Gone But Not Forgotten in San Antonio! - Part I (Georgetown: trains, rich)

[940]

Originally Posted by SATEX38

i am sure it has come up before but remeber little hipps near downtown and all the fuss
when it closed down Just FYI but Timbo on Peal park way is little hipps reopened
they moved to Spring Branch after little hipps closed and now they are back in town
same great food and the same tables ( Cold beer too ) Tim Lane still runs the place Welcome To Timbo's - Cold Beer, Good Food, & Good Cheer!

Wow..that's great to know! I spent a lot of time hanging out at Little Hipps while growing up in SA...especially during college. Good to know that it's been reborn in Timbo's. Thanks...next time I'm down at my folks, I'll have to venture out and try it!

[Willsatx]

I think that Armadillos is not as good as Little Hipps, will have to try Timbo's.

[Primo]

Who remembers Colonies North Mall (Wurzbach & I-10)? It has gone through many changes over the years. But as I child I remember there was a night club on the inside next to the Winns. I believe it was San Antonio Rose (a country bar)..and it's last incarnation was Images (a teen club). But I think it was a few more popular places that I can't remember. I remember there was a neon rainbow outside the place. Anyone remember what other clubs were there. If anyone has any photos from "back in the day"...that would be great.

[munerider]

Forget Little Hipp's...Hipp's Bubble Room was fantastic!

At that time you could drink at 18, and since I was bigger than a house, I started going there at 16...WAY too kewl/funky/swanky bar...I actually did my college dorm room like it...nets, train, balls, starfish...very very kewl place. I can get a cold beer and burger anyplace...there will never be a place like the Bubble Room.

[Willsatx]

Originally Posted by Primo

Who remembers Colonies North Mall (Wurzbach & I-10)? It has gone through many changes over the years. But as I child I remember there was a night club on the inside next to the Winns. I believe it was San Antonio Rose (a country bar)..and it's last incarnation was Images (a teen club). But I think it was a few more popular places that I can't remember. I remember there was a neon rainbow outside the place. Anyone remember what other clubs were there. If anyone has any photos from "back in the day"...that would be great.

I remember going to the movies there a few times, going to Winn's, also shopping at Handy Andy. I know the mall is now enclosed since you cant exit to the mall from any of the stores.

[SATEX38]

Originally Posted by munerider

Forget Little Hipp's...Hipp's Bubble Room was fantastic!

At that time you could drink at 18, and since I was bigger than a house, I started going there at 16...WAY too kewl/funky/swanky bar...I actually did my college dorm room like it...nets, train, balls, starfish...very very kewl place. I can get a cold beer and burger anyplace...there will never be a place like the Bubble Room.

i have hear that it was great but just a little before my time
but i could buy beer at 18
we use to pick up beer a Muphy's on Clark going at the drive up
the guy would walk out and ask what we want we would tell him a 6 pack of
Lone star or Schiltz ( this was before lite beer ) (we started this at 16)
and Muphy's is still there

[Primo]

The places I remember in Colonies North Mall..and parking are:
Handy Andy
A Drug Store (Sommers, then Revco or Walgreens)
Winns
A pet Store....I don't remember the name
Colonies North Twin - the Theater...I remember seein Jaws II there. Scholotzsky's
A Picture Frame shop
A barber shop
There was a small US post office in the middle of it.
The nightclub

Across the parking lot was Dante's Pizza, Trend House Furniture, a Dairy Queen, and J's ice House

[SnappyBob]

Originally Posted by SATEX38

i have hear that it was great but just a little before my time
but i could buy beer at 18
we use to pick up beer a Muphy's on Clark going at the drive up
the guy would walk out and ask what we want we would tell him a 6 pack of
Lone star or Schiltz ( this was before lite beer ) (we started this at 16)
and Muphy's is still there

We used to do the same thing at Neal's Icehouse on S. Presa. We would buy quarts of Schlitz when we were 17 or 18. That was before they lowered the drinking age. Sometimes the old guy would tell us that the LCB had been watching him and he would put our beer in the bottom of a sack with a loaf of bread sticking out the top. So we had to buy the bread too.

My mom would always be asking me why I was bringing home bread when we didn't need any. I would tell her that I was at some store and it was on sale. Then she started asking where this store was where they always had such great prices.

[SATEX38]

Originally Posted by SnappyBob

We used to do the same thing at Neal's Icehouse on S. Presa. We would buy quarts of Schlitz when we were 17 or 18. That was before they lowered the drinking age. Sometimes the old guy would tell us that the LCB had been watching him and he would put our beer in the bottom of a sack with a loaf of bread sticking out the top. So we had to buy the bread too.

My mom would always be asking me why I was bringing home bread when we didn't need any. I would tell her that I was at some store and it was on sale. Then she started asking where this store was where they always had such great prices.

when they were being watch by the TABC we would look in the bag and find a 6 pack of Big Red or Coke we would be like what a let down and the next time we went back they would let us know what was going on

[Willsatx]

Originally Posted by Primo

The places I remember in Colonies North Mall..and parking are:
Handy Andy
A Drug Store (Sommers, then Revco or Walgreens)
Winns
A pet Store....I don't remember the name
Colonies North Twin - the Theater...I remember seein Jaws II there. Scholotzsky's
A Picture Frame shop
A barber shop
There was a small US post office in the middle of it.
The nightclub

Across the parking lot was Dante's Pizza, Trend House Furniture, a Dairy Queen, and J's ice House

Where was dairy queen located?