Wow, memories.
For Chace, I remember eating at "Beef 'n' Brew" the restaurant cobbled together from old railroad buildings and cars, that has since become the Tap.
There used to be a n old-fashioned grade-crossing gate out by Harvey. For wanting to be an "upscale" (in 1979) steak joint, they served all beverages in mason jars kept in coolers.
I'm surprised no one has mentioned Youngbloods, the then-famous fish joint which is now Carney's. Thursday was all-you-can-eat popcorn shrimp (and fries, lots of fries). The Friday & Saturday special was a seafood sampler with a bit of everything. They made a decent chicken-fried steak, too.
The original Bryan Walmart was a major transformation. There was a creek which ran from under the bridge on Texas, back to Burton Creek. The Wm developers had to put in huge culverts to get that parking lot to span over the watershed.
Before it was Chimney Hill, it was a FedMart. This, too, was a transformation. They cut lime into the topsoil 60" deep on that site before building the building.
We thought it an odd location, as it was across the street from the "unofficial" CS dump. This spanned from about Rosa's to well past the water fountain. When the Hilton went in, somehow, someone, got a load of dirt over all the trashbags and appliances, never to be seen again. Not until they built tha west half of that center, at least.
RHe current Ken Martin's on 29th opened as "Pacific Coast Highway" which was decent chow, just too spendy for the time.
Dear old Dominik Dr in CS--how could that be mentioned without invoking "Danver's"? Stuffed loaded baked potatoes affordable at 70-80s student prices. Beer on tap at the register, too. Late ra microbrewery ,then Blue Baker, then a clothing shop.
Across Texas was the US Post Office, Brown's Shoes, then the former Gibson's chopped into smaller leases, with Engineering & Office Supply, adn the Barber to the Stars. Academy knocked down a big chunk to put in their first store in CS.
Oh, and the the one Chinese restaurant in town (until Hunan opened) was on South College near where Washington crosses (China House?)/ Strictly Cantonese fare, too.
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Standing guard, even sitting behind a desk
Occupational hazard of my occupation just not being around
For Chace, I remember eating at "Beef 'n' Brew" the restaurant cobbled together from old railroad buildings and cars, that has since become the Tap.
There used to be a n old-fashioned grade-crossing gate out by Harvey. For wanting to be an "upscale" (in 1979) steak joint, they served all beverages in mason jars kept in coolers.
I'm surprised no one has mentioned Youngbloods, the then-famous fish joint which is now Carney's. Thursday was all-you-can-eat popcorn shrimp (and fries, lots of fries). The Friday & Saturday special was a seafood sampler with a bit of everything. They made a decent chicken-fried steak, too.
The original Bryan Walmart was a major transformation. There was a creek which ran from under the bridge on Texas, back to Burton Creek. The Wm developers had to put in huge culverts to get that parking lot to span over the watershed.
Before it was Chimney Hill, it was a FedMart. This, too, was a transformation. They cut lime into the topsoil 60" deep on that site before building the building.
We thought it an odd location, as it was across the street from the "unofficial" CS dump. This spanned from about Rosa's to well past the water fountain. When the Hilton went in, somehow, someone, got a load of dirt over all the trashbags and appliances, never to be seen again. Not until they built tha west half of that center, at least.
RHe current Ken Martin's on 29th opened as "Pacific Coast Highway" which was decent chow, just too spendy for the time.
Dear old Dominik Dr in CS--how could that be mentioned without invoking "Danver's"? Stuffed loaded baked potatoes affordable at 70-80s student prices. Beer on tap at the register, too. Late ra microbrewery ,then Blue Baker, then a clothing shop.
Across Texas was the US Post Office, Brown's Shoes, then the former Gibson's chopped into smaller leases, with Engineering & Office Supply, adn the Barber to the Stars. Academy knocked down a big chunk to put in their first store in CS.
Oh, and the the one Chinese restaurant in town (until Hunan opened) was on South College near where Washington crosses (China House?)/ Strictly Cantonese fare, too.
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Standing guard, even sitting behind a desk
Occupational hazard of my occupation just not being around