Stuckey's

[MarkinPhx]

My parents moved from Beaumont Texas to Phoenix in 1958. Three years later I popped out. Since they both had deep Texas roots the family would take the two day drive from Phoenix to Clifton Texas every summer to visit relatives there (on my dad's side) and then drive up to Dallas to visit my mom's relatives. Being a snotty little kid, the highlight of the trips for me was staying at the same motel every year at Van Horn Texas (rollout bed !!!) and our stops at Stuckey's. My dad loved their peanut brittle and I always enjoyed the candy cigarettes that my parents bought for me. I know my older sisters mainly enjoyed the much needed bathroom break. Anyone else have memories of Stuckey's or a place similar ? Sorry if something similar has been posted. I did a search but found nothing.

 

[Aunt Bea]

There was a Stuckey's just off I81 south of Cortland NY when I was a kid.

I don't remember eating there but I do remember my parents and grandparents bringing us a pecan log from that Stuckey's more than once.

 

[MarkinPhx]

There was a Stuckey's just off I81 south of Cortland NY when I was a kid.

I don't remember eating there but I do remember my parents and grandparents bringing us a pecan log from that Stuckey's more than once.

I guess Stuckey's specialized in pecan treats along with peanut brittle

 

[jujube]

I always desperately wanted to stop at a Stuckeys, but my parents wouldn't have it. Mom always packed enough food for an army, so no need to buy food on trips.

By the time I *could* stop at Stuckeys, I didn't *want* to eat there.

 

[JustBonee]

If you come to Texas again @MarkinPhx, you'll see Buc-ee's all over the state now.

Stuckey's is gone ... mostly .. https://www.houstonpress.com/restaurants/stuckeys-the-travel-center-that-time-forgot-6424932

Summer travel season is here, and soon Mom, Dad and the kids will all pile into the family truckster and head out on the open roads for two weeks of familial bliss.​

Unlike yesteryear, when kids had nothing more than a game of "I Spy" to keep them occupied, kids today have DVD players and video games. But some things about the summer family vacation never change. For instance, there is always the obligatory "rest stop" for lunch and bathroom breaks at a gas station or restaurant along the highway.
In Texas, one of the most popular of these travel oases is the ubiquitous Buc-ee's Travel Centers, with its lovable chubby-cheeked beaver mascot.

What many people don't know is that before there was Buc-ee's, there was Stuckey's. And although there are only a few standalone Stuckey's left in Texas, one of them is prominently located on I-10 between Houston and Beaumont.

 

[win231]

I only heard of Stuckey's on an episode of "Married With Children." I never knew it was a real store.
Tammy Wynette guest starred & she said to the Bundy family: "You people are nuttier than a pecan log at Stuckey's."

 

[MarkinPhx]

If you come to Texas again @MarkinPhx, you'll see Buc-ee's all over the state now.

Stuckey's is gone ... mostly .. https://www.houstonpress.com/restaurants/stuckeys-the-travel-center-that-time-forgot-6424932

Summer travel season is here, and soon Mom, Dad and the kids will all pile into the family truckster and head out on the open roads for two weeks of familial bliss.​

Unlike yesteryear, when kids had nothing more than a game of "I Spy" to keep them occupied, kids today have DVD players and video games. But some things about the summer family vacation never change. For instance, there is always the obligatory "rest stop" for lunch and bathroom breaks at a gas station or restaurant along the highway.
In Texas, one of the most popular of these travel oases is the ubiquitous Buc-ee's Travel Centers, with its lovable chubby-cheeked beaver mascot.

What many people don't know is that before there was Buc-ee's, there was Stuckey's. And although there are only a few standalone Stuckey's left in Texas, one of them is prominently located on I-10 between Houston and Beaumont.

I go to the Houston area about once a year to visit my nephew and his family but I fly...I don't miss that drive at all

 

[Ruth n Jersey]

We stopped at Stuckey's once on a trip to Florida many years back. All I remember was that the food was terrible and what ever I ate made me sick for 3 days. Never again.

 

[fmdog44]

They were everywhere but I never cared for their stuff as it never tasted fresh. They littered the nation with their billboards.

 

[win231]

We stopped at Stuckey's once on a trip to Florida many years back. All I remember was that the food was terrible and what ever I ate made me sick for 3 days. Never again.

Well, Stuckey rhymes with Yucky,,,,

 

[Mat]

My parents moved from Beaumont Texas to Phoenix in 1958. Three years later I popped out. Since they both had deep Texas roots the family would take the two day drive from Phoenix to Clifton Texas every summer to visit relatives there (on my dad's side) and then drive up to Dallas to visit my mom's relatives. Being a snotty little kid, the highlight of the trips for me was staying at the same motel every year at Van Horn Texas (rollout bed !!!) and our stops at Stuckey's. My dad loved their peanut brittle and I always enjoyed the candy cigarettes that my parents bought for me. I know my older sisters mainly enjoyed the much needed bathroom break. Anyone else have memories of Stuckey's or a place similar ? Sorry if something similar has been posted. I did a search but found nothing.


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I bought a little house about 4 miles from where I live now in 84, the remnants of a Stuckey's was within eyesight of the house I bought. It was finally torn down at some point in time but after I left and moved to Nevada, now I am back here, have no idea why since I too am Texan and have been all over the places you mentioned. I liked Llano best and the River. There was a property just off the I-10 coming out 90 miles west of San Antonio that you would drive about a mile off the Llano highway and you would come upon a cattle gate that had a iron box welded on the fence post of the gate. You could open the gate and go in and stay on the river as long as you liked and you could drop a dollar or two into the steel box for the stay. It had been an old fishing campsite since the 40s and there were some old cabins still there that were run down and no longer maintained. The favorite spot you drove down a steep incline and right up to the river with a huge oak tree shading the place. I was standing up on a ridge over looking the river and my Brother was out in the middle waist deep fishing ,. two deer ran across the river not more than 30 feet behind him and he never even saw or heard them. I was waving my arms like crazy trying to get his attention so he could turn and see them. In the early morning a pack of wild turkeys came strolling through our campsite. I had a hard time leaving the area because my truck had a cab over camper and I only had a six cylinder engine so after trying a couple times to drive up the steep incline I had to finally turn the Truck around and back out in reverse, it was much lower geared so it helped me make that grade. The place finally closed and became posted so I guess the old owners passed away or the property was sold. So beautiful out there. I guess you might have listened to Art Bell late night Radio out there in the west Texas hills. I will take a look at Google Earth and see if anything remains of that old Stuckeys and if there is I will post it.

 

[Mat]

The old building is still there, here are two google recent updates. My old house is exactly where the highway 81 sign is seen on one image and the old stuckeys is way down on the highway frontage to the far left. Oh, yes and I have stolen fresh corn from the farmers place across the street.

 

[fuzzybuddy]

Stuckey's was primarily a Southern chain. Up here in the northeast, we had Howard Johnson's. It was more or less the same

 

[RadishRose]

On a drive down to FL many years ago I saw lots of Stuckey places. Bought a yo-yo that looked like an orange slice on both sides.

 

[DaveA]

On annual trips to Florida in more recent years, Cracker Barrels filled our eating needs. They seem to be located at every other exit on I-95. No gas - -just eats.