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But they're going to restore the building and try to attract upscale retail and restaurants, right?

Yes they are but the building is not going to look like what it is know, going to make a lot of changes.

Wanted to bump this up, the old joske's store in downtown san antontio which is now a dillards is going to be closed in the next few months.

I happend to be in the area this week and shot a few pics.

This is Uncle Bob's house. HCAD shows a build date of 1979 and surprisingly it is only $110K. The area looked very nice and clean.

This is roughly the location of the restaurant that Bud and Sissy have the puddle fight at night.

This is the Wards that has now been converted into an indoor flea market.

The old Handy Dandy is now a resale shop. I went in last month and asked to take photos but the manager politely declined my request. They have altered NOTHING inside. The old lawn and garden area is as it was before; just with resale stuff on the shelves. The used book collection is pretty good. $2 and some change buys a hardback.

This is at the Spencer and Shaver intersection facing west on Spencer.

There is a small used car dealer on the side where Wards used to be.

This is the SW corner of the intersection. Mi Tienda is just an HEB in disguise.

One last photo looking west from that area on Spencer.

Indeed the recording studio of Gilley's is still there. You can see the roof from the street but not much more. It is hard to photograph but google earth will give you a bird's eye view.

Larry awesome pics, UC was on the other night and was thinking about where Uncle Bob's house was at?

The hot dog place is still around...but o ice-cream.

I looked on the companies website to see if they ever sold ice creams and I could not find anything. I am 100% they had a wall between the two...I really think it was different ten the place next door withthe puffy hats!

It has to be Anne's Old Fashioned Ice Cream, one is open here in San Antonio.

Funny about this place is that one summer in the early 80's we stayed there, and i totally forgot about it.

We have one here in San Antonio called- Anne's Old Fashioned Ice Cream. Same concept by dipping the cone. Hope that helps.

I will agree that MW was not known for their customer service, I remember around 1992 I was in college and was looking to buy a TV/VCR for my new apt. Well the saleperson was trying to sell me the most expensive TV that he had, when I said I wanted something a little less expensive the saleman says well don't blame me when your TV dies on you in a couple of years. Well 15 years later and that Admiral TV is setting in my spare bedroom.

I had seen that building so many times and never thought it was that hotel, it amazing how that has been vacant for so long and no movement.

I passed by the Sears on Saturday afternoon and was amazed by the homeless people on Main St, I wanted to get off and look but my wife was very much aganist it. But hopefully on my next trip I can check out the inside.

After doing some exploring in Houston over the weekend the miniature golf course subdude talked about was located where the residence inn is now located. I would say it closed sometime in the late 70's.

Just got in from Houston and walked around the building and was amazed that it has sat empty for so long, glad something is being worked out on it.

This Sears needs a to go back to the Art Deco style AND

bring back the popcorn and icee days!

I miss the icee and popcorn, will check out the Sears tomorrow and let you all know how it looks.

I am going to Houston tomorrow and spending the day, will take this drive and see how things have changed.

There are a few hamburger places on IH 10 when you come in from San Antonio, they seem to be older places. My question is if they are good?

Is this sears still open?

Thanks for the pics, its been 27 years since I last stayed at this hotel. Will have to check it out this weekend. Great pics.

I will drive by the sheraton and that's it, is the whole building still there?

Will have to check the place out I will be Houston this weekend and want to see what the place looks like.

Great pics Subdude, I sometimes wish some in San Antonio would do something like that about certain old places.

Man, you got way too much idle time on your hands....

I would drive to Austin for the free slurpee if it did not take an hour.

It is amazing how big the store was, I remember when I was little we would spend hours at the store going to all the departments. I think it was 550,000 sq feet.

Here in SA the Joske's downtown had everything you can imagine, did all the Joske's in Houston go all out for Christmas? At the downtown joske's a whole floor was deidicated to christmas.

How was the Joske's at the galleria, was it considered upscale?

I was in LA last week and a 7-11 in burbank is know a quik-e-mart like in the Simpsons, i took some pics on my cell phone and will try and post them here if anyone is interested. The slurpee machine is not a squishee machine, and they sell some products like buzz cola, and krusty o's that come out on the simpsons.

Wanted to bump this up and see if anyone has any.

Is the building and the drive thru area still there?