My parents moved out to Glencairn off of hwy 6 in '75. I remember my dad saying that it was a 2 lane road all the way from I-10 to clay road. The only restaurant around for a while was Ha-Ha's Chinese restaurant. He said he remembers the wolf pelts that the farmers used to put on posts at the corner of hwy 6 and pine forest lane (although I believe someone stated that it was actually at the corner of Fm 529 and hwy 6 where the Exxon station sits today). Dad said there was absolutely nothing out there back in the 70's and early 80's. He used to go dove hunting out in the fields where the Dennys is at Keith harrow and hwy 6. I can remember the garden nursery where the HEB is located across the street. Seems to me it had a small tin building you used to pay in. I remember the king saver that was where the 99 cent store is now on the other corner. I remember Red top burgers in the parking lot of the Kroger near hwy 6 and west little York, as well as Monterrey house. I remember the toddle house a little farther up the street. I remember Wyatts cafeteria where hook line and sinker used to be up at 6 and timber creek. I remember Latest and greatest video at 6 and Cairnway, I think we still owe late fees there. I remember the Kettle Restaurant farther down the street. They had the best steak fingers on their breakfast buffet, they were so good. I remember the Safeway near loch Katrine, which turned into an Appletree, then a crack house, then Hobby Lobby (1st job), then a crack house, and now I think it's a salvation army type place. Godfather's pizza used to be tucked into the corner of that strip center...they were so good. I used to look through the window of that place for years afterward, I can almost taste the black olive, pepperoni, and Italian sausage pizza. Omnomnom...I remember Hoopers bar, which is where apple dentist is now before they moved to west little York. I remember Hartz chicken on the corner of Cairway and 6. Best rolls in the world! We used to go to the Cinema 6 dollar theater at Clay and 6 all the time. Furrows near FM 529 before lowes and home depot moved in..um oh Daddy did it Seafood restaurant where panera bread is and Marcos mexican restaurant where french quarter seafood is now... Man, all the stuff I remember is about food, that's not good. I remember the tornado that ripped up 6 back in like '92 or something. It ripped the roof off of Kmart and the library and toppled a lot of power lines. Man...I think thats it.
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My parents moved out to Glencairn off of hwy 6 in '75. I remember my dad saying that it was a 2 lane road all the way from I-10 to clay road. The only restaurant around for a while was Ha-Ha's Chinese restaurant. He said he remembers the wolf pelts that the farmers used to put on posts at the corner of hwy 6 and pine forest lane (although I believe someone stated that it was actually at the corner of Fm 529 and hwy 6 where the Exxon station sits today). Dad said there was absolutely nothing out there back in the 70's and early 80's. He used to go dove hunting out in the fields where the Dennys is at Keith harrow and hwy 6. I can remember the garden nursery where the HEB is located across the street. Seems to me it had a small tin building you used to pay in. I remember the king saver that was where the 99 cent store is now on the other corner. I remember Red top burgers in the parking lot of the Kroger near hwy 6 and west little York, as well as Monterrey house. I remember the toddle house a little farther up the street. I remember Wyatts cafeteria where hook line and sinker used to be up at 6 and timber creek. I remember Latest and greatest video at 6 and Cairnway, I think we still owe late fees there. I remember the Kettle Restaurant farther down the street. They had the best steak fingers on their breakfast buffet, they were so good. I remember the Safeway near loch Katrine, which turned into an Appletree, then a crack house, then Hobby Lobby (1st job), then a crack house, and now I think it's a salvation army type place. Godfather's pizza used to be tucked into the corner of that strip center...they were so good. I used to look through the window of that place for years afterward, I can almost taste the black olive, pepperoni, and Italian sausage pizza. Omnomnom...I remember Hoopers bar, which is where apple dentist is now before they moved to west little York. I remember Hartz chicken on the corner of Cairway and 6. Best rolls in the world! We used to go to the Cinema 6 dollar theater at Clay and 6 all the time. Furrows near FM 529 before lowes and home depot moved in..um oh Daddy did it Seafood restaurant where panera bread is and Marcos mexican restaurant where french quarter seafood is now... Man, all the stuff I remember is about food, that's not good. I remember the tornado that ripped up 6 back in like '92 or something. It ripped the roof off of Kmart and the library and toppled a lot of power lines. Man...I think thats it.