Harlandale area 1950's to 1970's nostalgia (Laredo, Alamo: hotel, middle school, income)

[SATX56]

Originally Posted by *mud*

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gotcha...

what is the definition of *Harlendale Area*??

is the northwest corner Pleasanton and Gladstone in the area??
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Originally Posted by John911

Wow Mud, you are striking very close to stomping grounds of my family.

Gladstone is the dividing line between State Rep districts, City Council Districts 4 and 5, and between SAISD (Burbank HS) and Harlandale ISD (Harlandale HS)

What about the NW corner of Pleasanton & Gladstone are you referring to?

Yeah I'd probably consider it Harlandale though closer to Burbank. Very familiar ...definitely my old stomping grounds. Old biking buddy lived on Stanley and another on Octavia. Loved both the old two stories here. Southwest corner particularly,.. nice rock with tile roof.
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Remember the kid that police shot up on I-10 in a stolen pick-up? Maybe 15 -20 years ago. He wouldn't get out so they unloaded on the truck and killed him. That was my old buddy's younger brother. They lived on Stanley. My friend went to La Salle High on Zarzamora behind old Southside Bowling Alley. He kept the school mascot , a Falcon.

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Originally Posted by John911

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Wow Mud, you are striking very close to stomping grounds of my family.

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Originally Posted by John911

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Gladstone is the dividing line between State Rep districts, City Council Districts 4 and 5, and between SAISD (Burbank HS) and Harlandale ISD (Harlandale HS)

What about the NW corner of Pleasanton & Gladstone are you referring to?

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NW corner of Pleasanton & Gladstone was my family's property from 1907 to the late 60s..
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[John911]

*mud*

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[Tbuk]

Man do I ever remember those 50's spent at Waynes Wigwam across from Harlandale HS, and than off to Roberts dr in.
Too late to write now.I had a coup every body called PakRat.Will write much more of thr nightly fights and drag racing on old Potranco rd, a movie script in the wating Tbuk

[Tbuk]

we need to talk

[Tbuk]

Talk about jogging my memory.

Let me throw a few places at Yall'.Waynes Wigwam right across from the HS Had a big Tepee in front
Roberts drive In.......A car called Pak Rat maroon w/ discs dumped 48 Ply coup W/ a bad 58 Buick that would kick 55-58 bow ties on there A.
Boyd Riley bro of GW Riley.........Both from Stinson homes...Both undefeated with fists knives and guns.
A big dude named James Hatcher..Blackies tavern.....Cheerleader HHS Dottie Adcock...could have been miss America
Stoops service station...River bend park $1 a carload U could do any thing u wanted there including Kill.
Cherry top 57 ford cop cars...a foot ball team that kicked north side schools A
At Roberts never a dull min.I used ti pin Stripe cars there while a fight was going on.there was one or more fights there every weekend.

Help me out, I was also called Pak Rat.

[SATX56]

Originally Posted by Tbuk

Talk about jogging my memory.

Let me throw a few places at Yall'.Waynes Wigwam right across from the HS Had a big Tepee in front
Roberts drive In.......A car called Pak Rat maroon w/ discs dumped 48 Ply coup W/ a bad 58 Buick that would kick 55-58 bow ties on there A.
Boyd Riley bro of GW Riley.........Both from Stinson homes...Both undefeated with fists knives and guns.
A big dude named James Hatcher..Blackies tavern.....Cheerleader HHS Dottie Adcock...could have been miss America
Stoops service station...River bend park $1 a carload U could do any thing u wanted there including Kill.
Cherry top 57 ford cop cars...a foot ball team that kicked north side schools A
At Roberts never a dull min.I used ti pin Stripe cars there while a fight was going on.there was one or more fights there every weekend.

Help me out, I was also called Pak Rat.

These I recall:
Wayne's Wigwam..
Stinson homes..
Blackie's Tavern..
River Bend Park..

Robert's Drive in is so familiar.... Where was it located?
Remember the Chief in Sprott's and the Kreme Kone?

[tdjohnsonsummers]

I lived in southeast San Antonio until I married and moved away. I remember so may things especially on Goliad Rd. We moved there when there was not much. I remember the Whites Auto, T&T Fabric, Piggly Wiggly....then across the street the Model Market, Winn's 5&10 store, Summers Rexall Pharmacy, on down the road Highland Hills Pharmacy, Ben Franklins 5&10(which became New York Fabrics) Parkaire Drive In Theatre, Floyds Burgers..which is still there, Taco Hut (which I miss the most), the original Bill Miller's(where I had one of my first jobs),& Audi and Joyce beauty school. I know I am missing things....such as Parkaire Drive In was torn down and Shoppers World was built(I also worked there). I too remember the Flame(loved their onion rings and shakes), Jims, Griffs(funny there is one in the town I live in now) First Mate, Whataburger, the first Stop N Go on Pecan Valley, the bowling Ally, Church's Chicken.....does anyone remember the Riviera Swimming Club(we were members before we found out it was a racist place). The area has grown so much, but I still see things I loved when I go back. I remember almost getting killed at the grand opening of Spartan's(kind of a K-mart fore runner)it was across from where H.E.B is which is where Handy Dans's was. Tova's Shoe Mart where poor people could get two pairs of shoe's for $5. I remember Fed-mart, Solo Serve, Sears & Roebuck, Lack's Furniture(where I bought my first couch). I just wish Taco Hut was still there, the goofy little taco's were so good and so were their tamales. Does anyone know what happened to them. I know they started in Corpus Christi. When I come to San Antonio I always buy lots of tamales. Does anyone know if Little Mike's Italian Restaurant is still open....I think on Zazamora? My mind could go on and on.

[ilikeike222]

Don't know if this has been brought up yet but I grew up in the Harlandale area (off flores, between Division and Southcross. Back in then my mom would frequent a bar called Splash or Chaps... maybe both... one was in the parking lot of where the old Dillards used to be. she would also take us to Fargo's Pizza... Such a great place.