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Old 07-23-2008, 10:16 AM
 
Location: South Central Texas
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I worked at Consumer's Wholesale Commissary on Broadway the first year they were open. It was the first store (at least in San Antonio) to have what today is very commonplace - scanners!

They did live in Olmos Park - a beautiful home. I saw the inside briefly once when I had to drop papers off there when I worked for their CPA a few years later. The commissary, Handy Andy and CPM were all owned by the Jaffe's. Movie business? It's possible. They seem to have their hands in quite a few pots
Can't remember if I went to their house or saw it while looking for another. The commissary on Broadway wasn't that the old FedMart and Gulf Mart bldg.?

 
Old 07-23-2008, 10:19 AM
 
Location: South Central Texas
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I want to be a Texan in Texas!

I did go to Hemisfair. It was awesome!

I was in the inaugural class of John Jay High School. One of the original students has a great web site and I've gotten reaquainted with people I have not seen in 40 years and some I never knew while I was there.

Lori
Was John Jay off Blanco & Jackson Keller?
 
Old 07-23-2008, 10:25 AM
 
Location: Dallas/Ft. Worth
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[quote=TexaCo Mom;4570020]I worked at Consumer's Wholesale Commissary on Broadway the first year they were open. It was the first store (at least in San Antonio) to have what today is very commonplace - scanners!


I remember the first store where I saw a scanner. It was called Magnamart and it was on South Flores (behind Solo Serve). It later became a grocery store called Eagle. This was in 1976 or 1977.
 
Old 07-23-2008, 10:32 AM
 
Location: South Central Texas
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I worked at Consumer's Wholesale Commissary on Broadway the first year they were open. It was the first store (at least in San Antonio) to have what today is very commonplace - scanners!


I remember the first store where I saw a scanner. It was called Magnamart and it was on South Flores (behind Solo Serve). It later became a grocery store called Eagle. This was in 1976 or 1977.
Willsatx and I were just talking about that Magna Mart now an unemployment office Ithink. Didn't think it was that far back!
 
Old 07-23-2008, 10:41 AM
 
Location: South Central Texas
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I remember the first store where I saw a scanner. It was called Magnamart and it was on South Flores (behind Solo Serve). It later became a grocery store called Eagle. This was in 1976 or 1977.

Eagle that's it your right!
 
Old 07-23-2008, 11:01 AM
 
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Thanks, SATX56 for the SAN ANTONIO THEATRES HISTORY WEBSITE..... It has old photos of the Mission, San Pedro, Trail, and other drive ins. Also got to see my beloved old Harlandale theater inside and out... even if they did misname it "Harling" in the reference column. Such a great way to stir some old visual memories. Thanks! You are quiet the reference machine, you old goat. (I'm almost 62).
 
Old 07-23-2008, 11:02 AM
 
Location: Canyon Lake & northern VA
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Was John Jay off Blanco & Jackson Keller?
It is on Marbach Road. According to google, it is between 410 and Military Highway W.

Lori
 
Old 07-23-2008, 11:05 AM
 
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SATX56 You and I were super great fans of the old fifties Southside Sears. Any photos of that place laying around? Anybody? Inside shots would be great too. I have a 1957 Sears catalogue... great fun checking out those items, but it makes me
"homesick", if you know what I mean.
 
Old 07-23-2008, 11:13 AM
 
Location: South Central Texas
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Thanks, SATX56 for the SAN ANTONIO THEATRES HISTORY WEBSITE..... It has old photos of the Mission, San Pedro, Trail, and other drive ins. Also got to see my beloved old Harlandale theater inside and out... even if they did misname it "Harling" in the reference column. Such a great way to stir some old visual memories. Thanks! You are quiet the reference machine, you old goat. (I'm almost 62).
Hi ! Old guy. Yes I was happy to get those photos of the Harlandale. Been after them a long time . I know the Zintgraff collection at the Institute of Texan Cultures has every photo you or I could ever dream of. Love to have one in color. Yes, I notified them about the misspelling. Which I may have just been guilty of. If I had a memory, I have discovered many things . If only I could remember.
 
Old 07-23-2008, 11:15 AM
 
Location: South Central Texas
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SATX56 You and I were super great fans of the old fifties Southside Sears. Any photos of that place laying around? Anybody? Inside shots would be great too. I have a 1957 Sears catalogue... great fun checking out those items, but it makes me
"homesick", if you know what I mean.
Remember the mural on the wall up high in the back of the shoe department?
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