Scotch Posted November 19, 2007 Share Posted November 19, 2007 Texas Ave. in Bryan used to be the home to eight new car dealerships, a Holiday Inn(later a private dorm), a nice sized Kroger, H.E.B. Pantry, Albertson's and a surprisingly busy Baskin-Robbins Ice Cream plant. All of these businesses have moved or closed.The move of the car dealerships to the East Bypass left Bryan's Texas Ave. a shadow of its former self. When HEB closed the Pantry store to upgrade at the Tejas Center further south, I hoped Kroger and Albertson's might have some breathing room, but Kroger ended up closing that location and opened a new store on the East Bypass, and Albertson's in the former Townshire Shoping Center also closed. Just a year or or two ago, things weren't looking so good for Texas Ave. However, there have been recent signs of life and hopeful progress.The slow developing North Park Plaza, hopeful future home of Hooter's, will soon be home to three restaurants in the main part of the center. The former Kroger received a nice facade facelift and is home to Citi Trends clothing and 99 Cents Only, which is nicer than most typical "dollar" stores. HEB Pantry has undergone the most interesting redo, it is now a charter school, Harmony Science Academy.O'Reilly Auto Parts is building a new building at the corner of Wayside Dr.And in the better late than never department, Monday, April 17th, 2006 @ 9:41am Post #92 On a positive note, I have word that Bryan will soon have two more Whataburgers; One near the Tejas Center, and one near the new Kroger Signature. The Tejas Center Whataburger, facing Texas Ave., is under construction.So, there is some good news for this once decaying corridor... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazed2010 Posted November 25, 2007 Share Posted November 25, 2007 Great news, Scotch. Thanks for the update.Bryan has been doing great city-wide lately, from what I've read. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronTiger Posted February 4, 2008 Share Posted February 4, 2008 But Kroger is now a somewhat ugly office area, Schulman 6 is a college building, and Winn-Dixie is still vacant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotch Posted February 5, 2008 Author Share Posted February 5, 2008 Kroger is now Citi Trends and a $.99 Store, Winn-Dixie over on 29th has been Chamber of Commerce/Council of Government type offices for many years now, perhaps there needs to be better signage so people know that it is not a vacant building, as you are not the first on this forum to think that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotch Posted May 19, 2008 Author Share Posted May 19, 2008 Picture of old Kroger, now Citi Trends and 99 Cent store: Old HEB Pantry, now Harmony Science Academy: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotch Posted May 19, 2008 Author Share Posted May 19, 2008 Pictures of North Park Plaza, possibly the future home of Hooter's. Looks like their newest tenant will be Lenny's Sub Shop. The center is home to three restaurants; Pyro Mongolian Fusion Grill, La Riviera Restaurant & Bakery and Teriyaki Park Sushi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotch Posted May 19, 2008 Author Share Posted May 19, 2008 Current construction in the "back" of the Tejas Center, behind HEB. There is work on a new entry facade for part of the old Walmart, and a new five space retail strip that faces Texas Ave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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