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There's still one on Pat Booker.
There's still one on Pat Booker.
Ha. Yes. I do. I liked all the hick-speak they had on their menus and such. Bellywashers@ SW!!
You remember this place?
Driving to the coast down 281 because 37 wasn't there. Had to go to Southwest Military and then turn south and go cross country...speed traps in every little ing town. Smoking dope and stoned out of our ing minds and telling each other "be cool" "be cool' as we drove by the mounties...
Oh damn. Aunt Julies. That was some good eats. I remember their chicken fried steak.
Are they the one's with the Roman Orgy Pizza?
What about GW Jr's?
Godfathers Pizza on San Pedro & Rector.
that was what I always got.
every now and then we did the breakfast buffet on weekends too.
something happened when they opened up new ones on I-10/Wurzbach and Bandera/410. Seems like they raised their prices to compensate, lost business and could never recover.
don't think so...
it's where we would always go after soccer games as a kid because they had video games and a movie room where they showed the old school stuff like Little Rascals, 3 Stooges, Mighty Mouse cartoons, etc.
foot long hot dogs
Huh. Didn't know that. The one on bandera is the one I went to. I remember they weren't there that long and it's been so man things since then
Yep. I liked their logo.foot long hot dogs
That Po' Folks chain is still around in the south. I went to one when I lived in Georgia--just awful.
Yeah. They're not too keen with "on the side"
yeah, I remember when they built it. Among other things, I recall it being a Black Eyed Pea, Clear Springs Cafe and now Henry's.
Seems like around the time Aunt Julies closed that one was when they put in one of the first dollar cinemas right behind it.
Olgas
Orange Julius
Z cavarichi
Top Siders
Penny Loafers
Puffin Billys .......... $1.99 railrider special.
NightClubs:
Daddys
The Hippa drome
Avalon
Zapp
Broadstreet
Illusions
.............................DAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMN !!!!
Pistol Pete's Pizza... that was some good .
NightClubs:
Daddys
The Hippa drome
Avalon
Zapp
Broadstreet
Illusions
.............................DAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMN !!!!
I'm not ready!!!!
Don't laugh at me ... it was all my mom's doing.
Town Twin drive-in, that was replaced by some water park that was across the highway from where Splashtown is now.
I miss drive-ins. If I ever win the lottery I'm building one.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/s...ryId=128013825
and
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/s...oryId=89813618
In this era of video iPods and minivan DVD players, a renaissance in the drive-in movie business seems unlikely. But in the past decade, nearly 100 drive-in movie theaters have opened or re-opened.
One example of this trend: the Solano Drive-In Movie Theater in Concord, Calif.
At 7 p.m., even before the manager opens the box office, there's already a line of cars waiting to get in. It's a bargain at $6.75 for an adult. Children under 11 are free.
Now that the sound of the movie comes through the car radio, there aren't any speakers on poles to negotiate, and moviegoers can park their cars anywhere. In front, by the big screen, a group of neighborhood families have parked their cars in a row so their kids can watch the night's movies together. One of the moms in the group, Linda Ziegler, says she found out about the Solano last year.
"It's a fun thing to do," she says. "You'll see a lot of people come out with chairs and blankets and sleeping bags and whatnot."
The Solano opened in 1964. Three years ago, it was shut down; the worn-out concession stand had become seedy, the parking lot potholed. Linda Alley, who was working the box office the night it closed, says she cried.
"I didn't want to see this drive-in close," she says. "Nobody wanted to see it close. Everybody around here loves this place."
People wrote letters pleading for the Solano to be reopened. The theater's owners made an about-face and spent thousands of dollars revamping the place. They patched the potholes, painted the screens and upgraded the food. Now the Solano is open 365 days a year, rain or shine.
It's a typical move for a drive-in looking to stay in business, says Jan Krawitz, a professor of film at Stanford University. She says sprucing them up and multi-tasking the land are key steps towards the success of 21st century drive-ins.
Multi-tasking? Yes indeed: On Sunday morning, the popcorn from the night before has been cleaned up, and the Solano Public Market and Swap Meet is open for business. Five thousand people have paid $1.25 to walk around and buy anything and everything from kitchen bowls to car tires.
And on April 24, the Solano Drive-In Movie Theater will celebrate the 75th anniversary of drive-ins in America with a free double feature — The Wizard of Oz and Rebel without a Cause.
Show time is 8 o'clock.
I took a picture of an old drive in on Frio City Road that has since been turned into what looks like a car junk lot. You can see how the lot surrounds the screen (the screen is still there) so all the cars can see.
Also, does anyone remember Turtle Creek Country Club? I live on an apartment complex that would border the former golf course, and when looking at satellite maps, you can still make out some of the holes. , driving around, you can tell where the fairways were by the way the trees are planted, all in a line with large space in between them.
Oh and remember this?
The one of Callaghan and Ingram was the one I always went too.
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