The Mystery of Red Bird AIrport

[LR Trotter]

W.C.D. 75

FBI Interview of David Ferrie 11/25/63

by SA ERNEST WALL and SA L. M. SHEARER
at New Orleans


FERRIE claimed they arrived in Houston between 4:30 amd 5:30 AM and
went directly to the Alamotel located on South Main Steet, six to ten blocks south of the Shamrock Hilton Hotel, where they checked into Room 19. He stated that the three of them registered on the same card at the motel. After registering they retired for the night.

http://www.wf.net/~biles/jfk/ferrie_FBI_1125_2.txt



Note: The Shamrock Hotel was built at the intersection of South Main and then-Bellaire Boulevard (after 1963, Holcombe Boulevard).

Reference is made to an Alamotel Courts 8700 South Main with this history:

8700 S. Main St. Houston TX
(original built pre-1942, demolished/rebuilt between 1966-1973 and demolished 2005/2006; also known as Ramada Inn Domed Stadium, Domed Stadium Inn, Hospitality Inn)

Photos at:

http://arch-ive.org/archive/alamotel-courts-houston/

Address 8700 S. Main on this matchbook:


http://www.ebay.com/itm/1940s-Era-Housto...5896484%26

Thanks Mr Dragoo, as usual great information. There must have been something similar on OST, besides the Alamo Plaza. But, the distance reference from the Shamrock Hotel is close, and it was near the 7000 block of Main @ Holcombe, SW corner. Looking at the picture, I now wonder if the Alamotel was ever AKA the White House Motel. During the 70s, there were rumors about the White House Motel owners being from "out of town". And, as Old Spanish Trail (US Hwy 90A) intersects and ends at the 8200 block of S Main, US Hwy 90A then overlaps S Main going west/southwest. And, 8700 S Main is @ McNee, with the amusement park/AKA Playland Park in those days being located at 9201 S Main @ Murworth, southeast corner. All different now, in the early morning shadows of Reliant Stadium and near practice fields and parking lots.