One of the last remaining vestiges of many Houstonians' childhoods has closed down. FunPlex, the iconic West Houston indoor amusement park that Beyoncé immortalized in a music video, officially shut ...
The closure follows another recent loss in the community, the Alief Family YMCA, which shut down in May due to financial challenges and the need to restructure operations for long-term stability. In ...
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When Frank Fellows was a kid growing up in Alief, Fame City was the place to be. He recalls a charity event where former Rockets forward Robert Reid showed up, letting kids join in stunts like sliding ...
As of Tuesday afternoon, the former Houston Funplex Ferris wheel had a top bid of $1,150, less than 24 hours before the auction was set to end. The auction of hundreds of pieces of equipment from the ...
An online auction is live right now, offering up nearly everything that made the Alief entertainment center a local favorite. “Everything is for sale—from the Ferris wheel to the hand dryers in the ...
After nearly 40 years of birthday parties, bumper cars, and arcade battles, Houston’s Funplex has officially closed — but now, the memories are going up for sale. An online auction is live right now, ...