Elmendorf, TX (San Antonio, Lufkin, Pleasanton: for sale, real estate, HOA)

[JessieRae]

my husband and I found an area outside of SA that we keep looking at that might not be too bad to raise our family. The place is Elmendorf. Anyone familiar with it or can share inf with?

[210]

If you're looking for a small, quiet and peaceful town to raise your children in while still being close to the big city, Elmendorf is a great selection.

[RedOregon]

Nice quiet little town... now. Let's just say you didn't want to be a pretty waitress in the early part of the century there... was a guy named Joe Ball there who used to feed his alligators in a rather macabre way.

http://www.geocities.com/verbal_plai.../a-h/ball.html

[sapphire]

We lived in the Waterwood subdivision in Elmendorf years ago--it's a mobile home community. We hated it out there--it's very sandy and always seemed hotter than San Antonio. Plus there is nothing to do there, the closest decent grocery store was the HEB on Military and Goliad in San Antonio, and Waterwood turned out to be a dive. They say they enforce the deed restrictions, but they don't. Just my 2 cents.

[googie2525]

Elemdorf, eh? You MAY think twice after reading this, muah ha ha

Elmendorf Beast
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This article has been tagged since April 2006.

The Elmendorf Beast is the name given to a strange creature discovered in South Texas.

The animal was shot by a rancher, Devin McAnally, in Elmendorf, Texas (south of San Antonio) in August 2004, after it had mauled thirty-five chickens in one day. It was a small hairless creature. Upon further examination, it appeared to be like nothing else known. It weighed twenty pounds (nine kilograms), and was very malnourished. The animal is said to have a severe overbite, and massive tissue damage. Later, more and more of these beasts were uncovered in the neighborhoods of Elmendorf, Pollok, and Lufkin, Texas. These beasts are unique in having a bluish-gray skin tone and no hair. When the first one was shot, it was said to have been eating mulberries. At the time, some thought the creature was a wolf–coyote cross, others thought that it was a Mexican Hairless Dog (or some other dog) with mange, and some even speculated that it was a Muntjac deer. Not surprisingly, some claimed the beast was a Chupacabra.

After the initial encounter in Elmendorf, another was spotted of Friday afternoon, October 8, under the patio of the Womack family in Pollok. In this instance, the house-owners' large dogs barked at it, but cried and whimpered when they were brought closer to the beast. The beast was shot in the eye, and virtually no blood came out of the wound. The family then phoned an expert, their daughter Stacey, who came immediately. As she was on her way, a similar animal crossed the road just in front of her. She suspects that the fleeing animal was the dead one's mate. The first of the bodies was later sent for DNA testing and many experts in the field had come up with different theories. The first result was inconclusive, though it confirmed that the species was canine. A second test said that the creature was a coyote, but made no mention of the first test, so some people doubt its accuracy. At any rate, the creatures are certainly canines with some severe skin disease (perhaps mange), as well as facial deformities which are possibly genetic.

Upon examining the Elmendorf photographs, a spokesman with the San Antonio Zoo said this is definitely not a coyote, but he doesn't know what it may be. Some of the Elmendorf tissue has been shipped to the University of California-Davis Veterinarian Genetics Laboratory for DNA analysis. Results are still pending.

[googie2525]

Oh yeah, almost forgot, how about this interesting lil' piece o' Elmendorf history? The "Beast," AND "The Butcher" - YIKES

Joe Ball
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Joseph D. (Joe) Ball (January 7, 1896 - September 23, 1938) was an American serial killer, sometimes referred to as The Alligator Man, the Butcher of Elmendorf and the Bluebeard of South Texas. He is said to have killed at least twenty women in the 1930s. His existence was long believed to be apocryphal, but he is a familiar figure in Texas folklore.

After serving on the front lines in Europe during World War I, Ball started his career as a bootlegger, providing illegal liquor to those who could pay. After the end of the Prohibition ban on alcohol, he opened a saloon called the Sociable Inn in Elmendorf, Texas. He built a pond that contained five alligators and charged people to view them, especially during feeding time; the food consisting mostly of live cats and dogs.

After a while women in the area were reported missing, including barmaids, former girlfriends and his wife. When two Texas Rangers came to question him in 1938, Ball pulled a handgun from his cash register and killed himself with a bullet through the heart (some sources report that he shot himself in the head instead).

A handyman that conspired with Ball, named Clifford Wheeler, admitted to helping Ball get rid of the bodies of two of the women he had killed. Wheeler led them to the remains of Hazel Brown and Minnie Gotthard. Wheeler told authorities that Ball murdered at least twenty other women, but the alligators had disposed of any evidence. There has never been any firm evidence that the alligators actually ate any of his victims.

There were few written sources from the era which could verify Ball's crimes. Newspaper editor Michael Hall investigated the story in depth in 2002, and wrote up his findings for Texas Monthly magazine.

The film Eaten Alive by Tobe Hooper was inspired by Joe Ball.

[ascol53]

Waterwood subdivision does have a HOA but as someone stated it is not enforced. I am a real estate agent and I live in Waterwood. There are many homes for sale at reasonable prices. There are worse mobile home communites and much better communities. I have lived here for 10 years and never been bothered much by neighbors. As with any subdivision that the HOA is not enforced it does have some rather unkept areas but also neighbors that take great pride in their homes. It is easy access to I37. Bad weather seems to skirt around us for the most part. Sandy soil, nice paved streets, beautiful newly redone neighborhood pool. Within a range of 20 miles you have; HEB, Brooks City Base (which has exploded with growth in the last year), Toyota Plant, Floresville, Pleasanton, less traffic to deal with going in and out of San Antonio. If you have any questions please feel free to email me. I would love to show you some homes in the area.
Ann

[cperry]

i'm trying to look at some property there in waterwood and would like to see what the fuss is about. but i like your positive attitude about the community in which you live.