Comments on: Alan Schafer ~ St. Petersburg Times Article 2001 http://www.thesouthoftheborder.com/2009/10/07/alan-schafer-st-petersburg-times-article-2001/ The official site of South Of The Border ~ America's favorite roadside attraction on Interstate 95 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 20:12:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: South Of The Border’s 60 Year Anniversary « South Of The Border ~ America’s Favorite Highway Oasis http://www.thesouthoftheborder.com/2009/10/07/alan-schafer-st-petersburg-times-article-2001/comment-page-1/#comment-45 South Of The Border’s 60 Year Anniversary « South Of The Border ~ America’s Favorite Highway Oasis Fri, 01 Jan 2010 04:54:02 +0000 http://www.thesouthoftheborder.com/?p=246#comment-45 [...] than a dozen gift shops with everything from Mexican jumping beans to antiques. In the beginning Mr. Alan Schafer worked the stand by himself and now SOTB is run by the third generation of the Schafer family and [...] [...] than a dozen gift shops with everything from Mexican jumping beans to antiques. In the beginning Mr. Alan Schafer worked the stand by himself and now SOTB is run by the third generation of the Schafer family and [...]

]]> By: Susanne http://www.thesouthoftheborder.com/2009/10/07/alan-schafer-st-petersburg-times-article-2001/comment-page-1/#comment-36 Susanne Wed, 11 Nov 2009 19:32:35 +0000 http://www.thesouthoftheborder.com/?p=246#comment-36 Ms. MacPhedran-Podwall, thanks for your posting! It's great to hear from folks who have been our guests at pedro's South of the Border. We love having you tell us of your fond memories! We hope that you'll get an opportunity to visit soon to see the new changes that have been (and continue to be) made! Ms. MacPhedran-Podwall, thanks for your posting! It’s great to hear from folks who have been our guests at pedro’s South of the Border. We love having you tell us of your fond memories!

We hope that you’ll get an opportunity to visit soon to see the new changes that have been (and continue to be) made!

]]> By: B. MacPhedran-Podwall http://www.thesouthoftheborder.com/2009/10/07/alan-schafer-st-petersburg-times-article-2001/comment-page-1/#comment-35 B. MacPhedran-Podwall Tue, 10 Nov 2009 03:33:35 +0000 http://www.thesouthoftheborder.com/?p=246#comment-35 I first saw "The Border" in the mid 1960s. Interstate 95 was just a dirt road bed at the time. I'd never been out of Fairfield, Westchester and Passaic counties my entire life till then. I have pictures from that visit. I never tire of looking at them. Then in the early 90s, my husband and I drove the family to Florida a few times and he said when I saw the tower my face lit up like a beacon. We made it our halfway destination stop. Comparing the pictures to the more recent visits takes some imagination. The zoo became mini golf. Thank you for putting the kid back in me. I first saw “The Border” in the mid 1960s. Interstate 95 was just a dirt road bed at the time.
I’d never been out of Fairfield, Westchester and Passaic counties my entire life till then.
I have pictures from that visit. I never tire of looking at them. Then in the early 90s, my husband and I drove the family to Florida a few times and he said when I saw the tower my face lit up like a beacon. We made it our halfway destination stop. Comparing the pictures to the more recent visits takes some imagination. The zoo became mini golf.
Thank you for putting the kid back in me.

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