Gone But Not Forgotten in San Antonio! - Part I (Austin: jobs, accept)

[Willsatx]

Great story Faith, whatelse can you tell us about that area back in the 70's? Was sun harvest at the corner of Blanco and Lockhill Selma already there?

[abigailnewrob]

sun harvest went up in early 80's . Oshmans used to be where The Goodwill store is now . There also used to a restaurant in the Baskin Robbins Center in the 70's I think called My Place . It was wwhere the Golf Store was . It was not too good .

[abigailnewrob]

Ido too and there were apartments next to it as well . It was red brick with a huge entrance with Pine trees lining it .

[Bluebonnet Mom]

Does anybody remember "Rocky the Tailor" in the Sun Harvest center. We went to him for years. I think he retired sometime after 2000.

[Willsatx]

I liked the Sun Harvest there on Blanco, and was disappointed it closed. But back to talking about the Blanco-410 area anyone know when the Baskin Robbins strip was built?

[Primo]

Originally Posted by Willsatx

I liked the Sun Harvest there on Blanco, and was disappointed it closed. But back to talking about the Blanco-410 area anyone know when the Baskin Robbins strip was built?

I can remember it being there back in the mid-late 70's. I believe there was a litte nightclub or bar in the corner of that shopping center.
That was a good Whopper Burger Across the street! Hmmmmm Whopper Burger.

[Willsatx]

I remember the Whopper burger but don't remember anything else.

[rexkwandosatx]

Does anyone remember the Grandy's Restaurant off of 281 north, where the Outback Steakbouse currently is located? I came across an old menu from there in my parent's garage, tattered beyond repair unfortunately, but it just brought lots of memories back. I remember liking their food, but it wasn't great. Plus i recall that there was very little out there at the time, almost the end of civilization.

[Willsatx]

I used to like the Grandy's, and they had a handful of locations around town. Heard that they may come back since Souper Salads now runs Grandy's.

[GJTexas]

Originally Posted by Primo

What was there before the Sombero Rosa? I thought the Pizza in was next to it, where the Subway is...or was that the Long John Silvers?
Across the street was the burger king/ carls Junior.
That McDonalds and Pizza Hut have been there since I can remember......Before the Albertson's...it was a grocery store called SKaggs. Down by the las Palapas...my family used to go to a Chinese place called "The Jade Tree"
What was there before the HEB? I miss that Arby's. What was that before it was an Arbys? That only came around in the late 80's

The Las Palapas used to be a Winchells donut shop originally. The flower shop that used to be at the corner I believe was called flowers to go. One of the first fast food places to be opened on that corner was a Long John Silvers. There was also a GW Jr's there at one time. There was also a Church's fried chicken there. The GW Jr's was one of those pre-fabricated buildings that went up in about a week. The Albertsons that used to be was originally opened as a Skaggs-Albertsons then Skaggs dropped out of the partnership and it became Albertsons. I don't remember there being a Pizza Inn at the corner but next to McDonalds used to be a Pizza Hut. Does anyone remember Connies taco that used to be down West Ave past the Dairy Queen. How about the Wayne Bull auto parts store? I used to work there in the early 80's after i graduated high school.