Corpus Christi History: Vintage Ads Pt. 1

[@ricovali9245]

Shoppers World, Braslaus,Burger Chalet, Biels Grocery,Pic`s Drive In(across the street from the Buttercrust bread factory), Gibson's Discount Center, Gulf Bowl, Buccaneer Bowl, Ayers Bowling Lanes, all the ads for all the Drive-In movies, The Petroleum Club and their lounge acts.

[@Siryn]

Baja Coast which later became Elmo's... I used to work there in the mid 90's as a bartender and waitress. Can't count how many times I walked through those doors.

[@FuckYouWhosNext]

Thanks for the memories! 40+ years ago KRYS AM radio used to have prize giveaways for 10th caller back when AM radio still played music. as kids we would win a free pizza from Pizza Inn. I still have one of their unused vouchers for telling the corniest joke on the air!

[@stevenreynolds2327]

Franks is the survivor

[@Cristian.Cortez]

That burger chef add just says Padre Island Drive is that before the road got long enough for people to start calling it SPID and north padre then?

[@northstarnetwork6496]

Cristian Cortez most likely yes, Flour Bluff probably wasn’t annexed at that point yet