Park Cities Trivia Is Now Open for Those Who Can Remember
We’re one day closer to Friday, so let’s have some fun. Here are some trivia questions from days long ago:
- Who or what were Charles & Nance?
- What was the Good Ship Miramar?
- Who or what were Lou Lattimore and Marie Leavell?
- What was Laughead’s?
- Who was Louise Finley?
- Before Neiman’s moved to NorthPark, where was it located?
Sorry, no prizes for the right guesses, but you can take pride in having a sharp memory.
By Jeanne Prejean
Feb. 23, 2011 | 3:13 pm | 33 Comments | Comments RSS
33 comments to "Park Cities Trivia Is Now Open for Those Who Can Remember"
The Good Ship Miramar was a replica of a ship in the rear yard of a house in the 4000 block of Miramar.
Lou Lattimore (Lovers Lane) & Marie Leavell (Oak Lawn)were upscale ladies shops.
Laughead’s (Hillcrest) was a famed sports photographer. His son in law, Jim Bradley, was with him and is still around taking pics in his 80′s.
Louise Finley (Miss Finley’s) taught ball room dancing on Mockingbird across from Bradfield to the youth of the Park Cities. N-M was in Preston Center, SE corner Preston and Villanova (entire building).
2. A big ole boat in the backyard of a crazy lady who lived on Miramar in HP
3. Dress shops
4. Photographer, mostly for sports and teams
5. ?, but I’m guessing a dance teacher or a piano teacher
6. In Preston Center on the east side of Preston at or near where Houston’s (or whatever it’s called now) is located
2. Ship built on Miramar for the ladys daughter’s Deb Party.
3. Dueling expensive dress shops on Lovers Lane.
4. Photography Studio on Hillcrest.
5. Tap, ballet and ballroom dance lessons attached to the Village Theater.
6. Preston Center West where Houston’s and all that are now.
6. Preston Center in the Tootsie’s location
4. Laughead’s was the premier photographer located across from SMU who did all of HP’s annual pictures for many years as well as HP’s sports pictures. Laughead’s also photographed all of SMU’s sports pictures, party pictures and annual pictures for many years. Laughead’s was a pioneer in sports posed action photography, photographed various sports for press guides for over 40 colleges across the nation, innovated the pressbox photography during football games to allow the offense and defense to make changes based on the other teams formations to effectively play the game, innovated the color slide pictures seen over the shoulder of sportscasters. James T. “Brad” Bradley, Laughead’s son-in-law bought the business many years ago, still does all of HP’s sports pictures and organization pictures as well as SMU’s football pictures.
6. Neiman’s was located on Preston Rd., in the space adjacent to Houston’s across from Preston Center.
Marie Leavell was a boutique as well but I can’t remember where it was.
There was a Neimans in Prestonwood Mall in Addison, but that wasn’t BEFORE NorthPark, so I’m stumped.
Can we add questions?
Across from the former Lou Lattimores is currently Al Biernats. What restaurant was in that space before it became Biernats? And before that restaurant, what bar was in the space?
1. Charles & Nance was a beauty salon in HP Village where Deno’s is now. This was a time before blow dryers.
2. The Good Ship Miramar was a ship-like structure built by a couple to host parties in their backyard on Miramar.
3. Lou Lattimore and Marie Leavell in their heyday were located along Lovers Lane. LL owned by Albert Lidji was located across from Petco and Marie Leavell owned by Johnny Leavell was next to the Inwood Theater. They both boasted the hottest beauty salons around.
4.Every kid who lived in the Park Cities ended up having their class photos taken by the Laughead team. It was amazing to see them in action when they shot photos of sports teams. Laughead’s was located on Hillcrest directly across from SMU.
5. Louse “Miss” Finley operated one of two dance schools. It was very proper ballroom dancing. Remember that?
6. Before Ray Nasher talked Mr. Stanley into moving to NorthPark, NM was located in the building that now houses Tootsie’s.
Like I said before — you all are very, very good. If you don’t mind, I’ll come up with some more brain teasers for you.
PS – @kmom: The restaurant that preceded Al Biernat’s was J. Alfred’s. Opened in the 1970′s, it was owned by a couple of fellows named Gene Street and Phil Cobb.
@hpparent: Mind if we include that one in the next trivia challenge?
@joeat: You’re absolutely right! And J. Alfred’s preceded Joey’s!
@joeat, what was the restaurant before Joeys, and the bar before that?
Anyone remember Radfords Cafeteria on Hillcrest?
What was the restaurant somewhere on hillcrest that you picked up the phone to order your food at the table? Coffee’s?
Where was the Gazebo Dress Shop and who ran it ?
Where was The Beefeater ?
What was Jean Claude’s and where was it ?
What was The Railhead ?
What was the famous Dessert that Downtown’s NM Zodiac serve ?
@PJT, the Beefeater was at the corner of Cedar Springs and Fairmont. The Railhead was right at but not in the Quadrangle. Jean Claude was on Cedar Springs at Fairmont but I can’t pinpoint exactly where. That building may be torn down now. They ended up in the building where Coal Vines is, in the two story part closest to Cedar Springs.
I fondly remember seeing it as a child and hearing fascinating stories about how it got there and the parties!
@She’s a troop leader?, Jean Claude was never on McKinney, you may be thinking of Calaud’s.
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