Gone But Not Forgotten in San Antonio! - Part I (Dallas: safer, manufactured)

[Merryg]

Originally Posted by Macgrad89

Last I saw Nonken Plaza is still there. Unfortunately Hobby Center closed in October 2006. I spent the better part of 25 years of my life supporting Hobby Center and the way it ended just wasn't right (the center's new owners basically leased the hobby shop's space out from under them; the space is now a soccer shop.)

The lot north of Nonken is where Centeno's, Paul Anderson and Mickey Finn's was. H-E-B now has the ENTIRE building - their print shop, human resources, and training center are there. I had to make a BUNCH of trips over there when I worked for them. My guess is H-E-B now owns all that.

To the south of Nonken is Goodwill but at one time Quality Furniture was there. I still remember the commercials from years ago in which the pitchman always started the spot by saying, "Howdy folks!" and ended with the phrase, "And we'll be looking for you!"

My wife and I lived off Loma Linda and Babcock (Ewing Place) after we were married and lived there for 5 years. I enjoyed the area as we lived on a fairly quiet block but the sound of gun shots every so often was a bit unnerving for her.

Macgrad89

My Grandma lived on Loma Linda. She had a duplex and lived with her sisters. The backyard was HUGE! After she passed, the family had to sell it. I wish I would've been old enough to buy it!! That was a great home . . soooo many memories!

[Merryg]

Also, I started at Kate Schenck in Second Grade also but that was because of my birthday being after the school start date. I ended up going to Highland Hills Baptist first, then transferred to Kate Schenck!

[mlbrinkley]

It was Zipp's Pharmacy. They used to have a lunch counter and on Saturday's we would go grocery shopping at HEB, dime store shopping at Winns, and, in the early days, there was also a ladies dress shop there. My mother would have her hair done at Kelly's and we would have grilled cheese sandwiches at Zipps. Good times

Originally Posted by OneManOnBass

Yes, HEB and Winns both had a store in Allena Village. The music store was call Music Mart. Also, there was Kelly's barber shop and a drug store on the opposite end of HEB. I remember the drug store was called Kopechney Pharmacy (or something like that), but it was called something else before that... anyone remember?

[mlbrinkley]

I think the Mickey Mouse show at Northstar was about late 1976 or early 1977. I took my son who was about 14 months old or so and he got so excited I thought he was going to have a heart attack! That was the day he got his very first ice cream cone!

Originally Posted by Willsatx

I remember them i think in the late 70's and early 80's, it was by the HEB.

[catriona]

Originally Posted by Merryg

Also, I started at Kate Schenck in Second Grade also but that was because of my birthday being after the school start date. I ended up going to Highland Hills Baptist first, then transferred to Kate Schenck!

I went to HH Baptist for first grade, for the same reason, but I went to Highland Hills Elementary for second grade.

[PoliceCaptain]

Originally Posted by scythempress

Police Capt, that is the first I have heard of that. I went to Rogers from 7th thru 9th and Kate Schenck from 2nd to 6th. Didnt know they did the first at Rogers, what year?

I'm thinking that Rogers Jr. High opened in 1960, but the "school history" tab on their website is empty. I'm clueless about why they took 1st graders that year, unless there were crowding issues at Kate Schenck or empty rooms at Rogers. Anyway, I thought it was weird that 6 year olds were at Rogers for one year.

[avlis]

when i was in HS on the south side we could see the drive in screen from the stadium and there were several friday nights when they were showing some porn!....

that was hilarious!

[SATX56]

Originally Posted by avlis

when i was in HS on the south side we could see the drive in screen from the stadium and there were several friday nights when they were showing some porn!....

that was hilarious!

Must have been South San.........Lackland Drive In!

[avlis]

yup it was south san! viva la raza!

[pfig16]

This has been entertaining reading...not in one sitting though.

It has been fun to read something that brought back memories of things I haven't thought of in years. Bongo Joe downtown, feeding tortillas to the grackles at Casa Rio (back then we thought they were cute), seeing The Sound of Music at the Majestic with my grandmother, the field trips to Buttercrust (you got bread that tasted so much better than when you bought from the store & they gave you a blue & white pencil too!), I never jumped off Edge Falls...walked back down...too chicken, going to Rexall drugstore at Sunset Ridge, Putt-putt at Cool Crest (only game in town), the skyride from the zoo to sunken gardens, every convenience store was called an ice house (didn't know that was only a San Antonio term until I went to college), "parking" on San Pedro by the airport (watching those planes was very popular in the late 60's), Silvey's music store at Terrell Plaza where you could go into a little cubicle to listen to records before buying them, Shakey's pizza listening to "Lay lady lay" by Bob Dylan, riding the elephant at the zoo, marching in the Battle of Flowers parade where we would pass a single cup of water down the row for everyone to drink from.

The place that I really wish was still around is Joske's. You could park and ride the little train up to the store. Inside you entered near the candy where you could get chocolate covered ants then go look for the sales (which were really good) or even go buy a new saddle. Christmas was the best. I wish someone still had Fantasy Land for kids today.

I even remember standing in front of Christ Lutheran Church, on Broadway across from Alamo Heights High, watching as President Kennedy went by on the way to the airport where he flew to Dallas. A few days later I was in 6th grade when we told about the assasination. Hard to comprehend at 11...now too.