26 must-visit San Antonio vintage and thrift stores for finding secondhand threads

Increased interest in sustainable clothing and secondhand shopping has unleashed a boom in thrift stores and vintage shops — and that boom…

By San Antonio Current Staff

Grey Moon Vintage
2202 Broadway, greymoon.online
Grey Moon Vintage fills all the space in its 1969 Avion Travelcade trailer with curated vintage finds as well as jewelry, candles and metaphysical items. Vintage here tends to be on the pricier side, but the uniqueness of the pieces (and the venue) speaks for itself.  
Photo courtesy of Grey Moon Vintage
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The 21 best San Antonio-area stores to shop for vinyl records

For music fans and obsessive collectors, nothing beats the thrill of scoring a rare album after a serious session of crate digging.…

By San Antonio Current Staff

Hogwild Records
1824 N. Main Ave., (210) 733-5354, facebook.com/hogwildrecords
Known as a dependable spot for hard-to-find records (as well as new releases), Hogwild Records is popular for a reason. If you’ve yet to visit this Main Avenue favorite, you’ll be in a lots of future visits here — and we’re sure you’ll stumble upon some great finds each time.
Photo via Instagram / buriedaliverecords
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The Best Shops to Find Vinyl Records in San Antonio

Vinyl has been back for a while now, and there’s no shortage of retailers in San Antonio offering to put the latest…

By San Antonio Current Staff

Friends Of Sound Records
700 Fredericksburg Road, (210) 971-8044, facebook.com/friendsofsoundrecords
A favorite for local music junkies, this Fredericksburg Road shop is a dependable stop for vinyl. Here you’ll be able to find older, hard-to-find records as well as newer albums. If you want a varying selection, you’ll be a happy shopper here. So go on, get to listening.
Photo via Instagram / geneviedanielle
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30 Vintage Photos of San Antonio's Beautiful Parks

Check out these vintage photos – some of which were taken before your grandparents were even born – and try having a…

By San Antonio Current Staff, Gabriella Pawelek

Automobile in San Antonio River in Roosevelt Park, circa 1927
In a time before cell phones, imagine coming home soaking wet to your spouse and having to explain that you drove the car into the river – but that’s not what happened at all. He’s actually washing it.
Photo via General Photograph Collection
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30 Vintage Shots of San Antonio from the 1940s through 1960s

Whether you're taking a trip down memory lane with these photographs, or you're learning something new about the history of San Antonio,…

By San Antonio Current Staff, Gabriella Pawelek

Tower of the Americas Restaurant
The construction of the Tower of the Americas was done because of HemisFair ’68, which was that year’s World’s Fair, similar to the Seattle Space Needle of the 1962 World’s Fair and the Eiffel Tower in Paris of the 1889 World’s Fair.
Photo via Zintgraff Studio Photo Collection
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15 Vintage Photos of Summer in San Antonio

San Antonio has always been evolving, from a riparian trading post into a post-1968 World's Fair metropolis. While it might be easy…

By San Antonio Current Staff

Belvedere Motel (1960s)
     This 1963 postcard of the Belvedere Motel offers a glimpse of the motel and car culture so prevalent in mid-century United States. Located around 1970 Austin Highway where the Broadway Inn currently stands today, the Belvedere Motel stood as an affordable travel location in an area replete with overnight lodging, open long before the tourism boom of the 1968 World's Fair.
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20 Vintage Photos of San Antonio You Need to See

With the help of the UTSA Special Collections, Vintage San Antonio - A Photo History has built an expansive collection of vintage…

By San Antonio Current Staff

IH-10 heading into Downtown with San Pedro Creek in the center and the Tower of Americas in the left corner, 1967.
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