Texas Childern's Hospital

When I was a child I spent time at Texas Children’s Hospital in Houston, Texas. My parents and I were visiting about some of the times that I was down there and I mentioned that I loved the colored arrows on the flow leading to the different parts of the building. I looked at their website map, and they still have the color coordinated areas. As I recall they installed a McDonalds on the first floor where the old coffee shop used to be. This was the first time that I ever saw a McDonalds inside a building. (I think that it was sponsored by the cardiologist to drum up more business.) The McDonalds is still on the map, and it is close to the Orange Elevators. In addition to the hospital trips every summer we also would go to Galveston, and eat at Guido’s. We would take a tour of NASA’s Johnson Space Center. This was before the not so fun tram that everyone has to ride, and each group of 10-15 wandered around the space center with a guide. Normally we would go to Hermann Park, and ride the little train; it was only a few blocks from the hospital. As much as I hated going down to Houston, I have a lot of great memories of the trips. One morning we went into a McDonalds down the street from our hotel. Apparently I had a sad face on at the time. They lady that was taking the order, she was a large black woman, looked down at me and said, “Boy, you not in school, so you should be happy. Wipe that scowl off your face.” The Image below is the floor plan for the Ambercrombie building, which is part of Texas Childerns/St. Lukes.


Well Amy called me at my office and asked what I wanted to eat. Then she said, “I want you to get what you want since you have to fast.” It was as if this would be my last meal. It rained tonight, and I mowed the front yard before it stated. I will have the procedure tomorrow. Thanks for taking a stroll down memory lane.