Sunday, September 19, 2010

Joe's Hamburgers

A couple of days after Mom's funeral, Dad and I had to go to John Benbow's home. On the way back, we decided to drive by our old house on Glentower. Afterwards, we found ourselves on Blanco, so I thought it would be nice to take a trip down memory lane and travel the length of Blanco, all the way to Beacon Hill and the house where Mom grew up and our grandparents lived. We passed by all the old sites and landmarks I saw as a kid on countless trips back and forth from my grandparents growing up. Nimitz high school, the Wedgewood apartments, the Oblate seminary, Chris Madrids, and finally....Joe's Hamburgers. And the amazing thing is....Joe's was open. The old rundown stand without a sign or sign of life was actually open, which is rare, since Phyllis come in when she wants and only opens from 11:30 to 1:3o.