Getting Nostalgic

[SA210]

Favorite childhood birthday joints:

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




And who remembers..

[baseline bum]

And who remembers..

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

[SA210]

LOL, everyone drank that 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.

[ColinB]

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

[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...

[UZER]

San Antonio had one of these.....

[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 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 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.