Gone But Not Forgotten in San Antonio! - Part II (Highland Park: subdivisions, garage)

[SATX56]

Originally Posted by RGJ

I moved...ha!......and I forgot about the dry cleaner guy, the liquor store guy(who delivered liquor to your home), the pharmacist(who would deliver to your home), the insurance agent, the grocery manager(who knew your mother by name), the manager of the savings and loan association, the furniture store owner, the cobbler. Just kidding about the cobbler, I'm not that old.......

You must have lived in Terrill Hills ...did they bring designer clothes to your house too??

[RGJ]

Originally Posted by satx56

You must have lived in Terrill Hills ...did they bring designer clothes to your house too??

I actually lived on the SE side in the Highland Hills, Highland Park, McCreless area....

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Originally Posted by fnprn

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Just signed on today.



Remember the whistling macaw (not sure of the bird) in North Star Mall.

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I do remember the bird.

I do believe it was a Mynah Bird. (the bird was a master of the Wolf Whistle)

That would have been the early/mid 1960s.

The bird had a large cage
that was in the same area where Duncan had the YoYo Contest.

Duncan may have had Top Spinning Contests there as well. don't recall....

Anyone remember Inki and the Mynah Bird???

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[SATX56]

Originally Posted by RGJ

I actually lived on the SE side in the Highland Hills, Highland Park, McCreless area....

I think Boss rider and Bud B were both from that area. I spent a lot of time over there too. Went to McCreless a lot over the years. If you are speaking of 50's era it was a different world then.

[Boss Rider]

Yep. I lived in Highland Park area. In reference to sending a bill, when I worked at the Sinclair station across from the original McCreless, we had a number of people who filled up "on the cuff" and paid at the end of the month. One of my jobs was to go around the area and personally deliver the bills to the customers. No one complained, everybody paid. Never happen now, though.

[RGJ]

Originally Posted by Boss Rider

Yep. I lived in Highland Park area. In reference to sending a bill, when I worked at the Sinclair station across from the original McCreless, we had a number of people who filled up "on the cuff" and paid at the end of the month. One of my jobs was to go around the area and personally deliver the bills to the customers. No one complained, everybody paid. Never happen now, though.

That probably was Charlo's Sinclair, I'm presuming. He moved to the corner of New Branfels and Fair and changed to Phillips 66. Cool Million, which is now called, The Other Woman, is where the Sinclair used to be(if my memory serves me right). There was also a Phillips 66 at Clark and Fair, owned and run by an old, nice guy everyone called, "Sarge". I think he originally worked for Charlo.

[tcs]

OK I have not been on here in a while and stumbled across a site the other day that blew me away. If it has already been discussed on the forum excuse me bringing it up again. historicaerials.com

Saw an image of the old San Pedro Outdoor.

[ged_782]

Originally Posted by tcs

OK I have not been on here in a while and stumbled across a site the other day that blew me away. If it has already been discussed on the forum excuse me bringing it up again. historicaerials.com

Saw an image of the old San Pedro Outdoor.

Check out the previous location of the San Pedro Outdoor Theater in the 1955 aerial photo. It was located on the East side of San Pedro, between Sprucewood & Rampart.

[Willsatx]

Originally Posted by tcs

OK I have not been on here in a while and stumbled across a site the other day that blew me away. If it has already been discussed on the forum excuse me bringing it up again. historicaerials.com

Saw an image of the old San Pedro Outdoor.

Thanks TCS, great pic.

[Willsatx]

In what year did they start building the embassy?