Remembering Mobile from the 60s-80s

[Linda Stearns]

Originally Posted by DMuscat

How about the restaurant/bar next to a gas station at Municipal Park. One end of the parking lot was Fandango and the other end was a place that sold really big crab claws.

Bronco Bill's

[b29510]

that wendy was famous because you would get your order before they could hand you your change, it was so well run and fast, were talking like two minute to walk in the door and out with your order


it was great

[TheJimster]

Anyone remember the stores in the shopping center where the USA commons are now? Its at the intersection of University Blvd and Old Shell Rd. Eventually it became the USA communications building (I took my public speaking classes there in the early to mid 90's).

I remember one of the "department" type stores going out of business there in the late 80's...i think.

It may have been Roses but for some reason I'm thinking it could have been something else. Anyone have any insight as to what the store names were over the years?

[bon_regis]

I think it was called Kingswood Shopping Center. The initial anchor was Gaylord Department Store, which was eventually acquired by Zayre in 1986. Of course, Zayre shuttered several locations by early 1990, including this store.

[b29510]

Originally Posted by TheJimster

Anyone remember the stores in the shopping center where the USA commons are now? Its at the intersection of University Blvd and Old Shell Rd. Eventually it became the USA communications building (I took my public speaking classes there in the early to mid 90's).

I remember one of the "department" type stores going out of business there in the late 80's...i think.

It may have been Roses but for some reason I'm thinking it could have been something else. Anyone have any insight as to what the store names were over the years?

roses was across the road where usa health is today and then it was also a grocery store, i use to have to walk the old shell hill with my grocery to robinwood