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Comment on South Loop Drive-In by Matt Schaffer

Matt Schaffer — Sat, 31 Mar 2012 03:21:40 +0000

The Delman persisted on into the 1980’s. Was a fine venue (and well-maintained/managed) til the end. After it closed as a movie theatre, it was operated for a while as a club.

Comment on Youngblood’s Fried Chicken by John Via

John Via — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 19:50:17 +0000

I certainly remember Youngbloods from my childhood,and especially when I was a student at Baylor University in the 1950’s. It was clearly better than today’s fast food chicken shacks.

Comment on Youngblood’s Fried Chicken by C Peters

C Peters — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 16:14:20 +0000

As a kid, we used to go to Youngblood’s about 1960 or 61 and still talk about it today; it was so-o-o-o gooood!!!!

Comment on Dallas Motel by Michele

Michele — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 10:03:01 +0000

Its a Payless shoe store now.

Comment on Ritz Motel by Michele

Michele — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 09:37:38 +0000

This is now called the Texas Motel. Its the same building if you look at google maps. (same location, same shape, etc)

If you do the 3D map on google, you have to use 3842 Fort Worth Ave as the address and you can look around-kind of neat.

Comment on Veterans Hospital by aggie

aggie — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 02:23:38 +0000

In the late 40’s I lived with my parents and siblings in quonset huts rented to veterans due to the housing shortage after the war. It was a large complex located on the southside of the VA property. It was full of familys with young children. We later (circa 1948) moved to a run down old house across the street from the main entrance at Mentor and Lancaster Aves. I started school at Lisbon Elementary in 1949 but after one semester transferred to W.W. Bushman east a few miles from the VA Hospital when my dad bought one of the GI financed houses built in an old cotton field near Sunnyvale and Ann Arbor.

Comment on Red Bryan’s Smokehouse by Garth

Garth — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 03:58:23 +0000

I grew up in Ennis & in the mid-fifties my folks would go to Dallas, visit cousins, shop on Jefferson & eat at Red Bryan’s. My two most vivid memories include that of the round lobby settee, covered with cowhide with the hair still in place. All the kids loved to sit there. Secondly, beef dinners were served on a two level serving tray with a dollop of burning gel on the bottom to keep the meat warm on the top. Very impressive back then. I fondly recall the Sears, Smitty’s Gun Shop, & Wynnwood Village Toy Store several miles away. BBQ was the best anywhere.

Comment on Red Bryan’s Smokehouse by bill k

bill k — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 11:43:26 +0000

My folks took me to eat barbecue at Red Bryan’s on west Jefferson starting in the late forties when oak cliff was still wet and red Bryan’s had a beautiful bar with a collection of old west pistols and rifles behind glass on the back bar. Deer and Texas long horns were mounted on the walls and the sweet smell of barbecue hung heavy in the air. At Christmas time the Sears and Robuck, just across the street, had a corner display window full of toys, a must see for kids at the time.

Comment on Fred’s Barbecue by M.E.

M.E. — Sat, 23 Jul 2011 23:33:14 +0000

My family LOVED Fred’s! In my memory it was one of the all-time best BBQ spots in Texas! We ate @ the Wynnewood location in the 60’s-70’s. I remember a waitress, think her name was Madge, who worked there for many years.

Comment on Youngblood’s Fried Chicken by Jeff Weinberger

Jeff Weinberger — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 22:47:26 +0000

@Nancy Y. Counts
Nancy,
I was born and grew up in dallas and about the best thing that could happen to you as a kid was to go for Youngblood’s Chicken. I have a restaurant in Austin that serves a version of Youngblood Chicken for lunch. Would it be possible for you to send me a copy of the copy of the 50’s menu that you have?

Thanks,
Jeff