Dome Shadows
We are remembering one of Houston's most famous night clubs...
We are remembering one of Houston's most famous night clubs...
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Dome Shadows
Hi, my name is Gary Yantis and I worked as a night club photographer for Marshall Stewart's Dome Shadows in 1969. I am creating this site to bring back memories of one on Houston's most popular night clubs in the 1960's and 1970's. I am requesting your input to help build this site. If you ever worked at this club as a musician, waitress or staff person I would like to talk to you. You can reach me at jackharris@att.net. I have been in touch with Johnny Williams who was part of the band beginning in 1963. Marsha Stewart just passed on information to Donna Bradshaw that the Dome Shadows opened December 18, 1963. Also, if you were a patron of this club please get in touch with me at the above email. I also a have a forum site attached. Please use it to make your comments. Enjoy your tour of this site and come back often. Let's make this a fun site.We have a new forum that is more interactive and user friendly. It is free, you just need to register, and your ready to go. With the new forum you can use avatars, smilies and upload photographs and movies using Flickr or Photobucket. You can also upload photographs and movies from websites. The address is:
Here is an interior photograph of the Dome Shadows, click on image to see larger view:
Great news!!!! Kathy Hobbs Champion has contributed 18 new photographs of band members, staff and customers. Check out her photographs in the Photo page link.
A young lady named Vickie emailed me that she had worked at the Dome Shadows for 5 years. The address was 9218 Buffalo Speedway.
It appears it was replaced by a condo development.
Mapquest location.
An aerial view.
My first guess was this location because I would take another street from S. Main and saving time rather than driving down to the Buffalo Speedway intersection.
I'm hoping Vickie can supply us with a lot more info on the Dome Shadows.
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I got a phone call earlier this evening from J. R. who use to work in the poolhall at corner of the center that the Dome Shadows occupied. He said they use to take video in Beta Max, high definition. The Houston Oilers had their private parties at the Dome Shadow on Monday nights when the club was closed. The parties were video taped. He is going to try and get his hands on the tapes adn transfer them to dvd. If he can get permission from the Titans to do so. Who knows we might see Earl Campbell.
J. R. got my name off the new blog I established on chron.com. for a shortcut to the blog go to the link/announcement page.
J.R. is a radio station manager in Cleveland, Texas, north of Houston that plays Country Western music to the Houston audience.
We'll have more from JR in the near future.
Gary Yantis
Mapquest location.
An aerial view.
My first guess was this location because I would take another street from S. Main and saving time rather than driving down to the Buffalo Speedway intersection.
I'm hoping Vickie can supply us with a lot more info on the Dome Shadows.
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I got a phone call earlier this evening from J. R. who use to work in the poolhall at corner of the center that the Dome Shadows occupied. He said they use to take video in Beta Max, high definition. The Houston Oilers had their private parties at the Dome Shadow on Monday nights when the club was closed. The parties were video taped. He is going to try and get his hands on the tapes adn transfer them to dvd. If he can get permission from the Titans to do so. Who knows we might see Earl Campbell.
J. R. got my name off the new blog I established on chron.com. for a shortcut to the blog go to the link/announcement page.
J.R. is a radio station manager in Cleveland, Texas, north of Houston that plays Country Western music to the Houston audience.
We'll have more from JR in the near future.
Gary Yantis
The picture to the left was the Dome Shadows as if appeared in the 1990's under a different name. Marshall Stewart owned the shopping center that the Dome Shadows was located in and had the entire parking lot for the night club at night. During the day the other shop owners had the parking lot. On most popular night like Fridays and Saturdays the entire parking lot was full.
Please email me at jackharris@att.net Copyright . Gary Yantis. All rights reserved. To see my other work go to SkilCrafted.com
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