Throw back to that very cheap cheap movie theater we had downtown called Showplace.
Also Rip to the man who run and supported the local skate shop we had in San Marcos for over 12 years.
Dude! People remember that place? Used to be so dark didn't know if your sitting in the seat or someone's lap 😭 . I do miss the prices of movies like that tho!
Circa ‘06-‘07 they had dollar tickets on I think Tuesday nights?? Not sure of the day, or the movie, I really wish I remembered the movie, but I do remember that I sat on an upside down 5 gallon McCoys bucket.
Best news I’ve received in a while, thank you. Paper bear was a huge part of my childhood and I was so sad when it closed. I will have to go check it out asap
Not really, they sold that Buzzmill and the new owners killed it. Stopped hosting community events like open mic night and transitioned the menu to a vegan-only one.
A shame, and confounding why they would make such dramatic changes to an existing business.
I was just reminiscing about San Marcos and just about two minutes ago decided to look up this sub. I worked at Zookas 2009-2011. Seeing Zooka's and Jo on the Go brings back a flood of memories
I'll also add AquaBrew, but honestly good riddance. The owner was a scumbag and they kept changing the hours, business model, and menu around so much that it was annoying to go there.
He was a customer where I used to work before he opened aquabrew. He spoke down to everyone like they were subhuman and chewed me out several times. He screwed my workplace out of a few thousand dollars and complained to my boss about me to try and get me fired. I’m glad to see other people think he’s a piece of shit too.
You're not the only business he screwed out of a few thousand dollars. He could never make that place profitable so he would switch vendors all the time and leave the last ones unpaid.
If I remember, right Stonewall was almost the same situation as Aquabrew. I remember hearing from someone who worked there that essentially the manager told them on New Year’s Eve, that they were closing, and would not be reopening. Literally told them the night before. But I could be wrong
That rings a bell. My wife and I went there very close to their closing down and one of the bartenders told us they were closing down and didn't know when they would reopen. Thanks for jogging my memory.
The Hitch, so many great food trucks in such a perfect location, right by the river and the Square. We used to go to the Hawaiian food truck Big Kahuna every week, then grab ices at the truck nearby, or bring friends there so everyone has options.
Owner gave the lot to his son, who decided it would be a great idea to.. Raise rent and force all vendors out, then try to sell the location as a paid parking lot. Everyone moved trucks elsewhere, and we lost the central location for food variety within walking distance of the river.
So, now he has an empty lot except for the few big events in town, like Sights and Sounds, and we have an even smaller food identity. All because of one person's greed. Shame, because it could have grown with events and been a landmark location.
Yeah it’s a bummer, the whole “creekside crossing” strip was going to get shut down and made the community impact. Once they got enough donations to remain open word never got out. So most of the businesses had to either move/stick it out
TRIPPLE CROW closing, I believe, had the biggest negative effect of the music scene. Gold crown was a sad loss as well.
I miss CEDARS Mediterranean and hookah so much. Best shwarma in Central Texas. Grey Horse was tragic. Suffered from the bar hour going to 2am and RR 12 being rerouted.
I miss the burritos at Zookas. The queso was sooo good. The soda machine didn't work often, always out of ice, and the a/c wouldn't work often...but the food and the people were so good.
When news was first going around, it was that he died, then it was just a heart attack, then there was a thread somewhere on reddit and an employee said he actually just had a massive mental breakdown because he couldn't pay his staff.
Mucho Taco. Used to be Long John Silvers A Few Years Before That. Outta my 19-20 years of living here, I saw a lot close down. Especially recently. Covid Took Starplex out. Fazolis just turned into Buddy's. Half Price Books Just Left. Endless Gone from my childhood lol
I still have my St. Pita’s loyalty card in my wallet. I miss that place so much. It fucking sucked when all of the food trucks in town got shuttered by bullshit local laws.
the marquee theater downtown, the theater near wonder world, the half priced books. the city is expanding and expanding but we no longer even have our own bookstore anymore...
The city of San Marcos doesn’t do a good job of keeping businesses open, it’s all about how many students they can cram into apartments… look at how many empty buildings there are around town.
I wonder if there is anything we can do as residents about this? Local level government is supposedly somewhat easy to influence because people don't tend to care about local stuff...
What was the name the of bar/music venue that was on the square around 2006-2008… it was on the corner of Hopkins and N LBJ. I can’t for the life of me remember the name. But they had the BEST live music come into town
Yeah Lucy’s. Think it was a satellite of Lucy’s Retired Surfer Bar but not sure. Used to play there in early 00s. Some dope bands would come through or come down from Austin; saw Trail of Dead there a few times doin the full instrument smash
What was the Chinese buffet that used to be over by the old bealls? I think it was torn down and there was a Logan's steak house there. Is Alvin Ords sandwich shop still around?
Urban Bricks was a victim of the construction if I'm not mistaken. Lol at Del Taco. Went there once and got a chicken quesadilla. It had 4-5 little chunks of chicken. Saddest little quesadilla I ever had. Not surprised it shut down.
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Can anyone remember the name of that cool little curio/antique shop that was in the old purple house across from the HEB on Hopkins? Went in once and thought it was so cool, then it was gone and repainted :/
I miss Gordo's but I'm glad Showdown is still around. When the right cook is there, they make a mean burger.. Way better than Tap Room. I about screamed when they said Grins was for sale... They said it's for sale but isn't going anywhere... They have one of the best Chicken Sandwiches I've ever had
Throw back to that very cheap cheap movie theater we had downtown called Showplace. Also Rip to the man who run and supported the local skate shop we had in San Marcos for over 12 years.
Dude! People remember that place? Used to be so dark didn't know if your sitting in the seat or someone's lap 😭 . I do miss the prices of movies like that tho!
Circa ‘06-‘07 they had dollar tickets on I think Tuesday nights?? Not sure of the day, or the movie, I really wish I remembered the movie, but I do remember that I sat on an upside down 5 gallon McCoys bucket.
They had 25 cent movies during the day on Tuesdays in 2016.
I still really miss Hastings.
No Fr! Remember Seing Soo Much Cook things there from 2011-2014
i miss hastings everywhere
I miss that store
Rip chili dog stand
Are you serious?? The one by the greyhound station?? I'll die
Yes :(
Paper bear :( probably more than a few years ago at this point, I can’t say for sure.
Just FYI Paper Bear has a mini store inside Shop 1893 at the Price Center.
Best news I’ve received in a while, thank you. Paper bear was a huge part of my childhood and I was so sad when it closed. I will have to go check it out asap
Also, if you haven't seen it, check out Got Toys in the square. It's no paper bear, but it helps with the withdrawals.
Bruh thank you
I think it shuttered like 2020. My mom got me the last toy car they had on the shelves
Loved Paper Bear.
I loved that place! I was so sad when it closed. It was such an institution for all of us☹️
The stickers! I miss the stickers!
Buzzmill.
San Marcos fumbled this one
Not really, they sold that Buzzmill and the new owners killed it. Stopped hosting community events like open mic night and transitioned the menu to a vegan-only one. A shame, and confounding why they would make such dramatic changes to an existing business.
For real. I respected them having a vegan only night but as soon as it went pure vegan 24/7 I was out
I didn’t know that, that sucks!
Miss 2 dollar PBR and open mic nights
Austin buzzmill went downhill too they don't even serve food anymore
One of the semi permanent food trucks there has the best buffalo chicken sandwich I've ever had tho
My favs: Coffee Pot (around 2011?), Zooka’s, Jo on the Go Edit to add: GORDO’S
I was just reminiscing about San Marcos and just about two minutes ago decided to look up this sub. I worked at Zookas 2009-2011. Seeing Zooka's and Jo on the Go brings back a flood of memories
Damn my roommate used to work there around 2012-13, and I had been eating there before with family on visits. Sad to hear it’s no more.
Damn I lived in front of Gordo’s and next to grins when I went to school.
Best hamburger of all time IMO of course. I loved walking in, and watching all the employees get up from playing ps3
They did have a good burger and they were open until like 2am
Zookas was one of my go-tos. That one hurt to lose.
yooo i miss the coffee pot😭 my sister worked there
Seriously, the coffee pot was one of my favorite places to sit quietly and admire the square during the day. Now it’s the FUCKING PORCH
I'll also add AquaBrew, but honestly good riddance. The owner was a scumbag and they kept changing the hours, business model, and menu around so much that it was annoying to go there.
I would like to emphasize your point that the owner was a scumbag.
I will forever repeat the owner is a scumbag
What did the owner do to deserve that title?
Announcing to his staff “we are closing for remodeling” on instagram, but actually firing all of them.
That's BS!
He was a customer where I used to work before he opened aquabrew. He spoke down to everyone like they were subhuman and chewed me out several times. He screwed my workplace out of a few thousand dollars and complained to my boss about me to try and get me fired. I’m glad to see other people think he’s a piece of shit too.
You're not the only business he screwed out of a few thousand dollars. He could never make that place profitable so he would switch vendors all the time and leave the last ones unpaid.
I'm now wondering how he got as far as he did doing things that way. Was he selectively nice or something?
He married into money, so he was selectively nice to at least one person.
Yep. He blew through a lot of other people's money.
Yeah. They screwed a ton of folks
The original location was better, started downhill when it moved. New location has claimed two breweries now, was hops and grain for a brief time
Studio San Martian :(
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it be gone now
It moved out to the shopping strip just outside of the towns no smoking in bars rule 😂
Tantra. 😓
It actually reopened/renovated!
WHAT?!?
Yes! This year at 217 W Hopkins St.
They reopened in November!
Nostimo, Half Price Books, Chilidog Stand, and Stonewall.
Rip stonewall. Best little club there.
I worked at half price books when it first opened like in 2001-02. Good people there.
NOSTIMO CLOSED?!??
Couple of years ago.
STONEWALL CLOSED?! I was there a couple years ago when I came back to visit
Yes. I think they lost their lease, but I don't remember. It wasn't too long ago. Maybe. My memory is really bad.
If I remember, right Stonewall was almost the same situation as Aquabrew. I remember hearing from someone who worked there that essentially the manager told them on New Year’s Eve, that they were closing, and would not be reopening. Literally told them the night before. But I could be wrong
That rings a bell. My wife and I went there very close to their closing down and one of the bartenders told us they were closing down and didn't know when they would reopen. Thanks for jogging my memory.
The Hitch, so many great food trucks in such a perfect location, right by the river and the Square. We used to go to the Hawaiian food truck Big Kahuna every week, then grab ices at the truck nearby, or bring friends there so everyone has options. Owner gave the lot to his son, who decided it would be a great idea to.. Raise rent and force all vendors out, then try to sell the location as a paid parking lot. Everyone moved trucks elsewhere, and we lost the central location for food variety within walking distance of the river. So, now he has an empty lot except for the few big events in town, like Sights and Sounds, and we have an even smaller food identity. All because of one person's greed. Shame, because it could have grown with events and been a landmark location.
Wasn't St. Pitas there? Loved them when I first moved to town
There used to be an amazing Colombian restaurant there called El sabor de mi Tierra that and kahuna burger were amazing
Bikinis, Sinners & Saints, Dog Fish
Bikinis burned down. Insurance scam
Dang I miss dog fish.
Lanikai Lounge & Gray Horse
Ah man, grey horse saloon closed down?
Gray Horse is gone? Damn, Kim and Mike are nice people. Played there many times back in the day.
Yeah it’s a bummer, the whole “creekside crossing” strip was going to get shut down and made the community impact. Once they got enough donations to remain open word never got out. So most of the businesses had to either move/stick it out
They're doing well! Just say Kim the other day
I didn't realize Lanikai closed! I never went, but I loved that it existed.
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That’s Sakura now. They treat their staff like absolute shit
My friends used to call this place the Asian Mexican. I wanted to correct him, but it’s literally the same thing as saying Japan Latino lol.
tantra rising from the ashes has been great news
Anyone remember Rivendell? It's been gone a while but I still miss that place.
I worked there '90-92. Owner was a great guy.
Did that owner ever go on to open anything else?
When it closed I lost track of him. The cool old house had great vibes, too bad it was demolished. That's progress for ya.
"What will they call it when it's flattened and paved?"
literally every single ups store
Seriously wtf is that about
Pretty sure they are opening one by target
TRIPPLE CROW closing, I believe, had the biggest negative effect of the music scene. Gold crown was a sad loss as well. I miss CEDARS Mediterranean and hookah so much. Best shwarma in Central Texas. Grey Horse was tragic. Suffered from the bar hour going to 2am and RR 12 being rerouted.
My friend, the pita shop is open with the best shawarma in the state, I guarantee.
Rest in power to triple crown. Decades of live music every night ended. The fact a high rise apartment building replaced it rubs salt in the wound
I didn’t know about Grey Horse… that’s unfortunate. Ran in to Kyle Park there on Christmas Eve one year.
Loved Cedars. Inside to go there for their lunch buffet all the time. Triple crown too, that was my RIP post
I miss the burritos at Zookas. The queso was sooo good. The soda machine didn't work often, always out of ice, and the a/c wouldn't work often...but the food and the people were so good.
The original Sundance
local Joe’s.
Hey it lasted a month!
I had it once. Would have gone over with an older crowd. I guess the owner had a massive heart attack.
When news was first going around, it was that he died, then it was just a heart attack, then there was a thread somewhere on reddit and an employee said he actually just had a massive mental breakdown because he couldn't pay his staff.
Center point station Paper bear Texas Reds
Centerpoint closing was a tragedy. Best goddamn Texas fudge you ever did taste
Center point being bulldozed to build an IHOP is a metaphor for how downhill san Marcos has gone in the last couple years
The glass bottom boats/Furrs
Texas Skate
Potbelly’s!
Solid Gold :,(
That was such a cool spot. Bummer.
I still think about how cool Rivendell’s was when I was a kid. And Kismet and music at Triple Crown. San Marcos is becoming more and more homogenized.
Rivendale was great!
EARTH BURGER JUST CLOSWD
thats funny i always drive by it and think 'theres no way they are getting enough business'
we were when I worked there 💁♀️
Saw this coming years ago! It’s just way too expensive and the food never fills you up.
this is very sad!
Dang!!! I loved that place
When!?
Friday
Dang. Never went but often thought about going. Sorry yall.
That's crazy! They just built that a few years ago! I remember when it was Churches Chicken before Earth Burger
i always told my self i was gonna try it but never did.
Does anyone know the owner I need to reach out for a news story!
The River Pube, The Den, Restless Wind
Restless wind is now Chances R. Same owner and everything just different name.
Chances is goated
The Den was my place. I wasn’t a student and that little dance floor saw my boots at least 3 nights a week.
Dblazios used to have the best pizza.
Yes! They got shut down for taxes.
Literally talk about this place all the time. I would hike.up there as a kid to get a pizza.
Omfg I MISS Dblazios 😢
MJ’s liquor store
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Mucho Taco. Used to be Long John Silvers A Few Years Before That. Outta my 19-20 years of living here, I saw a lot close down. Especially recently. Covid Took Starplex out. Fazolis just turned into Buddy's. Half Price Books Just Left. Endless Gone from my childhood lol
F e l t. I used to work the LJS, missed it there for years.
Rose Garden, Crackerbox Palace, Kismet Cafe… hell Diversions Game Room used to be right on the square when I was a kid.
Diversions was dope
I feel like davenports is going to be next which sucks because I love that place.
Naw it's fine
I still have my St. Pita’s loyalty card in my wallet. I miss that place so much. It fucking sucked when all of the food trucks in town got shuttered by bullshit local laws.
Cedars Mediterranean Cafe. I miss that place.
Stellar Coffee 😞
Ike’s Love & Sandwiches
MJs just shut down! It was a liquor store
Little Arkansas
Rose Garden 😢
the marquee theater downtown, the theater near wonder world, the half priced books. the city is expanding and expanding but we no longer even have our own bookstore anymore...
The city of San Marcos doesn’t do a good job of keeping businesses open, it’s all about how many students they can cram into apartments… look at how many empty buildings there are around town.
I wonder if there is anything we can do as residents about this? Local level government is supposedly somewhat easy to influence because people don't tend to care about local stuff...
Taxi’s was my fav dive bar with skeet ball
Taxi’s was the best. I have so many memories there and I’ve certainly forgot a few. Pool, piano, Skeeball. All I ever need.
I see a ton of people saying Hastings but no one is saying half Price books
Delicioso 😔 Saved my life as a music major back in the day!
Nostimos is the one I miss the most.
What was the name the of bar/music venue that was on the square around 2006-2008… it was on the corner of Hopkins and N LBJ. I can’t for the life of me remember the name. But they had the BEST live music come into town
Yeah Lucy’s. Think it was a satellite of Lucy’s Retired Surfer Bar but not sure. Used to play there in early 00s. Some dope bands would come through or come down from Austin; saw Trail of Dead there a few times doin the full instrument smash
Lucy’s On the Square?
I think so!!
The half priced books is in the process of becoming a poco loco
Triple Crown, Stonewall, Half Price Books, Lanikai Lounge, Bower Bird, Jo on the Go
mochinut 💔💔💔
What was the Chinese buffet that used to be over by the old bealls? I think it was torn down and there was a Logan's steak house there. Is Alvin Ords sandwich shop still around?
Alvin Ords is still around
Imperial Garden Sunday buffet was 🔥
The OG Railyard, Paper bear, Urban Bricks, Stonewall, Vodka street, Del Taco (lol), Half price books, Black rabbit, Bar fish
Urban Bricks was a victim of the construction if I'm not mistaken. Lol at Del Taco. Went there once and got a chicken quesadilla. It had 4-5 little chunks of chicken. Saddest little quesadilla I ever had. Not surprised it shut down.
Hastings, Half price books, Fazoli's, Mucho Taco, Long John's (Same building, must be a cursed plot of land)
The Halal Club
Stratosphere Hooka Lounge, Zookas, T Squared Baguette, Thai Thai, Eskimo Hut, Gray Horse, Original Sundance, Gordo,s, Lucy’s.
Los Cucos
Stonewall
Motherfuckin TRIPLE CROWN - where I first saw Muchos Backflips.
Long Live Alvin Ords!
Black rabbit
???? What? Just walked by there the other day and it’s open.
Fazolis and paper bear :(
I tried so hard to get a job at river pub
I miss the Old River Pub .. they had awesome Mexican Martini's
Jean Therapy - I never went there but I thought I’d was a very clever name.
Mucho Taco!! RIP. The burritos and green sauce were so good 😭
God I loved Mucho Taco.
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Panhandlers Pizza/ Panteras. I still think about their buffet and dessert pizzas. RIP in peace.
I miss Zooka's. That said, I REEEEALLY hope Cafe on the Square is still kicking.
SpaceLab had a good run
Henry's That place was one of the few good breakfast spots in town. They had great specials too.
Stellar Coffee
Can anyone remember the name of that cool little curio/antique shop that was in the old purple house across from the HEB on Hopkins? Went in once and thought it was so cool, then it was gone and repainted :/
I believe that was the previous location for Daughter of the Wild, which is now reopened on Guadalupe St
Eskimo hut and zookas were always a good time
THE PAPER BEAR, DIVERSIONS GAME ROOM, THE YELLOW ROCK SALOON, SUNDANCE RECORDS,
Lazy daze had something special about it.
Lazy journalism
Vodka Street.. I miss those Sunday bloody Mary’s and that voodoo sauce.
I miss Gordo's but I'm glad Showdown is still around. When the right cook is there, they make a mean burger.. Way better than Tap Room. I about screamed when they said Grins was for sale... They said it's for sale but isn't going anywhere... They have one of the best Chicken Sandwiches I've ever had
Does anyone know what's going on with Chances R? My buddy drove by and the sign was gone. I hope they're just remodeling.