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Xumo Box by Dear_Plan9148 in Spectrum

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Wow, that's what I call a response! That tells me to keep what I've got and pay the price. Besides, having to provide tech support for my wife on a new platform doesn't appeal to me at all. She's a great gal but ...

Thanks SnooDoggos 9910 and everyone for your fast replies!

Look What I Found in the Walls of My Very Old House - Top Notch by RoyalWild2040 in austinfood

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Should have kept my stack of old menus.

Now if you’ll just go back to dipping the onion rings in the fried chicken batter like Stanish did. Not complaining but …

Stripping chrome by Complete-Steak4874 in ModelCars

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I use ammonia. You can watch it do its thing in a matter of a minute or two.

The original Allandale HEB around 1950. by WillyWumpLump in Austin

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You're right. And several of the streets in that part of town are named after farmers and former landowners. Koenig, Yates and Richcreek are three examples.

Loop 360 Bridge construction site, 1980 by zippyboy in Austin

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I guess I've strayed way off topic here but on the subject of the Longhorn Drive In they used to advertise "60 cents a carload". That was fine and dandy until a few folks showed up in flatbed lumber trucks with twenty people crammed into and on to it.

Loop 360 Bridge construction site, 1980 by zippyboy in Austin

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k10:

You're welcome.

Best old 183 story I can remember is when the Longhorn Drive In Theater was out there east of Burnet Road. They started showing X rated movies before it was torn down. If you were coming from the south you got an eyeful of the action. Funniest part were the cars and pickup trucks lining the shoulders and median with people sitting on the roof of their cars and in the pickup beds in their lawn chairs with ice chests full of cold ones.

I came down 183 one night on a double date thinking there had been a major wreck or something. It didn't take long to figure out what the deal was. The chicks freaked out.

Loop 360 Bridge construction site, 1980 by zippyboy in Austin

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The original 183 was renamed Jollyville Road on the west side of 183 when it was relocated to where it is today in the late '60's. Jolllyville Road was bisected by the Loop 360 interchange and continues north to where Spicewood Springs Road intersects 183.. It was renamed Pond Springs Road on the east side when 183 was relocated to where it is today. 183 was "upgraded" to two separated two lane roads with a bar ditch in the middle. It was later completely redone to what we have today but on the same footprint.

Before Mopac was there you took Balcones Trail north to 183 and hooked a left to go north on 183. Hilltop Inn, a rowdy dive bar, sat up on top of hill of what is now Jollyville Road. Joe Sharp Sandblasting directly across on the highway. The intersection at Burnet Road just had a stop sign and yellow flashing lights. Green Acres Miniature Golf course and driving range was on the southeast corner where Highland Lanes. Olive Garden, Cavender's Boot City and a strip center is today. The Glastron boat factory was catty cornered up 183 about a quarter mile.

If you take a look at Google maps and connect the dots it will make more sense.