Gone But Not Forgotten in San Antonio! - Part II (Houston: bankruptcy, refund)

[Willsatx]

I saw a picture online of his visit to SA, its a picture of him on Broadway.

[rsasse]

Just returned from my Alamo Hts 50th reunion and one of my friends says he can remember when Broadway ended at Hildebrand and became a dirt road into Alamo Hts. I remember when it became a dirt road at Loop 410, but not Hildebrand. Anyway while looking for maps, I came across this pdf and thought I'd share; lots of cool pictures.
http://www.sanantonio.gov/planning/n...pendix%20A.PDF

[gungemini]

1971

[gungemini]

i found this i think it was off of san pedro

[SATX56]

Originally Posted by gungemini

i found this i think it was off of san pedro

Just south of SAC on the west side of the street. They may have become the first Jeep Dealer here too.

[Primo]

Another sad case to enter into the annals of GBNF in SA.

The Murf's Better Burger on San Pedro has been leveled. I dont know when this happened, I jut happened to be in the area this weekend and saw it.

For those that dont remember...this was a long time Whopper Burger and was also in the movie Johnny B Good.

[gy2020]

Originally Posted by rh90770

I was in the 5th grade at St. Cecilia's Catholic school at the time when President Kennedy visited S.A. Texas. Our school lines up along Roosevelt St. across from the Roosevelt park and waited for the motorcade to drive by. We had made a sign which read"St. Cecilia's loves President and Mrs Kennedy as the motorcade drove by our location; we held up the sign. The President had the limo slow down and he stood up and waived at us. I figured beacuse of his Catholic upbringing plus the obivious presence of the fully dressed nuns had caught his attention. as we waited for the motorcade to approach, I remember seeing a figure standing on the nearby train trestle holding what looked like a rifle...the sillhouette appeared to be a police officer of some sort...i never verified that though...i wonder if anyone was there at that time or have any photos of that area in 1963 November 21.

My father (dec. 2003), worked at Kelly AFB and saw Kennedy and the first lady exit Air Force One on the base. I was a student at UT Austin and I was waiting for the President to arrive in Austin, the last stop on the trip.

[outafocus]

Originally Posted by SATX56

Just south of SAC on the west side of the street. They may have become the first Jeep Dealer here too.

The Rambler Center on San Pedro did not sell Jeeps. Jeeps were sold down the street at Gillespie Ford for whatever reason!

I remember the Rambler Center being called Andy Anders Rambler Center, then Al Komray's AMC. I had a Nash Metropolitan, and a Rambler Classic. I bought my parts there.

[69GSstage1]

Originally Posted by Primo

Another sad case to enter into the annals of GBNF in SA.

The Murf's Better Burger on San Pedro has been leveled. I dont know when this happened, I jut happened to be in the area this weekend and saw it.

For those that dont remember...this was a long time Whopper Burger and was also in the movie Johnny B Good.

So sad to hear this. Probably another casualty in the name of progress. At least Burger Boy is still around.

[SATX56]

Originally Posted by outafocus

The Rambler Center on San Pedro did not sell Jeeps. Jeeps were sold down the street at Gillespie Ford for whatever reason!

I remember the Rambler Center being called Andy Anders Rambler Center, then Al Komray's AMC. I had a Nash Metropolitan, and a Rambler Classic. I bought my parts there.

Andy Anders was the name I remembered for the Rambler Center also. Just seems like I remember another make auto tacked up on that AMC sign..along with Rambler. Might be that it was the first time I associated AMC as the Rambler maker. I don't recall Gillespie selling Jeeps (then again) but there's lots I don't remember.