Olympia Restaurant #13
National Twin Grand Opening Chill Wills
Floyds Restaurant Staples & Gollihar
Montalvos' Texaco & WOW (Way Out Weber)
Birthday Party Bust 5th Grade Cathedral
Cathedral Safety Patrol Crossing Guard
V-Land: The End of Skateboarding
J. C. Penneys downtown revisited
Chick Inn (under harbor bridge)
New stuff December 2021
USS Corpus Christi Submarine Visit
Bandys aka Granddaddies Bar SPID
Ping Pong Ball Helicopter Drop
New Fancy McDonalds 1972 Everhart Oldstown