THE NIGHTLIFE Do places like Red Square, SOME and Rich's ring a bell? If you were a twentysomething and you liked to get your dance on in 1992 like these two at Power Tools, chances are you might be in these photos. After this photo, the next two were taken at Red Square and the next three were at SOME.
Do you know where the next few photos were taken? It's likely they could have been taken at any of the previously mentioned clubs, but identification has been difficult and it was too dark and too many years ago for yours truly to remember what Power Tools looked like inside.
FROM DANCE CLUBS TO DANCE HALLS Across town, the parents and grandparents of those in the last few photos could be found at Al Marks' Melody Lane Ballroom, on Crossview near Richmond, one of the last places in Houston that reguarly featured big bands.
THE NEXT BIG THING? On July 7, Enron CEO Ken Lay was at Houston's first compressed natural gas fueling station, located at a Chevron station near the Galleria. In the next photo, C.H. "Chip" Plomteaux, sales manager of Enfuels Corp., wields the hose at the new station. The new pumps were formally activated during a ceremony.
Q-PATROL Q-Patrol members Keith Stewart, left, Christopher Miles and Jan Lee patrol the Westheimer area at Melrose on July 1 in an effort to reduce crime. The citizens' group was formed in the wake of Paul Broussard's death one year earlier at the hands of 10 men who beat him because he was gay.
THE DANCE TEAM The Houston Oilers Dancers made their debut this month. Here, designer Kay King hand-cuts the fringe on dancer Dayna Bocca's uniform.
THE GRAND OPENING IKEA's Houston store on the Katy Freeway nears completion in this photo from July 9.
WHEN IT WAS CALLED FREEDOM FEST Some scenes from along Buffalo Bayou for the sixth-annual July Fourth Freedom Fest. Some 500,000 turned out for that evening's fireworks show.
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Paul S. Howell / Houston Chronicle
Paul S. Howell / Houston Chronicle
Paul S. Howell / Houston Chronicle
Here's a view from Galveston on July 5.
THE ACTRESS Houstonian Shelley Duvall was at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston as it showcased her "Faerie Tale Theater" and "Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories" as part of its "Kidflicks" series.
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E. Joseph Deering / Houston Chronicle
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E. Joseph Deering / Houston Chronicle
THE CROONER Harry Connick Jr., at the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion in The Woodlands on July 17.
THE NEW OWNER Drayton McLane Jr. was announced as the new owner of the Astros on July 24 at the Astrodome.
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Carlos Antonio Rios / Houston Chronicle
THE RENOVATION JOB Work was underway on the Henry Brashear Building, 910 Prairie, which was built in 1882. At the time the building was undergoing renovations to become a Carter & Cooley Deli location. Photographed here on July 8.
WHAT DO YOUR SHOES SAY ABOUT YOU? The Chronicle went out to the Galleria on July 10 to talk to youths about their sneakers and ask them the question posed above. Speaking about his Nike Huaraches, Joshua Hill, at left, said: "A bit of college teams wear stuff like this and they're expensive, so they say I'm a sports fan and materialistic."
Charmaine Willis, right, hit the mall in a pair of NIke Air Force sneakers with the tag still attached. "These shoes show I have taste and the tag shows how much it cost me," she said. With her are Lareatha Williams, left, and Brandi Houston.
Torrey Price, left, and Steven Henry discuss Henry's new purchase, a pair of Nike Air Raids. "They say that I'm a classy guy who always has new, clean shoes," Henry said. (Notice the Tilt arcade in the background?)
Peter Muzacz, left, shows off a pair of the "X" shoes (Nike Air Raid). "They say I'm willing to pay for a name and the way they look. They say I'm cool," he said. With him are Ryan Sclull, center, and Chris Calato.
Kelon Bryant said his Nike Andre Agassi sneakers (about $109) were the last expensive sneaks he would buy: "They say I'm in style and I'm up to date, but now that I'm getting older it's not worth it to pay that much to have someone think that about you."
The mall goers in these photos were not identifed.
THE WATER PARK Going down the water slide at Waterworld on July 8.
THE SHOW OF SUPPORT Vocalizing his support for police officers, local country singer Billy Duncan presents the first copy of his song, "Thanks to the Boys in Blue" to Houston Police Chief Sam Nuchia on July 14.
THE ECONOMY A billboard at Weslayan south of Westheimer on July 29 sums up the financial health of the nation.
THE SOFTBALL GAME Michael Bolton and the Bolton Bombers take part in a softball game on July 26 at Memorial Park against a team formed by MIX 96.5 to benefit the End Hunger Network. The Bombers won 13-1.
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E. Joseph Deering / Houston Chronicle
E. Joseph Deering / Houston Chronicle
THE CONVENTION Following a July 27 Astros game, Houston Sports Association workers remove the Astroturf to make way for the upcoming Republican National Convention.
Produced by J.R. Gonzales