Gone But Not Forgotten in San Antonio! - Part II (Houston: celebrity, fowler)

[TrapperL]

THe Black Cow we went to was on Broadway just north of the Pig Stand but before the Gillespie Ford. It was there a long time as my mom and dad went there when they were dating. It was gone by the time I was a teen (1960's). At the time when I was a kid, they had a special brand of root beer but I'm not sure which it was but it was yummy.
Here it is as of 1933

[SATX56]

There was a Black Cow on Fredricksburg Rd. near Basse. It was still in business late 70's maybe 80's at least. Think it was run by family named O'Connor. I can't remember if it's still there.

[*mud*]

Originally Posted by Deep Forest

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Back where I come from a Black Cow was made with grape syrup. A root beer float was just that, a float.

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At Webers on Broadway that would be a Purple Martin.
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Originally Posted by TrapperL

THe Black Cow we went to was on Broadway just north of the Pig Stand but before the Gillespie Ford. It was there a long time as my mom and dad went there when they were dating. It was gone by the time I was a teen (1960's). At the time when I was a kid, they had a special brand of root beer but I'm not sure which it was but it was yummy.
Here it is as of 1933

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in the 60s we often went to the Weber's Black Cow on Broadway south of the Pig Stand.

in my 1936 phone book
......Pig Stand #29 1426 Broadway
......Webers 1418 Broadway

same addresses in my 1965 City Directory

oddly, in my 1930 phone book 2 Pig Stands on Broadway
......Pig Stand #29 1426 Broadway
......Pig Stand #16 1230 Broadway

one of the Webers owners obituary
Otis Hale Obituary - SanAntonio, TX | Express-News
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Originally Posted by SATX56

There was a Black Cow on Fredricksburg Rd. near Basse. It was still in business late 70's maybe 80's at least. Think it was run by family named O'Connor. I can't remember if it's still there.

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Fredricksburg Rd. is nowhere near Basse

George's Triple XXX Root beer was on Fredricksburg Rd. near the intersection of Vance Jackson.

George Flores died quite a few years ago.
so that Drive In is Gone but not Forgotten.

this thread should be in Gone but not Forgotten...........
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[SATX56]

Originally Posted by *mud*

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Fredricksburg Rd. is nowhere near Basse

George's Triple XXX Root beer was on Fredricksburg Rd. near the intersection of Vance Jackson.

George Flores died quite a few years ago.
so that Drive In is Gone but not Forgotten.

this thread should be in Gone but not Forgotten...........
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Thanks Mud I meant Babcock. Yeah it's just south of Vance Jackson. I though it was a Black Cow at one time. No? Probably mid 70's when these O'Connors were there. I agree with it belonging in GBNF.

[SATX56]

Originally Posted by *mud*

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.in the 60s we often went to the Weber's Black Cow on Broadway south of the Pig Stand.
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Yeah.. was gonna say it had to be south of the Pig Stand where 35 crosses Broadway if it was between the pig and Gillespie Ford which was at Jones & Broadway.

[SATX56]

Originally Posted by macvsog13

Does anyone remember a place either on military drive or maybe somewhere off new braunfels ave where they sold rootbeer floats called black cows?

The "Flame" may have had Black Cows. I don't recall as I was a pre-teen most of my trips there. Early 60's.

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Originally Posted by SATX56

Yeah.. was gonna say it had to be south of the Pig Stand where 35 crosses Broadway if it was between the pig and


Gillespie Ford which was at Jones & Broadway.

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Gillespie Ford was across the street to the north of Playland Park
at 2300 Broadway where Alamo intersects
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[SATX56]

Originally Posted by *mud*

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Gillespie Ford was across the street to the north of Playland Park
at 2300 Broadway where Alamo intersects
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Near Butter Krust then. I remember when they were here...

https://goo.gl/maps/2I0yD

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Originally Posted by SATX56

Near Butter Krust then. I remember when they were here...

https://goo.gl/maps/2I0yD

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I remember O R Mitchell being at that google location
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[SATX56]

Originally Posted by *mud*

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I remember O R Mitchell being at that google location
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It's the Gillespie location i recall best near the corner building not necessarily right next door. Maybe 70's -80's. O.R. Mitchell may have moved in when Gillespie went out.