Gone But Not Forgotten in San Antonio! - Part I (Orange: rink, young)

[SATX56]

Originally Posted by darknight6662005

I remember there was one of those Hot Dog places inside SPM...It had a school cafeteria look to it. But I know for a fact there was a Hot Dog place at the twin strip malls in front of Century South, on Dos or Don Pedros side. Because when I was a little runt (11 years old), around 86 or 88, there was a Mr. Gatti's where the ice cream place is now, my mother would ask us...do we want pizza or hot dog, after we've seen a movie. I always voted for pizza.

Mr Gatti's became a Papa Johns last time I looked. I think. Remember Alamo Burgers? They were in the strip to the west.

[TexaCo Mom]

Originally Posted by samustang91

I remember a store called "BEST" at SAN PEDRO @ 410 I would go with my family in '95? - ' 97 . I think it closed down around early '98 . anyone remember BEST

Certainly do! That's where DH & I bought our wedding bands 19 years ago

[disappear-here]

Originally Posted by satx56

You probably remember Model Market. I used to get model cars there ( at Kiddie City ) and parts for my bikes in the back. Remember Griff's ? Still there ! Remember the little building that sat out in the parking lot in front of the post office? Close to the street. That was an Orange Julius! I remember when they built the thing . Around 1964 or 1965. Buildings still there but Orange Julius has been gone a long time.
Did you know Dan Blocker who played Hoss Cartwright on Bonanza went to Carroll Bell?

Really, I did not know that!!

I do remember the Model Market. It later became Food City. I remember the Griff's too. We used to eat at the Taco Hut behind Griff's (on Shasta).I vaguely remember the Orange Julius. I do remember there was little drive thru a photo processing place in the parking lot too. This might have been later. It was either called "Film 'n Photos" or "Fox Photos". I also remember the Winn's that was next to the post office.

[SATX56]

Yeah the photo place was in the old Orange Julius. Then it was a cleaners. Taco Hut was there a long time now it's Rolando's Super Taco. Had forgotten the winn's they have all been gone so long now.

[rexkwandosatx]

i think they are the ones...i remember reading somewhere online, probably on Wikipedia, that they pioneered, if not started the "wait while we fetch" retail...BEST PRODUCTS that is.

[SATX56]

The Model Market was one of two I know of. One was on New Braunfels just north of Austin Hwy. Orange Julius was short lived there. Tasted nasty to me. Too much pulp. They did have one in McCreless Mall many years later , close to Montgomery Wards.

[pacific_trader]

Orange Julius ruled. Anyone remember that hot dog place at Windsor Park Mall, I think it was called Orange Bowl? They had a few video games, ice cream, etc. Someone mentioned Pizza Inn and it got me thinking about the old Pizza Inn commercial with the Von Erich brothers from wrestling.

"For pizza out it's Pizza Inn!" then they'd say "yeah yeah yeah!" It's sad what happened to all of them, I grew up watching them on TV, I think it was called World Class Wrestling. Had local guys like Tito Santana, etc.

[SATX56]

Originally Posted by pacific_trader

Orange Julius ruled. Anyone remember that hot dog place at Windsor Park Mall, I think it was called Orange Bowl? They had a few video games, ice cream, etc. Someone mentioned Pizza Inn and it got me thinking about the old Pizza Inn commercial with the Von Erich brothers from wrestling.

"For pizza out it's Pizza Inn!" then they'd say "yeah yeah yeah!" It's sad what happened to all of them, I grew up watching them on TV, I think it was called World Class Wrestling. Had local guys like Tito Santana, etc.

What was the deal with the Von Erich's anyway. Kerry lost a leg in some accident and hid it with a prosthesis and then suicide ?

[Willsatx]

Originally Posted by Merryg

Oh man . . . .Cap'n Jims brings back memories. My parents always took me there. I used to love playing music on the table top jukeboxes while I ate my chicken fried steak or enchiladas. Remember those cow creamers they had that you would pour cream from the cows mouth?

I enjoyed Capn Jims a lot, its sad there are never places like that ever again.

[Willsatx]

Originally Posted by darknight6662005

Those 39 cent weiner works...I remebers those. Actually I think one was at SPM and another, maybe under a different name, was located at the twin strip mall at Century South Movie Theater...I think it was called Hot Dog something...

I remember the 39 cent weiner works had about at least 5 to 10 locations, you could not beat the price.