Gone but not forgotten in San Antonio! (Allen, Boerne: guitar lessons, supplies)

[satx56]

Originally Posted by Willsatx

La Canasta? I remember the owner was friends with many movie stars from Mexico.

I remember La Canasta. But , not where it was.

[Willsatx]

Originally Posted by satx56

I remember La Canasta. But , not where it was.

Right across the street from Handy Andy.

[satx56]

Originally Posted by Willsatx

Right across the street from Handy Andy.

Between Theo & Malone on east side of Nogalitos? That, I probably saw but never went in. I do remember when we were kids we'd swipe my mothers stamp books and cash them in at the stamp redemption center. S&H Green or Top Value next to Handy Andy.

[darknight6662005]

Originally Posted by Willsatx

Right across the street from Handy Andy.

I spoke to my mother today and she told me it could of then named Santos, but I'm thinking that is the name of the fruit/grocery store that's still there. Now, I was at least 8 or 10 around this time...'86 or '88. All I remember is that on the side of the resturant, you could walk up to it and order tacos to go.

[quest51210]

yeah, its nandos tacos now. maybe la cocina that moved across the street from the valero to a larger location many years ago.

[Willsatx]

La canasta was located where the old CVS was, it was there into the 90's. Santos was at the next trafficd light.

[SANDRAKAY'53]

Originally Posted by irnag

It think it was always a retail center, but I agree with you, it was very odd for its purpose. Maybe the open airness of it, it was just ahead of its time. Does that center still exist? I think the stores that 940 posted was about it. I remember some other little businesses like maybe a barber shop, but nothing memorable. I think after the Pennys moved out there was a store like Service Merchandise there, but I am not sure. I want to say there might have been a Piggly Wiggly there at one time. I know next time I am in town, I'm going by there.

It was a shopping center. In the center of it there was a play ground. Swings,slides, etc. Kids would play there while their parents shopped. The Toy Box a great toy store was there, plus a barber shop, "beauty parlor", Western Auto, JC Penney's. It was nice. In Junior High we used to go to teen dances there.

[satx56]

Originally Posted by irnag

"Project Terror" -- what was the catch phrase? "Where the _______ and the terrifying emerge"????

Scientific - i think

I remember Our Town. I remember it being on and not watching it.

Where was the Solo Serve? I remember Paul Anderson's and Mickey Finns. That was near where Babcock met Fred Rd. But before that it was a retail store. Was that Solo?

So there were places called The Three Bears? I thought I had made that up. Was the Three Bears around McCreless?

I remember Three Bears must have been mid 70's and yes the one we went to was off Southcross just south of McCreless Mall. P.S. Scientific is correct , been saying it for years.

[Willsatx]

Originally Posted by SANDRAKAY'53

It was a shopping center. In the center of it there was a play ground. Swings,slides, etc. Kids would play there while their parents shopped. The Toy Box a great toy store was there, plus a barber shop, "beauty parlor", Western Auto, JC Penney's. It was nice. In Junior High we used to go to teen dances there.

Where the Flea Market is today what was there before, and was it seperate stores?

[satx56]

Originally Posted by Willsatx

Where the Flea Market is today what was there before, and was it seperate stores?

Wasn't there a Nonkin's or Sinkin's Plaza on the west side of Fred. just north of Babcock?