gone but not forgotten- PHOTOS (Houston, San Antonio: neighborhood, middle school, store)

[SnappyBob]

Thanks for the pics MJR. At list the images of these buildings are being preserved. I wish there was some way to preserve the buildings.

[Willsatx]

Originally Posted by mjr7025

Here's some pics of buildings as they are now.

1. corner of Poplar & N Navidad


2. Corner of Laredo & Guadalupe


3. Building by the Arsenal Post Office


4. Old Humble Gas Station Under the Highway @ Alamo & I10


5. Don't know what this is but maybe you can tell me.
Building on S Brazos & Kemper


6. Birdsong Peanuts on Frio & ?S. Medina?

Building number 5 is actually the old Roegelien (sp) meat plant.

[EOakes]

Dibble's Sporting Goods and Toys, 313 S. Alamo

[SnappyBob]

WOW! Great photos EOakes. Where did you get them? Do you have any more details on the history of the Dibble's Company? In the second photo you can see the Transit Tower in the background. I wonder how old that building is?

[spacedrum]

I'm pretty sure that Dribble's is now a pawn shop near the courthouse....

[Fujifrontier]

more photos of windsor and mccreless

[FastFerrari]

Originally Posted by smuboy86

I've posted these before, but here you go...

11/29/86 over Windsor Park Mall's parking lot.


Inside the mall Christmas 85


Montgomery Wards after the late 80's remodel


In the death throws

nice pics of ole Windsor..miss that mall so much! ! !

[EOakes]

Originally Posted by SnappyBob

WOW! Great photos EOakes. Where did you get them? Do you have any more details on the history of the Dibble's Company? In the second photo you can see the Transit Tower in the background. I wonder how old that building is?

My wife is the owner of the pictures. She is the granddaughter and great-niece of the owner brothers, Kimberly and Orlando Dibble. The brothers sold the store and rights to the name in the 1950s and the current store is located on Donaldson Avenue near Jefferson High School. The original store backed up to the SA River where the Hilton Palacio is now located.

[PaulW]

Anybody have a shot of what was Randy's Rodeo? I think its the bingo hall on Bandera. It was the where the very last Sex Pistols show happened. Sid Vicious smashed his guitar into some fool's head and the band was done. Also, there is a clip on youtube of the '68 hemisfair, it is a promo clip and you see what the area around the Tower looked when it was new, also shows water skiers inthe lagoon and the monorail and the skyride.

[googie2525]

Originally Posted by PaulW

Anybody have a shot of what was Randy's Rodeo? I think its the bingo hall on Bandera. It was the where the very last Sex Pistols show happened. Sid Vicious smashed his guitar into some fool's head and the band was done. Also, there is a clip on youtube of the '68 hemisfair, it is a promo clip and you see what the area around the Tower looked when it was new, also shows water skiers inthe lagoon and the monorail and the skyride.

Here's a recent shot of Randys (well, the sign anyway) I took while taking pics of MCM digs in Oak Hills (I saw the Beastie Boys there in 85 or 86, the "Licensed to Ill" tour -man, I feel OLD!) :