Gone But Not Forgotten in San Antonio! - Part I (Spring: apts, floods)

[tcs]

Originally Posted by ernye1

I remember the Record Hole; it's where I'd go by my albums. I remember there was such a large selection that I would have to decide which ones to buy each time I went.

RH#2 on Babcock had a great import section.

[wCat]

Originally Posted by BudB

Thanks Wolfman, he was indeed referring to the Lions Southside Park off Pecan Valley and I knew it well once upon a time. We did do some fishing in the little lake there but sometimes had more luck putting a line in Salado Creek that borders the park. Another memory that comes to mind for that park was when a high school buddy blew both hands off there with a small homemade pipe bomb that detonated before he could throw it in the water. Sad but true story and the gentleman went on to have a fairly successful life as a family man and school teacher I believe.

I'm glad we got that mystery solved. I was wondering about the actual location too.

Bud...sad story about your friend...but it sounds he took a difficult challenge and made the best of his life. It's heartwarming to hear of overcoming such tragic events!

[hhwolfman]

Originally Posted by BudB

Thanks Wolfman, he was indeed referring to the Lions Southside Park off Pecan Valley and I knew it well once upon a time. We did do some fishing in the little lake there but sometimes had more luck putting a line in Salado Creek that borders the park. Another memory that comes to mind for that park was when a high school buddy blew both hands off there with a small homemade pipe bomb that detonated before he could throw it in the water. Sad but true story and the gentleman went on to have a fairly successful life as a family man and school teacher I believe.

I caught some bass out of the main Lake. I saw a carp one time there, Had to be 4ft or larger. I fished at the creek behind it, but never caught anything out of it. I wonder why I knew it as Pecan Valley Park. Was the Lake called Pecan Valley Lake?????

[GWhopper]

Originally Posted by wCat

GW....never mind! I took a detour today and looked a little closer at that house. The shrubs and trees have been cut back along that street and I was amazed at house far back that lot went back. And what is up with the log cabin? Definitely a diamond in the rough as far as property....and I'm sure they know it. Waaaay in the back, it appears that there was a windmill that is now on it's side. Obviously they've moved up to the 21 century!...but it's hard to tell from the outside.

Interesting history and I'm so glad that something is being preserved. Does that house look two story to you??? I may need to take another look without looking like I'm casing their property.

Thanks again for the research. It's neat to know that it belonged to the Cones.

Ahhh, Sadly I was wrong about this place. wCat has done some research on the ownership of this land and it IS NOT the old Wishing Well Manor or the old home of the Cones family. I never want to post any misleading info on this thread, so apologize for jumping to conclusions.

I am happy, though, that I was able to discover the history of the Cones family and their impact on early San Antonio. And its sad to learn that their homestead, which became the Wishing Well Manor, was probably destroyed and divided up for smaller (at the time) housing parcels in Alamo Heights. How many more great houses with unexpected stories have been lost there?

[GWhopper]

Originally Posted by tcs

GWhopper, broke the camera...

You're toast!!!!!

Stupidly, I am going to try to replace it tomorrow without her knowing it. And, stupidly for me she will eventually figure it out. I almost think she wants me to jump through these hoops when I screw up bigtime like this, she would be disappointed if I didn't try!!

Regardless, I will be buying her a much more expensive Christmas gift this year than originally intended just to bank some credit with her when I get caught.

Why don't public schools teach this little economic reality in economics classes? There is Macro economics, Micro economics, why not Married econimocs? It's more useful in day to day life, anyway!

[SATX56]

Originally Posted by Pressing-On

LOL! My sister was Cowboy Homecoming Queen in the 70's and my father won Cowboy of the Year during the same time.

No kidding?? That's great!! My wife had relatives there in recent years!!

[wCat]

Originally Posted by GWhopper

Ahhh, Sadly I was wrong about this place. wCat has done some research on the ownership of this land and it IS NOT the old Wishing Well Manor or the old home of the Cones family. I never want to post any misleading info on this thread, so apologize for jumping to conclusions.

I am happy, though, that I was able to discover the history of the Cones family and their impact on early San Antonio. And its sad to learn that their homestead, which became the Wishing Well Manor, was probably destroyed and divided up for smaller (at the time) housing parcels in Alamo Heights. How many more great houses with unexpected stories have been lost there?

Well...hopefully not many....at least in that area. Up until the mid 40's the land north of the city of Alamo Heights was all farm land. Basically everything north and east of the Basse and Broadway intersection. That one house we thought was the Cones house was an exception....and is definitely worth saving! The workers at Cementville lived primarily east of Broadway on the north side of the quarry.

I know of a few older farm houses still scattered in Northwood, Terrell Hills Heights .....and a few others that were frame farm houses. One great one is the Pape house right smack in the middle of MacArthur Terrace. It's not a mansion, but it has a lot of age and character.

The tragedies are the tear downs for progress that had architectural history like the Cable House and a many others that were even closer into town.

[PJFunny1]

Originally Posted by 940

I found this picture showing North Star Mall in 1963 with the new addition of Frost Bros.; Joske's is being built in the foreground. If you look across San Pedro to the west, you can see that Central Park Mall hasn't even been started. Once it was finished, it helped to make San Pedro and Loop 410 one of the busiest, if not the busiest intersection in the city.

Where did you find this picture? This is my old neighborhood, and I'm trying to find early pics of that area. And that's Frost Bros. under construction...Joske's wasn't built until 1969.

[PJFunny1]

Originally Posted by wCat

Wow...where did you find this picture? I'm trying to figure out what that little group of buildings is across from the mall to the South. Isn't that where Stowers is now? And Rector hadn't even been cut through on the other side!
1963? And I got here in 64.....I have vague memories of Central Park Mall being built. Must have been before I came of "shopping" age!

Ok, I'm getting caught up on these threads, so this may have already been answered, but......

those buildings to the South are the San Pedro Bowl and the Wakefield/Stardust Apartments.

[Willsatx]

It amazing how that area grew so quickly.