What is the oldest, unchanged H-E-B in existence? (Houston, San Antonio: 2015, home)

[JBAinTexas]

By unchanged I meant not remodeled.

Are there still H-E-Bs from the 1970s, even earlier in existence, with no remodeling ever?

We had one in Huntsville, but that was closed down in November of 2017 and a bigger, newer one opened across town.

[centralaustinite]

In the Austin area, it would have been the one in Allandale but it was remodelled about ten years ago. But wow! Before that remodel it was like stepping back in time. Instantly back in my 70s childhood.

[madrone2k]

I wonder if you would get a reply if you contacted H-E-B via their website. Your query piqued my interest, since I sometimes think of the Texas grocery stores of my childhood and how different they are from the ones we have today. The last time I saw an old-timey store was in Caldwell, Texas, but that was long ago. I imagine they might still exist in small towns far from where big companies like H-E-B operate. (Its 2018 revenues were $21 billion and it has 100,000 employees.)

[neddy]

THE H-E-B at Oblate and San Pedro in San Antonio is pretty old non remodeled i think.

[TheOverdog]

The grocery store in my home town (not HEB) hasn't changed since the 1990s, and that update was minor. It's depressing to see, so I'm sure that HEB does their best to keep their stores up to date, since 'depressing stores' is not the corporate mandate.



There was an Albertsons in my current town that hadn't been updated since it opened and that Albertsons couldn't afford to update (asebestos and plumbing problems) so it was closed. Fortunately it was purchased by a different company and now it looks great. Same thing with old Wal-Marts. They just close them rather than update them.

[jackalope48]

None of the Corpus ones. Many were getting old, some of the locations are 50+ years old but Walmart built some new stores to try and compete and any that were a bit old got remodeled. Weber and Holly was their original "big" 40,000 sq. ft. store but they've expanded it a bit and remodeled the outside.

Basically you are talking small town stores that haven't needed an expansion.

I'd put my money on the Refugio store. It's still got the 60's era all white facade. I'm sure they've done work on the inside but the outside is the same as it was when I was a kid.

[DabOnEm]

There's a Brookshire Brothers that I used to go to as a kid a lot in Katy that hasn't changed one bit. Store had to have been built in the 70s.

[TXEX06]

The now two-story HEB on Nogolitos in San Antonio was the oldest operating HEB until they tore it down and built a new one in 2015. Some of the original exterior was kept for the new design.
https://blog.mysanantonio.com/sashop...rket-in-texas/

[txstate]

Waco on 19th & Park Lake

[madrone2k]

I grew up in the late 50s and the 60s in Houston, so I didn't see the HEBs of that time (we didn't have them then). However, one thing that stands out in my memory of certain stores in Houston of that time was that they would cleverly put things right inside the front door so that people entering would see and smell rotisserie chicken roasting or hot popcorn. I always read that people tend to buy more food when they're hungry, so that strategy would stimulate their appetites.

Anyway ... it's remarkable how grocery stores have changed over the years. Especially the ones that cater to people willing to spend more, but even the rest of the are different now.