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A three-part Video about changing Montrose,
from 2014

Part 1   Part 2   Part 3

with comments from
many notable LGBT
community figures
Houston Businesses

Bookstores (the ones that sold books)

Lobo Book Shop
Wilde 'N' Stein Books
Inklings Bookshop & Others
Crossroads Market

Below, slipping in a wonderful song a singer friend of mine, Eric Himan, wrote honoring our culture's bookstores.
He consulted with me on it, hence the mention of the Lobo stores in Houston and Dallas.
Click to View the Video

Art Wren's Silver Dollar                                                   Simpson's Dining Car, 40s-70s

  

Basic Brothers, 1982 - 2002

 

Appearances & Muscle Beach                      Union Jack (Houston & Dallas)

    

Sports Locker                                                Doubrava Jones - Manhole

    

Gay Gyms
Fitness Exchange, Jim's Gym, Parkway Athletic Club

      

A Place in the Sun                                Happy Buddha                

    

Toopee's Coffee House     Moving Right Along Garage (1983)

                     
                                                             with Pokey Anderson, Tori Williams, Dr Sandy Scurria & More

Charlie's Coffee Shop                                      Brasserie

            

Acadian Bakery (Sandy Bubbert)                         House of Pies (Kirby)

        

Barnaby's...Just Good Food                      Sonoma, aka 1415 California

              

Apartment Complexes
Richmont Square

Montrose Gay Businesses, 1979
A Photo Album

   

Bookstores, from OutSmart, June 2020