The first place to ride the mechanical bulls
2007-03-21 04:59:47 · 10 answers · asked by Mary C 1 in Travel ➔ United States ➔ Houston
Yes, it was in Pasadena and burned down in 1989. Here's a link to their Web site (they now have a location in Dallas, and used to have one in Las Vegas) that has their history...
http://www.gilleysdallas.com/Info/Welcome/GilleysHistory
Hope this helps!
2007-03-21 05:53:29 · answer #1 · answered by Houston Pro 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Gillies Bar Texas
2016-11-16 23:58:00 · answer #2 · answered by Erika 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Gilley's Club in Pasadena, Texas
The famed bar/honky tonk was founded in 1971 by country singer Mickey Gilley in Pasadena, Texas. Pasadena was enshrined in film history when John Travolta, Debra Winger and others descended on the city to film the 1980 hit movie Urban Cowboy, which depicted life and young love in Pasadena. The film centered around the city's enormous honky-tonk bar, Gilley's Club, which was co-owned by country music star Mickey Gilley and Sherwood Cryer.
Gilley's closed after a falling out between Gilley and Cryer. In 1989 Gilley's suffered an arson fire that gutted the interior -- rumored to have been started by Cryer so he could collect insurance -- but the building's shell was still standing until 2006 when it was demolished by the Pasadena Independent School District, its current owner. Only the old sound recording studio remains. (the old sign can be found at the Cowboy Ranch, a local restaurant). Gilley still makes his home in Pasadena.
On October 2, 2003, Gilley's was reopened: this time in the larger urban center of Dallas-Fort Worth (yuck!). The new club features a 26,000 square foot main show room and the original mechanical bull, El Toro, featured in the movie Urban Cowboy. In total, the new club has 91,000 square feet of restaurant, entertainment, meeting, and private function space
2007-03-21 08:05:35 · answer #3 · answered by Mum to 3 cute kids 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pasa-get down-dena!
Went there once, in the spring of 1980, just before the movie came out. You were either an oil refinery worker from the area or a poser from the suburbs. I almost got airmailed out of there for wearing a "Death to Disco" t-shirt. They seemed to miss the "Death to" part.
2007-03-21 10:16:19 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
South Houston. Off of Spencer hwy by the college.
2007-03-21 07:19:40 · answer #5 · answered by alia m 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pasadena Texas!!!! I used to go there until it burned down.
2007-03-21 05:06:35 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It was in Pasadena, a suburb of Houston.
2007-03-21 05:03:10 · answer #7 · answered by Konswayla 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
pasadena,tx. use to be a nice bar. been there a few times.i heard it closed down.
2007-03-21 05:07:33 · answer #8 · answered by cowboy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it's Gilley's and it is/was in pasadena which is right outside Houston
2007-03-21 09:39:26 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
that would be pasadena, tx
2007-03-21 05:02:53 · answer #10 · answered by patti p 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋