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Originally Posted by The ATX
When I moved out that way in 1984 there was a traffic light at the 183/620 intersection. But the NE corner was undeveloped, and there were usually a couple vehicles parked in the grass on weekends selling Mexican pottery and blankets. The NW corner had a 7-11 and shortly thereafter a small strip shopping center with the first video store I ever rented from. It had a nice betamax selection up front and a small VHS section in back. The SE corner was just somebody's yard. The SW corner was a new strip shopping center anchored by WoolCo and HEB. Everything I just mentioned has long since been demo'ed.
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I grew up about a mile from that intersection. The first big development that occurred was the old "Travis Square" shopping center, anchored by an HEB and K-mart (NW Corner). The center was demolished in the mid-90s and rebuilt in a different configuration as the Lakeline Plaza power center (facing the mall). The Bed Bath and Beyond and Applebees are located roughly where the HEB stood.
Across 183 (NE corner) was the Northfork shopping center. It housed a Safeway and Eckerd's drug store upon opening. The video store you mentioned was also located there, which was called the "Video Station". It was a huge deal at the time (also had games/consoles and other electronics). The shopping center still stands today for the most part and is now known as the "Hub", anchored by a Chair King, Mega Furniture, Asian/Indian supermarket and several smaller shops.
Lastly, the Woolco/HEB shopping center you mentioned still stands today, a few blocks south of the intersection (The Market at Lake Creek). The HEB predated the one at the aforementioned Travis Square (later becoming a Bealls and then a 24 Hr Fitness). The building that housed the Woolco later became an HEB itself (after the Travis Square location closed/moved). It now houses a Goodwill and Fitness Connection.
(Edit: Just noticed that I posted the same thing 3 years ago - #151
Still an interesting FYI)