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Photo: Steve Ueckert / Houston Chronicle Image 1 of / 37 Caption Close Image 2 of 37 Sharpstown Mall, Aug. 22, 1984. Sharpstown Mall, Aug. 22, 1984. Photo: Steve Ueckert / Houston Chronicle Image 3 of 37 Sharpstown Mall, Aug. 22, 1984. Sharpstown Mall, Aug. 22, 1984. Photo: Steve Ueckert / Houston Chronicle Image 4 of 37 Sharpstown Mall, Aug. 22, 1984. Sharpstown Mall, Aug. 22, 1984. Photo: Steve Ueckert / Houston Chronicle Image 5 of 37 Image 6 of 37 Sharpstown Mall, Aug. 22, 1984. Sharpstown Mall, Aug. 22, 1984. Photo: Steve Ueckert / Houston Chronicle Image 7 of 37 Sharpstown Mall, Aug. 22, 1984. Sharpstown Mall, Aug. 22, 1984. Photo: Steve Ueckert / Houston Chronicle Image 8 of 37 Sharpstown Mall, Aug. 22, 1984. Sharpstown Mall, Aug. 22, 1984. Photo: Steve Ueckert / Houston Chronicle Image 9 of 37 Sharpstown Mall, Aug. 22, 1984. Sharpstown Mall, Aug. 22, 1984. Photo: Steve Ueckert / Houston Chronicle Image 10 of 37 Image 11 of 37 Sharpstown Mall, Aug. 22, 1984. Sharpstown Mall, Aug. 22, 1984. Photo: Steve Ueckert / Houston Chronicle Image 12 of 37 Sharpstown Mall, Aug. 22, 1984. Sharpstown Mall, Aug. 22, 1984. Photo: Steve Ueckert / Houston Chronicle Image 13 of 37 Sharpstown Mall, Aug. 22, 1984. Sharpstown Mall, Aug. 22, 1984. Photo: Steve Ueckert / Houston Chronicle Image 14 of 37 Sharpstown Mall, Aug. 22, 1984. Sharpstown Mall, Aug. 22, 1984. Photo: Steve Ueckert / Houston Chronicle Image 15 of 37 Image 16 of 37 Sharpstown Mall, Aug. 22, 1984. Sharpstown Mall, Aug. 22, 1984. Photo: Steve Ueckert / Houston Chronicle Image 17 of 37 Sharpstown Mall, Aug. 22, 1984. Sharpstown Mall, Aug. 22, 1984. Photo: Steve Ueckert / Houston Chronicle Image 18 of 37 Sharpstown Mall, Aug. 22, 1984. Sharpstown Mall, Aug. 22, 1984. Photo: Steve Ueckert / Houston Chronicle Image 19 of 37 Sharpstown Mall, Aug. 22, 1984. Sharpstown Mall, Aug. 22, 1984. Photo: Steve Ueckert / Houston Chronicle Image 20 of 37 Image 21 of 37 Sharpstown Mall, Aug. 22, 1984. Sharpstown Mall, Aug. 22, 1984. Photo: Steve Ueckert / Houston Chronicle Image 22 of 37 Sharpstown Mall, Aug. 22, 1984. Sharpstown Mall, Aug. 22, 1984. Photo: Steve Ueckert / Houston Chronicle Image 23 of 37 Sharpstown Mall, Aug. 22, 1984. Sharpstown Mall, Aug. 22, 1984. Photo: Steve Ueckert / Houston Chronicle Image 24 of 37 Only a billboard indicates what would soon come at the corner of Bellaire and the soon-to-be constructed Southwest Freeway. (Chronicle file) Only a billboard indicates what would soon come at the corner of Bellaire and the soon-to-be constructed Southwest Freeway. (Chronicle file) Image 25 of 37 Image 26 of 37 Developer Frank Sharp, left, chats with 29-year-old Ted Kennedy at the grand opening of Sharpstown Center on Sept. 14, 1961. Developer Frank Sharp, left, chats with 29-year-old Ted Kennedy at the grand opening of Sharpstown Center on Sept. 14, 1961. Image 27 of 37 Sharpstown Center, 1961. (Chronicle file) Sharpstown Center, 1961. (Chronicle file) Image 28 of 37 The Clock of Texas was an attraction when it made its debut at Sharpstown Center in 1964. The Clock of Texas was an attraction when it made its debut at Sharpstown Center in 1964. Photo: Houston Chronicle Image 29 of 37 About 3,000 people turned out at Sharpstown Shopping Center on Nov. 27, 1981, to play in the snow. Merchants at the center, along with radio station KFMK sponsored the event, which included a boy's choir, the arrival of Santa Claus and 17 tons of snow for the kids to play in. (Timothy Bullard : Chronicle file) less About 3,000 people turned out at Sharpstown Shopping Center on Nov. 27, 1981, to play in the snow. Merchants at the center, along with radio station KFMK sponsored the event, which included a boy's choir, the ... more Image 30 of 37 Image 31 of 37 Sharpstown Mall, June 1981. (Buster Dean : Chronicle file) Sharpstown Mall, June 1981. (Buster Dean : Chronicle file) Image 32 of 37 Sharpstown Mall, Sept. 16, 1988. (Buster Dean : Chronicle file) Sharpstown Mall, Sept. 16, 1988. (Buster Dean : Chronicle file) Image 33 of 37 This November 1961 photo shows the Sharpstown area just after the shopping center opened. Alief Road would later become Westpark and the "Baptist College Site" would later become Houston Baptist University. (Chronicle file) less This November 1961 photo shows the Sharpstown area just after the shopping center opened. Alief Road would later become Westpark and the "Baptist College Site" would later become Houston Baptist University. ... more Image 34 of 37 Hillcroft and Bellaire Boulevard with the Southwest Freeway at top. Hillcroft and Bellaire Boulevard with the Southwest Freeway at top. Image 35 of 37 Image 36 of 37 PlazAmericas, February 2010. (Eric Kayne) PlazAmericas, February 2010. (Eric Kayne) Photo: For the Chronicle Image 37 of 37 30 years ago: A visit to Sharpstown Mall 1 / 37 Back to Gallery

Well, I thought I had seen just about every Sharpstown Mall photo we have here at the Chronicle. Many of them were trotted out when I put together this blog post in 2011 for the mall’s 50th anniversary.

This week, though, I came across these color photos taken on Aug. 22, 1984. You know, I had forgotten all about Wicks ‘N’ Sticks until I saw these photos. I never stepped foot in one, but I practically saw one in every Houston-area mall back in the 1980s. Funny how a photo can trigger a memory like that.

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When you get a chance, head over to the Heritage Society and check out the museum’s new exhibit on Camp Logan.

Curated by Louis F. Aulbach and Linda C. Gorski, the free exhibit details the history of the Army camp that sat where Memorial Park is today. On display are items from the Heritage Society’s Permanent Collection of Camp Logan materials and loans from private collectors.

The exhibit, at 1100 Bagby, runs until Nov. 15.