Yeah, Sambos becarm Kerrie's (?) Stacked Enchiladas before being razed.
In that first picture, the low building in front of 707 is the Saber Inn. Which was an "L" or partial "J" one-story motel around a pad lease restaurant location. Which was the original home of Grapevine.
By August 1978, Grapevine had moved to behind the La Quinta on Poplar.
The Saber Inn hung around a while, maybe '81. I've no memory what was in the former Grapevine location at all. The whole lot was razed in '82 (IIRC) with Taco Cabana going in on the pad in the front. The remainder of the property being a succession of restaurants, la Baroneña, CS Seafood, etc. after that.
In '78 there was 'something' where OTB is now--possibly the mirror image of 707. Where the B & N entry is now was the sway-backed building, which, at the time had Papa's Pizza. Which had been Mama's, after they moved out of the building next to what is now Layne's.
Behind Papa's was University Schwinn, which faced onto a generally empty lot, with only the Red Lobster upon it to mark the no man's land which was Lincoln drive (only townies and creepy grad students lived in Eastgate Apartments--visible in the '60s era photo).
The photo series is messing with my mind (what little there is of it) as I distinctly remember the kettle/Pancake house being built at/after the time that the tower was raised over the Ramada, as it seemed odd to have hotel guests traipse past a liquor and a convenience store to get a meal.
But I also have memories of Chimney Hill before it became that, when it was a big grass field with nothing but a small metal RE-style sign vaguely proclaiming "Zarapes" and vaguely pointing towards 29th Street--the only clue left that the place had moved.
But, I'm also an ancient mariner, too--I remember when Southwood Valley was a still-unfilled subdivision, and when both Deacon and Welsh were incomplete streets, too.
When it was Redmon Terrace shooping center because the Redmon Terrace Post Office was there; or Townshire PO, and so on (Even though I cannot remember the name of the PO next to what is now Victor's, before that office moced to Cavvitt Street.)
