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Topic: Tavern Popular With Astronauts Catches Fire
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Robert Pearlman
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From: Houston, TX, USA
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted January 28, 2005 03:58 PM
   
From Click2Houston.com...Tavern Popular With Astronauts Catches Fire
Neon Sign May Have Sparked Blaze quote:
A restaurant and bar known as a longtime favorite hangout for astronauts caught fire early Friday.The blaze broke out near the roof of the Outpost Tavern, 18113 Kings Lyn at NASA Road One, shortly after 5 a.m. The owner said it happened near a neon sign that had been on the building for seven or eight years, so an electrical problem is suspected. The building was closed at the time of the fire. No one was injured. The red barn-like structure used to be a hangar at Ellington Field and was later moved to its current location. It has been around since the 1940s. The tavern was featured in several movies, including "Space Cowboys," "Rocketman" and "The Challenger."
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Sy Liebergot
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From: Pearland, Texas USA
Registered: May 2003
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posted January 28, 2005 05:25 PM
<<The red barn-like structure used to be a hangar at Ellington Field and was later moved to its current location. It has been around since the 1940s.>>Wrong, it began as a barracks bldg at Ellington Field. The building has an interesting evolution (history) with which I am intimately familiar. Sy Liebergot
"Apollo EECOM: Journey Of A Lifetime" www.apolloeecom.com
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pokey
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From: Houston, TX, USA
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posted January 28, 2005 06:21 PM
Another article here: http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/front/3013830 Can't wait for it to re-open so I can have my cheese burger with fried onions on top. Yumm. This article mentions smoke damage. I wonder if there was any water damage to the mostly paper space-related items on the walls since the fire was in the attic.  IP: Logged |
Robert Pearlman
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From: Houston, TX, USA
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posted January 29, 2005 02:13 AM
From the Houston Chronicle article linked by pokey: quote:
Donations to rebuild the bar can be made at the Outpost or by mailing them to P.O. Box 391, League City, Texas, 77574.
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pokey
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From: Houston, TX, USA
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posted January 30, 2005 10:37 PM
Drove by yesterday while running errands. Workmen were already repairing the roof. The damaged portion is the end closest to Egret Bay (El Camino) where the beer taps are and the extra beer is stored. About 1/5th of the roof was being repaired. IP: Logged |
pokey
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From: Houston, TX, USA
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posted February 02, 2005 01:55 PM
Drove by just now and the roof is all repaired. The workmen we cleaning tools, etc. Not sure if the inside was as spiffied up as the outside. The Outpost is a few doors down from the Webster Fire Dept., which must have been a factor in whole business not going up in flames. A few years ago a retired JSC'er died, Bill Fisher. We had an after funeral trip to The Outpost. According to his family they were looking for a name for the business and Bill suggested the name of his sister's business (bar/food/not 100% sure) in Kansas City called The Outpost. IP: Logged |
irish guy
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From: Kerry Ireland
Registered: Dec 2001
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posted February 03, 2005 08:03 PM
We all know the seen from that great documentary from Brian Duffy mission sts 72,The Astronauts,but have any members any stories to share with us,about this amazing bar,that i hope to see in the coming year or so ?IP: Logged |
