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

[GWhopper]

Originally Posted by gy2020

GWhopper: Is that possibly Epps Smokehouse? I'm not exactly sure where you are. You sound like you're in the neighborhood.

It was on Fred road just south of the HEB. It's defintely some kind of restaurant now, the window had neons signs for Hamgurgers, tostadas, tacos, and more.

Is Epp's still in business? I'm not familiar with them.

[*mud*]

Originally Posted by GWhopper

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I've attached three pictures,
two of old bus stops,
and one of an old building currently restored and in use.


Can anybody tell me the origin of this building or what it used to be?
It looks pretty interesting.

GW, those *old bus stops* were built 8-10 years ago.

the building which is at the corner of Gramercy and Fred Rd......
when I was a teenager, 1960s,
a friends father owned it as a *service* station (anyone remember those)
we hung out there a lot. called it Baker's Texaco.
worked on a few hot rods and murdersickles there.

That building is far from restored,
in my opinion, they ruined it with their *upgrades*.

Originally Posted by gy2020

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GWhopper: Is that possibly Epps Smokehouse?

gy, Epps was across the street to the south and east.
fred rd, fulton, zarzarmora, and gramercy intersect there,
so there are five points.

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[gy2020]

Originally Posted by mudpuddle

GW, those *old bus stops* were built 8-10 years ago.

the building which is at the corner of Gramercy and Fred Rd......
when I was a teenager, 1960s,
a friends father owned it as a *service* station (anyone remember those)
we hung out there a lot. called it Baker's Texaco.
worked on a few hot rods and murdersickles there.

That building is far from restored,
in my opinion, they ruined it with their *upgrades*.







gy, Epps was across the street to the south and east.
fred rd, fulton, zarzarmora, and gramercy intersect there,
so there are five points.

mud

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Mud: I was going to Jeff , grad. 1961. Here is a pic of Epps inside and out. I think Epps girls were going to Jeff about that time.


Here's a link to the ads in the 1960 annual( we got this annual at the Kit Kat Klub) ads :: 5-18-2008111432PM.jpg picture by jh1882 - Photobucket

This was the most expensive annual produced. It even had a 45 rpm record in the back, "The Sounds of Jeff."

[gy2020]

I believe Epps burned down and was rebuilt. It had good food. I didn't eat there much. I liked an Italian rest. further up Fred Rd, about where Balconies comes in. It was later turned into a day care. I can't remember the name. Any help here? And Green Pastures was where 410 took it out at fred. Rd. Loved the 7 course dinners there in the 1950's.

[GWhopper]

Originally Posted by gy2020

Mud: I was going to Jeff , grad. 1961. Here is a pic of Epps inside and out. I think Epps girls were going to Jeff about that time.


Here's a link to the ads in the 1960 annual( we got this annual at the Kit Kat Klub) ads :: 5-18-2008111432PM.jpg picture by jh1882 - Photobucket

This was the most expensive annual produced. It even had a 45 rpm record in the back, "The Sounds of Jeff."

Thanks for posting the annual. Its ashame how many of these local businesses are completely gone, now. It's all chains now.

[gy2020]

I'm glad you enjoyed it. Love to see you on the theatre site.

[Deep Forest]

The really old bus stops are down in Alamo Heights in the HEB area....

[*mud*]

Originally Posted by gy2020

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Mud: I was going to Jeff , grad. 1961.

Here is a pic of Epps inside and out.

Thanks for those pix gy.

That location later became Fujiya.
I have a good story about eating at Fujiya.

Originally Posted by gy2020

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Here's a link to the ads in the 1960 annual
( we got this annual at the Kit Kat Klub)
ads :: 5-18-2008111432PM.jpg picture by jh1882 - Photobucket

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That series of photos is a great documentary of the Fred Rd neighborhood c 1960

I'm surprised Stanley Wilson's Sixty Six did not have an ad.
He was a Jefferson graduate...........
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Anyone remember August Hartkopf out at the Double Eagle??
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Remember Dick Watson??
lived here in SATx for many years. RIP...........

Last time I saw him he pulled three photo albums out of his truck.

Chock full of black and white hotrod/dragracing photos from the fifties/sixties
at the Bun n Barrel, Double Eagle Drag Raceway, Stanley's Sixty Six, etc etc

He raced all over the country.
And, he'd kick your ass cross country too. If you needed it, and sometimes if you didn't.
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[Willsatx]

Originally Posted by ged_782

The 1994 San Antonio phone book still shows four Fargo's locations, plus a fifth number to call for deliveries. The 1995 directory only shows the delivery number.

Wow did not know they were around that long, can you tell where the locations were in 94? I remember in 96 one at Dezavala and ih 10 at the bowling alley.

[Willsatx]

Originally Posted by GWhopper

Funny that some posters here started talking about Bonanza today. As I was driving up Fred road, it brought a lot of old memories of things that used to exist on that road. I tried to remember them as I was driving. Bonanza was definitely one on the list, but so was the original Golden Wok (or at least the one that redates the one on Wurzbach), The Dungeon Comic book store, Jade Fountain. I've attached a picture of a building that I am pretty sure started out in life as an old Arby's like the kind that used to exist behind North Star mall.

Yes that was an arby's on fred rd.