Getting Nostalgic

[Blake]

I miss Montgomery Wards.

that might the first time I've ever heard that

[cantthinkofanything]

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]

that might the first time I've ever heard that

Well I do. I also miss Solo Serve.

[Blake]

Well I do. I also miss Solo Serve.

no. TJ max/marshalls is infinitely better.

[JudynTX]

no. TJ max/marshalls is infinitely better.

@ 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!



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

[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




A buck could buy...

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









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 ans
Boston Patriots
Buffalo Bills

[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.

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

[mrsmaalox]

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

Z whats?? What the is that?

[marini martini]

Z whats?? What the is that?

Shaddup young'n!

[Capt Bringdown]

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.

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.

No calling CPS back then.

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

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

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.

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

[bus driver]

B

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

[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

That's Solo Serve in a nuts .

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

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

That's Solo Serve in a nuts .

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.

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.