Confirmed, it was at 601 University. When was that building built, anyway?
Old timers; what was in the Dixie Chickens place before it came about?
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Last: 6 mo ago by whoop1995
quote:Google? Old phone books?
According to my resources
A city scrapbook involving the eviction of Burger Boy, actually. And I did manage to acquire old phone books.
Don opened the Dixie Chicken in 1974. Farkleberry's was next door (to the East). I'm not sure when the Chicken expanded into Farkleberry's, but it was after 1979.
Just found this thread. It's really good.
I can add a little history.
In 1978 I bought and closed the Thirsty Turtle which was in the old Phillips 66 station at 301 University. It was closed for several months as we "re-decorated" it, reopening it as "The 12th Man & Co.".
We survived until the State changed the drinking age back to 21. I'll post some pics if I can find them. We had pinball, PacMan type video games, and pool tables.
BTW, the best pool player I saw there was QB Gary Kubiak.
I can add a little history.
In 1978 I bought and closed the Thirsty Turtle which was in the old Phillips 66 station at 301 University. It was closed for several months as we "re-decorated" it, reopening it as "The 12th Man & Co.".
We survived until the State changed the drinking age back to 21. I'll post some pics if I can find them. We had pinball, PacMan type video games, and pool tables.
BTW, the best pool player I saw there was QB Gary Kubiak.
I was a Sparkey's employee 1975-1976. I did not know about the Dixie Chicken incident. I have to say Sparkey was a good boss. He passed away in 1996. I am class of '77.
It was the Aggie Den when I got to A&M in '69
AG'73
solid 5 year bounce from the two above.........
Thanks for the necro.
Another Northgate establishment was the Pizza Gallery. After Pizza Gallery closed, Kersame's (think I spelled it right).
it was the aggie den ...my old roommate don anz and i owned budget tapes and records ,i bot him out for 3500 ...he met don ganter thru their wives and the 2 dons pooled 2k each and thru some err well deals got the lease for the aggie den...the aggie den business owner not land owner being in jail for mailing a skin book couldnt argue.. and the dixie chicken was born ...don came and asked if they should name it the deperado from the eagles album or the dixie chicken from the little feat album...i told him desperado...told him folks would think it a chicken place ( and they did get a lotta calls early asking that ).luckily he didnt take my advice and the dixie chicken was born lol
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Good stuff. Thanks for sharing. Cool thread
Good stuff. Thanks for sharing. Cool thread
I worked nights and weekends at the Texaco on University Drive. Can't recall exactly where it was, but it was a few blocks from the Dixie Chicken. That was about 1982-1984. I pumped gas, fixed flats, balanced tires, etc., and closed the place up at 10 p.m. I recall the owner was a nice middle-aged guy, but can't recall his name.
Got my hair cut at a barbershop that (I think) was above the bookstore (or some other nearby business). You walked up a flight of stairs on the side. The barber was nice Hispanic guy, and he said a lot of the cadets got their hair cut there.
I also recall a bar that was a good live music venue (in that period) that was (I think) on Main between the campus and Bryan. Can't recall the name of the place (and I think it changed names/owners during the period). Might have been Mr. G's, Grins, Mr. Grin's, can't recall. I saw some good regional bands (especially Austin-based bands) there like Marcia Ball, Leroy Parnell (with Rob Parnell on harmonica), among others.
Part of that time I lived in Spence Hall (on "the quad"). I had a '68 VW bug, but it was a loooong walk out to the "freshman parking" lot across the RR tracks. I didn't have a bicycle, so if I was going to that bar to see live music, I admit that I would sometimes "borrow" a bike that was left unlocked, and ride it to the bar... but I always put the bike back in the same rack!
One summer I had a full-time job working for a entomology professor at the Agricultural Extension Station northwest of the campus. The team was his Canadian PhD student, two other students and me. We'd drive the GMC Carryall out to the piney woods to set up and evaluate the anti-pine-bark-beetle devices the prof was developing. We'd get there through Roan's Prarie, New Waverly, Woodville, Jasper, etc. Most of those counties were dry, so we'd have to remember where we could and couldn't get beer on the way back.
Got my hair cut at a barbershop that (I think) was above the bookstore (or some other nearby business). You walked up a flight of stairs on the side. The barber was nice Hispanic guy, and he said a lot of the cadets got their hair cut there.
I also recall a bar that was a good live music venue (in that period) that was (I think) on Main between the campus and Bryan. Can't recall the name of the place (and I think it changed names/owners during the period). Might have been Mr. G's, Grins, Mr. Grin's, can't recall. I saw some good regional bands (especially Austin-based bands) there like Marcia Ball, Leroy Parnell (with Rob Parnell on harmonica), among others.
Part of that time I lived in Spence Hall (on "the quad"). I had a '68 VW bug, but it was a loooong walk out to the "freshman parking" lot across the RR tracks. I didn't have a bicycle, so if I was going to that bar to see live music, I admit that I would sometimes "borrow" a bike that was left unlocked, and ride it to the bar... but I always put the bike back in the same rack!
One summer I had a full-time job working for a entomology professor at the Agricultural Extension Station northwest of the campus. The team was his Canadian PhD student, two other students and me. We'd drive the GMC Carryall out to the piney woods to set up and evaluate the anti-pine-bark-beetle devices the prof was developing. We'd get there through Roan's Prarie, New Waverly, Woodville, Jasper, etc. Most of those counties were dry, so we'd have to remember where we could and couldn't get beer on the way back.
Aggieangst is correct. It was the Aggie Den. It closed and Dixie Chicken openedaggieangst said:
It was the "Aggie Den" before it became the Chicken.
The Aggie Den had wall to wall pool tables, bought and sold pornographic magazines and had a couple of peep show kiosks. Behind the check out register it had the infamous poster taken during a Vietnam USO show of Ann Margaret ala Britney Spears.
It was a true den of depravity. You must remember the only girls in College Station were Bryan townies.
1930's Actual northgate in the image.
Redstone said:
Cowhop moved off NG, moved back, and then closed for good. I used to go there all the time in the late 90s, and am still not happy it closed.
It's old location is where the Wells Fargo now is. And why do we need so many banks around town??? Good grief.
I know a guy whose handle is named after the place, and we talked not long ago about how I would eat lunch there about once a week.
Dang read the entire thread and about to post originally the Dixie chicken was the first post office in college station. I would love to rip up a couple of floor boards and metal detect under there. It is also noted that it was a loupots bookstore before loupots moved to the corner.doubledog said:
1930's Actual northgate in the image.