Getting Nostalgic

[JudynTX]

Do you remember this game from Handy Andy? :toast

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/ladyspur/handyandyraces.jpg

[cantthinkofanything]

Is the game called, "What's Handy Andy"?

[SpurinDallas]

Wow, I remember those! lol

[JudynTX]

Wow, I remember those! lol

My mom was religious about this game. She'd make my brothers walk to the grocery store every Saturday to buy groceries and be sure to get the damn tickets. :lol

[SpurinDallas]

And weren't the races already pre recorded?

[JudynTX]

And weren't the races already pre recorded?

Yep :lol

[JudynTX]

Another oldie....

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/ladyspur/sanpedrodriveinn.jpg

[bus driver]

Is the game called, "What's Handy Andy"?

Handy Andy is still around, youre just not on the right side of town

btw i dont remember that game.

[JudynTX]

If you were born in the 70's & 80's, you wouldn't remember this game. :lol

[bus driver]

hey, was watching tv shows on cbs.com and you can watch old cbs tv shows. like happy days, love boat, etc.

pretty cool, i think

[jjktkk]

Sure do remember. Use to love getting doughnuts from the bakery. We shopped at the Handy Andy on West Ave.

[Blake]

If you were born in the 70s then yes, you might remember lets go to the races being run by HEB

[JudynTX]

If you were born in the 70s then yes, you might remember lets go to the races being run by HEB

Do you remember the Handy Andy inside Central Park Mall? What about the Gold Mine?

[bus driver]

If you were born in the 70s then yes, you might remember lets go to the races being run by HEB

i think i am vaguely remember or i might be confused with the movies. isnt there a song that sings lets all go to the movies or something? sung by popcorn or candy bar?

[Rain Man]

I lived by the Handy Andy on San Pedro

[JudynTX]

Look at the prices for tickets back then. :lol

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/ladyspur/spursarena.jpg

[SpurinDallas]

Does anyone remember on Saturday nights after the 10 o'clock news in the early 80's they had this thing called Dark Theater. It was basically a scary movie being played and the Grim Reaper would come out from behind a house and sort of hosted the movie. That used to FREAK ME OUT!

Pretty sure it was after KENS-TV's 10 o'clock newscast

[JudynTX]

Does anyone remember on Saturday nights after the 10 o'clock news in the early 80's they had this thing called Dark Theater. It was basically a scary movie being played and the Grim Reaper would come out from behind a house and sort of hosted the movie. That used to FREAK ME OUT!

Pretty sure it was after KENS-TV's 10 o'clock newscast

Yep! I remember. Do you remember Project Terror?

[Blake]

Do you remember the Handy Andy inside Central Park Mall? What about the Gold Mine?

don't remember the handy andy, do remember playing video games at the gold mine after eating at lubys

[SpurinDallas]

Yep! I remember. Do you remember Project Terror?

Nope.


How about Wiener Works on SW Military Drive? My dad used to take us there to eat and play video games when we were super young. I remember watching my dad play Dig Dug there

[JudynTX]

don't remember the handy andy, do remember playing video games at the gold mine after eating at lubys

:tu

There used to be a club inside Central Park called Broadstreet., did you ever go there? :lol

[ploto]

Do you remember the Handy Andy inside Central Park Mall?

Handy Andy at Wonderland where the Hobby Lobby is located.

[ploto]

Another oldie....

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/ladyspur/sanpedrodriveinn.jpg

http://www.captainchicken.org/sadrivein/Bandera/29May1946SALight2_small.jpg

Think it opened in the 1950's-- notice the "New Loop 13"

[JudynTX]

Handy Andy at Wonderland where the Hobby Lobby is located.

I remember. I miss Montgomery Wards. :(


http://www.captainchicken.org/sadrivein/Bandera/29May1946SALight2_small.jpg

Think it opened in the 1950's-- notice the "New Loop 13"

Great find!

[Blake]

:tu

There used to be a club inside Central Park called Broadstreet., did you ever go there? :lol

Yeah, afterwards we would go to Jims next door for breakfast

[Blake]

I miss Montgomery Wards.

:lol that might the first time I've ever heard that

[cantthinkofanything]

:lol that might the first time I've ever heard that

My mom used to call it "Monkey Wards". At the time, I didn't think much about it. Now I wonder if it was because maybe that's how I said it when I was little.

Edit: After a Google search, I see that it was commonly called that.

[JudynTX]

:lol that might the first time I've ever heard that

Well I do. :lol I also miss Solo Serve.

[Blake]

Well I do. :lol I also miss Solo Serve.

hell no. TJ max/marshalls is infinitely better.

[JudynTX]

hell no. TJ max/marshalls is infinitely better.

:lol @ TJ Max Is that where you got your Members Only jacket?

[Blake]

I don't think tjmax was around back then

[gameFACE]

Every Friday night!

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This place was pretty good when it first came out then it kind of went downhill:

http://www.city-data.com/forum/attachments/san-antonio/33381d1230708048-gone-but-not-forgotten-san-antonio-firstmate3.jpg

[Avante]

Let's see...

Amos & Andy
Flash Gordon
The Grand Old Opry
The Real McCoys
Cassius Clay
Woody Woodpecker
Woody Hayes
Electric football
Meadowlark Lemon
The Tonight Show starring Jack Paar
Lee Harvey Ozwalt
Tommie Smith & John Carlos
Roger Maris hits 61
The Ed Sullivan Show
Dragnet
The Betty White Show
Timothy Leary
Bill Russell
Jack Kerovac
Flip Wilson
All white SEC
The Jack LaLanne Show
Route 66
Howard Cosell
Casper the Ghost
Jimmy Brown
Our Miss Brooks
Liberace
Sonny Liston
Hullabaloo
Jimi, Janis and Jim still alive
Stanford Indians
Lou Thesz
Purple Wafer
The Twilight Zone
The Shadow
Gale Sayers
Jungle Jim
The Whistler
Paul Anderson
Sergio Olivia
Shindig
The Southwest Conference
Sheena Queen of the Jungle
Quick Draw McCraw
"Nature Boy" Buddy Rogers
American Bandstand
Dwight Eisenhower as president
O.J. Simpson still at SFCC
Green Barrel
Our Miss Brooks
Godzilla
The Ernie Kovacs Show
Conway Twitty is still a rocker
Easy Rider
San Jose State still had track & Field
I Love Lucy
Lenny Bruce
Johhny Unitas
Country Joe and the Fish
Rodan
Rin Tin Tin
My Friend Flicka
Buddy Holly, The Big Bopper and Ritchie Valens die in a plane wreck
My Little Margie
Bullet Bob Hayes the worlds fastest human
Beatniks
A thin Elvis
Woodstock
Orange Wedge
The Thing
Freddie Blassie
I Was A Teenage Werewolf
Harlan Ellison
Jerry Lee Lewis marries a 15 year old cousin
Drive in theaters
Wilt Chamberlain
Andy Warhol
Steve Reeves
Hippies
Candy Loving
Ritchie Havens
Wilma Rudolph the worlds fastest woman
Flying Saucers
Sky King
The Blob
The Gillette Friday Night Fights
Floyd Patterson
Superman
Kid Chocolate
Viet Nam
Bigfoot
The Giant Gilda Monster

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A buck could buy...

10 cent comic
15 cent soda
10 cent bag of chips
a ton of penny candy


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Now add...

Cheyenne
Sugarfoot
Bat Masterson
Maverick
Have Gun Will Travel
Tombstone Territory
The Rifleman
The Rebel
Broken Arrow
The Big Valley
The Virginian
Gunsmoke
Bonanza
Wyatt Earp
The Lone Ranger
Wild Bill Hickok
Death Valley Days
Jim Bowie
Roy Rogers and Dale Evans
Annie Oakley
Branded
The Cisco Kid
Red Rider
Lash LaRue

NFL

West

San Francisco 49ers
Detroit Lions
Green Bay Packers
Chicago Bears
Baltimore Colts
Minnesota Vikings
Atlanta Falcons

East

Cleveland Browns
Pittsburg Steelers
New York Giants
Philadelphia Eagles
Washington Redskins
Dallas Cowboys
St. Louis Cardinals

AFL

West

Los Angeles Chargers
Oakland Raiders
Denver Broncos
Dallas Texans

East

Houston Oilers
New York Titans
Boston Patriots
Buffalo Bills


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[JudynTX]

Hey thread killer, this was for San Antonio nostalgia, not your bullcrap.

[Mr Hanky]

Hey thread killer, this was for San Antonio nostalgia, not your bullcrap.

:lmao

[cantthinkofanything]

I haven't been back to SA in a while but last time I was there we went to some store over by the Riverwalk. Downstairs was filled with old records. The upstairs has tons of old toys and nostalgia. Is that place still around? Can't remember the name. Seems like it was near a Ripley's Believe it or Not that had a roller coaster inside.

[jjktkk]

Remember Winn's store? Use to love to go there as a kid. Great toys.

[ploto]

Remember Winn's store? Use to love to go there as a kid. Great toys.

Many a day I miss Winn's and TG&Y.

[CosmicCowboy]

The Handy Andy at Wonderland Mall (now called crossroads) had a reading section for kids so mothers could just leave the kids there while they shopped...they had books, comic books, etc....My mom accidentally left me there one time...she didn't even miss me till she called everyone to the table for dinner a couple of hours later and they couldn't find me...freaked out and finally remembered I had gone to the store with her...LOL...I was still reading.

[clambake]

The Handy Andy at Wonderland Mall (now called crossroads) had a reading section for kids so mothers could just leave the kids there while they shopped...they had books, comic books, etc....My mom accidentally left me there one time...she didn't even miss me till she called everyone to the table for dinner a couple of hours later and they couldn't find me...freaked out and finally remembered I had gone to the store with her...LOL...I was still reading.

did some truckers try to braid your hair?

[ploto]

The Handy Andy at Wonderland Mall (now called crossroads) had a reading section for kids so mothers could just leave the kids there while they shopped...they had books, comic books, etc....My mom accidentally left me there one time...she didn't even miss me till she called everyone to the table for dinner a couple of hours later and they couldn't find me...freaked out and finally remembered I had gone to the store with her...LOL...I was still reading.

Called Wonderland again.

[marini martini]

I miss the hell out of Solo Serve. I got my first & only pair of z cavaricci's there in the 80's.

[mrsmaalox]

I miss the hell out of Solo Serve. I got my first & only pair of z cavaricci's there in the 80's.

Z whats?? What the hell is that? :lol

[marini martini]

Z whats?? What the hell is that? :lol


Shaddup young'n!:p:

[Capt Bringdown]

http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5883/1181/1600/Wonderland%20Shopping%20City.%20San%20Atonio%20TX. jpg

Speaking of Handy Andy, remember they had grocery pick-up system? As I vaguely recall, at checkout your groceries where put into some some kind of trolley or box. You got a number that corresponded to the number on the box. You then drove your car to a pick up spot and claimed your groceries with the number. I think you can see the grocery pick up area in the above photo.

I also recall that the Handy Andy in Central Park Mall was the first to open a "gourmet" area featuring imported foods and a french bread bakery.

[JudynTX]

Remember Winn's store? Use to love to go there as a kid. Great toys.

Big Chief Tablets and ICEE's. :D


Many a day I miss Winn's and TG&Y.

I miss those stores.


The Handy Andy at Wonderland Mall (now called crossroads) had a reading section for kids so mothers could just leave the kids there while they shopped...they had books, comic books, etc....My mom accidentally left me there one time...she didn't even miss me till she called everyone to the table for dinner a couple of hours later and they couldn't find me...freaked out and finally remembered I had gone to the store with her...LOL...I was still reading.

:lol No calling CPS back then.


I miss the hell out of Solo Serve. I got my first & only pair of z cavaricci's there in the 80's.

:lmao I remember my mom buying me a top from Solo Serve that had 3 different types of buttons on it.


http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5883/1181/1600/Wonderland%20Shopping%20City.%20San%20Atonio%20TX. jpg

Speaking of Handy Andy, remember they had grocery pick-up system? As I vaguely recall, at checkout your groceries where put into some some kind of trolley or box. You got a number that corresponded to the number on the box. You then drove your car to a pick up spot and claimed your groceries with the number. I think you can see the grocery pick up area in the above photo.

I also recall that the Handy Andy in Central Park Mall was the first to open a "gourmet" area featuring imported foods and a french bread bakery.

:tu Nice find! Curb side grocery service? I don't remember that. Richer! :lol

[bus driver]

B

:lmao I remember my mom buying me a top from Solo Serve that had 3 different types of buttons on it.



GTFO! three different types of buttons?? did they match in color at least


did you wear it?

damn the kids must of picked on you :lmao

[Blake]

GTFO! three different types of buttons?? did they match in color at least


did you wear it?

damn the kids must of picked on you :lmao

That's Solo Serve in a nutshell.

You could buy Polos and Izods for about 1/4 of the retail price, but you might get a mismatched color on the collar, different length sleeves or half the horse or alligator might be missing.

[baseline bum]

It always made me laugh that the view the dumbass tourists eating in the restaurant in the Tower of Americas were getting was of the most dangerous housing project in the city (RIP Victoria Courts).

[JudynTX]

GTFO! three different types of buttons?? did they match in color at least


did you wear it?

damn the kids must of picked on you :lmao

We were poor, of course I wore it. I'm sure I got picked on but I took care of myself. :ihit


That's Solo Serve in a nutshell.

You could buy Polos and Izods for about 1/4 of the retail price, but you might get a mismatched color on the collar, different length sleeves or half the horse or alligator might be missing.

:lol Shoes with the heel broken off.


It always made me laugh that the view the dumbass tourists eating in the restaurant in the Tower of Americas were getting was of the most dangerous housing project in the city (RIP Victoria Courts).

Yeah. Now they have some nice apartments in their place.

[ploto]

Curb side grocery service? I don't remember that. Richer! :lol

I remember it. I think the baskets were numbered. That was back when they used to use those double decker carts to bag your groceries, as opposed to the regular cart you put your stuff in as you walk around the store.

Remember these?


http://img.orbitbid.com/2011/09/12/Aneil%20S%209-22%20305.jpg

[ploto]

The main things I remember are when different stores were located in places than what is there now.

I remember the HEB at Callaghan and Babcock, and the Food City at Hillcrest and Babcock.

All the stores that used to be on Bandera inside the loop-- Sears, Piggly Wiggly, Gibsons's.

The places on Fredericksburg like Kress was inside the loop and Gulf Mart (later Shopper's World) outside the loop where the Graham's is now.

I think Fed Mart was at Vance Jackson and 410 where it turned into a Target and now the Academy.

I know we all saw movies at the Wonder Theatre (Dave and Buster's); the theatre in North Star Mall; the theatre behind Central Park; and the "new" theatre inside Ingram Park Mall!

[vato loco]

mccrelles mall is where it was at back in the day

[Blake]

Central park fox theater
Malibu grand prix
Cool Crest golf
shenandoah skate rink I-10@huebner
Fargos Pizza
GW jr
Rallys
San Pedro Bowl
Photon

[Capt Bringdown]

Earl Holliman's Dinner Theater

I don't know if dinner theaters exist anymore, they were kind of a 70's kitschy concept.
I went to see one show there, I guess it was a memorable experience, because I still remember the play was Arsenic and Old Lace.

The "star" was Elisha Cook Jr, (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0176879/) perhaps one of the most prolific character actors in Hollywood history. You probably don't know the name, but if you grew up in the 70's & 80's you're likely to remember the face.

[Capt Bringdown]

Piggly Wiggly
I seem to recall one near Castle Hills, that was later turned into a craft store. Also on the southside where my grandparents lived.

http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSQgFsMMi-Oa67xX-mILdB5L647Ad9Sfyvhkw9JpweuRQToa3dI

[Blake]

Piggly Wiggly
I seem to recall one near Castle Hills, that was later turned into a craft store. Also on the southside where my grandparents lived.

http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSQgFsMMi-Oa67xX-mILdB5L647Ad9Sfyvhkw9JpweuRQToa3dI

I remember one on West Ave inside loop 410. Could be the one you are referring to.

[Bender]

there was a piggly wiggly on pat booker road too.

I used to work at fargos pizza

[Spurminator]

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/1/18/Best_Products_logo.svg

Good selection of toys, as I recall.

[tsb2000]

Do you remember this game from Handy Andy? :toast

I remember not only Handy Andy, but Handy Dan, long before even Builders' Square even existed, much less Lowe's or Home Depot.

That and the old Judson 4 Drive in. I saw the original Star Wars there.

Good times. :p:

[Blake]

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/1/18/Best_Products_logo.svg

Good selection of toys, as I recall.

I hated Best's checkout system.

[Blake]

I remember not only Handy Andy, but Handy Dan, long before even Builders' Square even existed, much less Lowe's or Home Depot.

That and the old Judson 4 Drive in. I saw the original Star Wars there.

Good times. :p:

Handy Dan at 410/Vance Jackson, iirc

People in retail that have to work on Sundays in Texas can thank Handy Dan.

[Blake]

I know this is much more recent, but are all of the Toms Ribs closed?

[UZER]

Winn's was awesome. When we would walk in, I would immediately go to the toy section and spend what felt like hours there. I would just have to do the check-in with her every so often and go back to the toys. I spent the whole time trying to build up the courage to ask my mom for one. She would always say, "No! Put it back!"

One store I hated my mom dragging me to was Cloth World....BOOOORRRRINNNG!!! It was on 410 and Marbach. Sometimes she would let me stay in the car, with vinyl seats, no ac, while she shopped. Can you imagine leaving kids in the car today?

[Blake]

we have to make a stop at Cloth World

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[UZER]

^^ :lol exactly!!

[UZER]

What ever happened to Wyatts Cafeteria? Was a carbon copy of Luby's. There was one on the corner of 410 and babcock or callaghan.

[Blake]

What ever happened to Wyatts Cafeteria? Was a carbon copy of Luby's. There was one on the corner of 410 and babcock or callaghan.

The Lubys at 410/ nacogdoches used to be a wyatts

[Slydragon]

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The rest of the parts,
http://www.youtube.com/user/SanAntonioHistory

[Capt Bringdown]

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Ei2Ik5quiI0/Sym-iG4Rs_I/AAAAAAAADfY/M0SifVXhswY/s400/fedmart+1970's+pleasantfamilyshopping.jpg
(note: location pictured above is not San Antonio)
As I recall, the first grocery store to have an in-store liquor store, California style.
Fedmart was a pioneer in the no-frills discount shopping space:
Fedmart history (http://pleasantfamilyshopping.blogspot.com/2009/12/sol-price-founder-of-fedmart.html)

[jjktkk]

I remember one on West Ave inside loop 410. Could be the one you are referring to.

Your right Blake. I lived about a block from this Piggly Wiggly. There was a Kowasaki dealership next to it I believe.

[jjktkk]

What ever happened to Wyatts Cafeteria? Was a carbon copy of Luby's. There was one on the corner of 410 and babcock or callaghan.

I remember this Wyatts. I would go eat their with my Grandparents.

[jjktkk]

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Ei2Ik5quiI0/Sym-iG4Rs_I/AAAAAAAADfY/M0SifVXhswY/s400/fedmart+1970's+pleasantfamilyshopping.jpg
(note: location pictured above is not San Antonio)
As I recall, the first grocery store to have an in-store liquor store, California style.
Fedmart was a pioneer in the no-frills discount shopping space:
Fedmart history (http://pleasantfamilyshopping.blogspot.com/2009/12/sol-price-founder-of-fedmart.html)

IIRC, there was a Fedmart on Vance Jackson rd.

[jjktkk]

Winn's was awesome. When we would walk in, I would immediately go to the toy section and spend what felt like hours there. I would just have to do the check-in with her every so often and go back to the toys. I spent the whole time trying to build up the courage to ask my mom for one. She would always say, "No! Put it back!"

One store I hated my mom dragging me to was Cloth World....BOOOORRRRINNNG!!! It was on 410 and Marbach. Sometimes she would let me stay in the car, with vinyl seats, no ac, while she shopped. Can you imagine leaving kids in the car today?

Winns had great toys.

[mrsmaalox]

I know this is much more recent, but are all of the Toms Ribs closed?

I believe they are. The one on 1604/Stone Oak has been closed for about 5 years I think. Not sure but I think I may have heard that the chain was a casualty of an UGLY divorce. I really liked that place.

[JudynTX]

Do you remember Chelsea Street Pub inside Ingram & Windsor Park Malls?

Do you remember the Alligator Garden at the Zoo?

Do you remember the Sky Rides at the Zoo? :depressed

[jjktkk]

Do you remember Chelsea Street Pub inside Ingram & Windsor Park Malls?

Do you remember the Alligator Garden at the Zoo?

Do you remember the Sky Rides at the Zoo? :depressed

I remmeber Chelsea Street Pub. IIRC, they made huge tacos, that were pretty good. I also remmeber the sky rides. Do you remmeber when the Zoo has a gorilla exhibit?

[JudynTX]

I remmeber Chelsea Street Pub. IIRC, they made huge tacos, that were pretty good. I also remmeber the sky rides. Do you remmeber when the Zoo has a gorilla exhibit?

I remember the gorilla as soon as you walked in the zoo. What was his name? :lol

[DeadlyDynasty]

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[Viva Las Espuelas]

It was fun when the gorrila threw shit at the people

[Viva Las Espuelas]

http://trademarkmusings.files.wordpress.com/2011/01/tab_cola.jpg

I drank that as a kid just to piss off my mom :)

[JudynTX]

It was fun when the gorrila threw shit at the people

:lmao

Who can forget those wax figurines from the zoo? I get one each time I go.

[Viva Las Espuelas]

:lmao

Who can forget those wax figurines from the zoo? I get one each time I go.

Oh damn. I forgot all about those. Those smelled wonderful :)

[TeyshaBlue]

http://www.gibsonsdiscount.com/sitebuilder/images/storefront-292x213.jpg

There's still one of these in Kerrville.

My kids are mystified by the term "5 and Dime Store".

[UZER]

I remember the gorilla as soon as you walked in the zoo. What was his name? :lol

The gorillas name was mopie (mo pee). they would let you throw those single caramel candies at him. He would catch them out of the air if it was close, unwrap them and eat them. Man times were different.

[Viva Las Espuelas]

http://www.gibsonsdiscount.com/sitebuilder/images/storefront-292x213.jpg

There's still one of these in Kerrville.

My kids are mystified by the term "5 and Dime Store".
The Gibson's on Bandera rd rocked.

And it was right by the old WhopperBurger :cry

[UZER]

Anyone remember the theater in ingram mall?

Showbiz pizza with the with the pitch black little strobe light room?

[JudynTX]

The gorillas name was mopie (mo pee). they would let you throw those single caramel candies at him. He would catch them out of the air if it was close, unwrap them and eat them. Man times were different.

I don't remember the candies.

Who went to Rollercade every Saturday? :wakeup

[UZER]

I don't remember the candies.

Who went to Rollercade every Saturday? :wakeup

yeah. I vividly remember as a kid people throwing the caramel candies at him. the amazing thing is he would unwrap them. It was cool to watch.

[jjktkk]

I remember the gorilla as soon as you walked in the zoo. What was his name? :lol

Mobey, mopey? Something like that. That was my favorite exhibit back then.

[JudynTX]

Do you remember when the zoo had penguins? The Penguin House. :(

[Viva Las Espuelas]

Anyone remember the theater in ingram mall?

Hell yeah. With Lucas Pizza on the other side.

[UZER]

How bout that warm slice of buttercrust bread at the end of tour. Not to mention the ruler and two pencils. I always loved the little mic and speaker hanging over the tour guides shoulder.

[UZER]

Hell yeah. With Lucas Pizza on the other side.

Was it ingram that had the diamond j's arcade room?

[Viva Las Espuelas]

Was it ingram that had the diamond j's arcade room?

Nope. That was Aladdin's. I think diamond J's was in a strip mall. Out on Bandera outside of the loop

[JudynTX]

The arcade inside Central Park Mall was the Gold Mine.

[silverblk mystix]

Kress

and if anyone remembers...

Sno-cones with ice cream on top from some old guy close to the farmers market...

[silverblk mystix]

raspa con nieve...

[silverblk mystix]

clothing store...

Robert Hall on Military drive

[Blake]

Oh damn. I forgot all about those. Those smelled wonderful :)

as of last summer, they still have those same old machines

[Blake]

There was a diamond j on blanco/bitters for a long time.

The only place we could go as teens to shoot pool

[jjktkk]

How bout that warm slice of buttercrust bread at the end of tour. Not to mention the ruler and two pencils. I always loved the little mic and speaker hanging over the tour guides shoulder.

Kindergarden field trip.

[Capt Bringdown]

Olmos Theater
http://www.satheatres.com/images/albums/NewAlbum_bf198/tn_Olmos.jpg

Waaay back in the days before home video, this was one of my favorite places on the planet.

I saw many classic & foreign films here, back when it was a rep/art film house. First saw all the Universal Horror movies here...Casablanca, Maltese Falcon...magic.
Nothing like seeing movies on the big screen.

[Venti Quattro]

Getting nostalgic got Rachel pregnant.

[baseline bum]

The Gibson's on Bandera rd rocked.

And it was right by the old WhopperBurger :cry

Didn't WhopperBurger become Murf's Better Burger? Murfs was fucking great back in the 80s and 90s (does it even exist still?).

[jjktkk]

Didn't WhopperBurger become Murf's Better Burger? Murfs was fucking great back in the 80s and 90s (does it even exist still?).

Loved Whopperburger. Triple cheeseburger and fires. I thought Burger King bought them out.

[Capt Bringdown]

Some nice photos here:

San Antonio Theatres: Now & Then (http://www.satheatres.com/Table_of_Contents.php)

[Blake]

Didn't WhopperBurger become Murf's Better Burger? Murfs was fucking great back in the 80s and 90s (does it even exist still?).

Not sure about the Murfs over by the ATT Center, but I'm pretty sure the last time I went down San Pedro, I noticed that one was closed.

Murfs did have awesome burgers, fries and orange slushes but there would be months that would go by before I would go there. I would wonder to myself why it had been so long.

Then I would walk inside and instantly remember why.

[tsb2000]

Do you remember Chelsea Street Pub inside Ingram & Windsor Park Malls?

Do you remember the Alligator Garden at the Zoo?

Do you remember the Sky Rides at the Zoo? :depressed

CSP made an awesome sandwich called the Chelsea King. Damn, I miss that sandwich! Anyone got the recipe for it? :p:

[tsb2000]

When I was a kid, my mother sold arcade machines. When John Santikos opened the Galaxy theatres, I used to get stacks of free movie passes and comps for concessions that didn't have restrictions because Santikos bought all the video games from the company she worked for.

...good times. :)

[Viva Las Espuelas]

Didn't WhopperBurger become Murf's Better Burger? Murfs was fucking great back in the 80s and 90s (does it even exist still?).

I'm not sure if it became Murf's or not. All I know is when WhopperBurger went, so did the Orange Freeze :(
Also, they're the reason why San Antonio never had a Burger King until the 90s. Not like that's a bad thing.

[gameFACE]

My brother used to work at Sommers Drug Store in Wonderland. There was also a Sommers on Nogalitos. Not sure if there were more.

Shakey's Pizza was great even thought it was actually a chain. There was also a chain called Burger Chef. It was fast food but you fixed it yourself like a pre-Fudruckers.

LMAO @ Robert Hall (men's clothing store)!!!

[UZER]

Yes Viva you are correct....Alladins was in Ingram....Diamond J's was in Westlakes Mall

Nobody remembers Showbiz Pizza?

How bout Chess King in Ingram Park Mall?

Po Folks Seafood Restaurant? If I remember correctly, didn't they have complementary sodas while you waited to be seated?

[Capt Bringdown]

How bout Chess King in Ingram Park Mall?


LOL Chess King

for all your douche-bag accessories:



The store was a specialty clothing outlet that sold men's and women's lines of "faux-upscale" 80's designer wear. More specifically, the cheesiest, sleaziest, ugliest and most eye-searing 80's clothes you could possibly find. Velcro closures? Check. Mesh designs? Check. Excessive use of leather? Check. Odd-colored thick v-neck sweater vests? Check. Just think of any tacky 80's trend, and then spin it as "upscale." That's Chess King.
-- more -->> (http://the80srule.blogspot.com/2006/01/and-what-of-chess-king.html)

[UZER]

LOL Chess King

for all your douche-bag accessories:

I was too young for that store,and its just a feint memory, but I remember my brother started buying clothes from there after he got his first job at Montgomery Wards haha...good times good times.

[ploto]

Nobody remembers Showbiz Pizza?

Where a kid can be a kid!

I liked Godfather's pizza.

[Viva Las Espuelas]

Yes Viva you are correct....Alladins was in Ingram....Diamond J's was in Westlakes Mall

Nobody remembers Showbiz Pizza?

How bout Chess King in Ingram Park Mall?

Po Folks Seafood Restaurant? If I remember correctly, didn't they have complementary sodas while you waited to be seated?
I remember showbiz. It used to be what the chuck e cheese was by Ingram mall. There's a documentary about showbiz out there.
I don't remember a Po folks seafood restaurant but there was a Po folks on fredricksburg when I was a kid.

[Blake]

I also remember Showbiz over at Ingram, but I think I went maybe once. Usually went to chuck e cheese when it was at Mccullough/Rector behind North Star Mall.

PoFolks had the bottle soda while you wait (don't recall if it was free or not) and served it in Mason jars at the table. Our last visit was when my dad bit down hard on a piece of broken plate that was in his food. Manager didn't even comp his meal.

I miss them and Aunt Julies

[silverblk mystix]

I don't know if some of these places/businesses are even still there because I haven't spent much time in S.A. myself but I just remembered;

Bud Jones (all the fish you can eat) on Military Drive

The Cow Palace (ice creamery)

Griffs (5 burgers for a buck)

[UZER]

I remember showbiz. It used to be what the chuck e cheese was by Ingram mall. There's a documentary about showbiz out there.
I don't remember a Po folks seafood restaurant but there was a Po folks on fredricksburg when I was a kid.

Yeah that was it. I guess it wasn't a seafood restaurant.


As far as showbiz....there was this little room that only about 4 ft high, pitch black, and there were strobe lights in there going off in there. The draw to the room was that people looked like they were moving in slow motions because the only visibility was when the strobe flashed.

There would never.....NEVER be a room like anymore that for kids with all the epilepsy out there. There is to much risk. Maybe that's why they shut it down in the first place.

[Viva Las Espuelas]

I also remember Showbiz over at Ingram, but I think I went maybe once. Usually went to chuck e cheese when it was at Mccullough/Rector behind North Star Mall.

PoFolks had the bottle soda while you wait (don't recall if it was free or not) and served it in Mason jars at the table. Our last visit was when my dad bit down hard on a piece of broken plate that was in his food. Manager didn't even comp his meal.

I miss them and Aunt Julies

Oh, man. Aunt Julies. I loved that place.

[Viva Las Espuelas]

I don't know if some of these places/businesses are even still there because I haven't spent much time in S.A. myself but I just remembered;

Bud Jones (all the fish you can eat) on Military Drive

The Cow Palace (ice creamery)

Griffs (5 burgers for a buck)
there's a griff's up here in Garland. Don't know if its the same chain.

[UZER]

Early 90's there used to be a Rally's burger joint where you got 5 burgers and 5 fries for 5 bucks!

[Spurminator]

Favorite childhood birthday joints:

http://midatlantic.aaa.com/~/media/Images/Ecommerce/__Online%20Store/Entertainment/Attractions/Pennsylvania/Sesame%20Place/SesamePlace1
http://pics3.city-data.com/businesses/p/9/6/2/2/6399622.JPG

[SA210]

It always made me laugh that the view the dumbass tourists eating in the restaurant in the Tower of Americas were getting was of the most dangerous housing project in the city (RIP Victoria Courts).


And we laughed right back at them :rollin

Btw, I made them rebuild them and sent the ATT Center (SBC Center) to the east-side lol :tu

So now they aren't looking at housing projects anymore, although a certain percentage are low income.

And I agree, RIP Victoria Courts

[SA210]

Favorite childhood birthday joints:


http://pics3.city-data.com/businesses/p/9/6/2/2/6399622.JPG


That used to be... Pistol Pete's Pizza :rollin

http://mytrademarkia.com/logo-images/pistol-petes-pizza/logo-75293625.jpg


And who remembers..

http://sodacancollection.weebly.com/uploads/5/3/7/1/5371355/8539794.jpg?119

[baseline bum]

And who remembers..

http://sodacancollection.weebly.com/uploads/5/3/7/1/5371355/8539794.jpg?119

LOL, everyone drank that shit since it was only 39 cents a bottle.

[SA210]

LOL, everyone drank that shit since it was only 39 cents a bottle.


I couldn't find the bottle pic, but we used to get the 20oz Cima Red and 2 tacos for a dollar at PikNik, right by the Victoria Courts. Walked in one night to a gang shootout breaking out right as I walked in.

:lol

[ColinB]

A little later....but anybody remember this place? Wasn't around for very long.

http://www.adventureandfun.com/userfiles/photogroup215_th2.jpg

[silverblk mystix]

I don't know if anyone here is old enough to remember Playland Park (loved that wooden rollercoaster as a child)

but I found this slideshow on youtube...apparently it closed down in 1980...
watching those slides made me pretty nostalgic- I always chose that VW van or the flying saucer as a child to sit in and ride in circles....sigh...and these eyes hadn't seen that tiny little chapel in ages...

Lza-YL_uDLU

[UZER]

San Antonio had one of these.....

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[mrsmaalox]

That little amusement park was open way later than 1980. My son was born in 1994, and I took him there several times as a small child.

[silverblk mystix]

That little amusement park was open way later than 1980. My son was born in 1994, and I took him there several times as a small child.

I went by what Wikipedia said...I am referring to Playland Park which had a wooden rollercoaster (pretty scary actually because of the wooden construction which shook like crazy---unlike those modern smooth hi-speed wonders)

Had a bunch of other rides for kids and adults too...

[mrsmaalox]

I went by what Wikipedia said...I am referring to Playland Park which had a wooden rollercoaster (pretty scary actually because of the wooden construction which shook like crazy---unlike those modern smooth hi-speed wonders)

Had a bunch of other rides for kids and adults too...

Hmm. Well I'm not from SA so we may very well be talking about 2 different parks. The one I mean was on Broadway by Brackenridge Park.

[silverblk mystix]

Hmm. Well I'm not from SA so we may very well be talking about 2 different parks. The one I mean was on Broadway by Brackenridge Park.

I think that is the same one....hmmm..wiki said 1980 closing...but who knows...

[Viva Las Espuelas]

Kiddie Park is on Broadway near Brackenridge. It didn't have a wooden rollercoaster.

[silverblk mystix]

Kiddie Park is on Broadway near Brackenridge. It didn't have a wooden rollercoaster.

So where was the Playland?

I can't remember the location?

[gameFACE]

Playland was a little further towards downtown. Right where Alamo St. dies in to Broadway across from Brackenridge Golf Course.

There used to be a Bonanza steak house in that same area I thought was the shit as a kid. Almost as good as Sizzler!

[Viva Las Espuelas]

Playland was a little further towards downtown. Right where Alamo St. dies in to Broadway across from Brackenridge Golf Course.

There used to be a Bonanza steak house in that same area I thought was the shit as a kid. Almost as good as Sizzler!

Isn't that kiddieland? There's a gas station right by it, now. Maybe I'm confused.

[gameFACE]

Kiddieland is at Broadway/Mulberry. PlayLand was at Broadway/Alamo.

[UZER]

Jungle Jim's Playland?

[leemajors]

Yes Viva you are correct....Alladins was in Ingram....Diamond J's was in Westlakes Mall

Nobody remembers Showbiz Pizza?

How bout Chess King in Ingram Park Mall?

Po Folks Seafood Restaurant? If I remember correctly, didn't they have complementary sodas while you waited to be seated?

Po Folks is a regional chain, there was also one in Corpus in the 90s. Not there anymore though.