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David Crockett Video Tour [8zZ17yx6Q5c]

A legendary Texas roadside attraction prepares for a downtown relocation while offering a rare look at Crockett family genealogy and historic riverfront real estate.

By Mike Hanson Archives | 14m listen | 6 chapters
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About this episode

Mike Hanson announced the closure of the Davy Crockett Store and Cafe on Highway 183 in Gonzales, Texas, with a final public event scheduled for April 14, 2017. The property is currently listed for sale at a reduced price of $68,000 and includes $10,000 in electrical upgrades and a historic 1888 outhouse. The business will transition to a new downtown location on St. Paul Street under the name Davy Crockett Court.

The liquidation of the Highway 183 site includes a commercial kitchen, a deck overlooking the Guadalupe River, and an adjacent commercial lot priced at $40,000. While Casey’s handmade soy wax melts and sugar scrubs will remain with the vendor, much of the store inventory is negotiable for the next owner. Hanson detailed his direct lineage to Nathan Crockett, his fourth great-grandfather, and showcased a family tree connecting the 1825 founding of Gonzales to his grandson, Zachary. Rare 1950s memorabilia, including a vintage rifle lamp and a unique cookie jar, will move to the new facility rather than being sold with the real estate.

Mike Hanson shared a striking side-by-side comparison of a 109-year-old family photograph and his grandson to prove the Crockett bloodline. The tour concluded with the announcement of a future Alex Jones and New World Order Museum at the St. Paul Street site. Visitors attending the final closing event can expect free blueberry cobbler and Easter cookies as the era of the highway cafe ends.


CHAPTER 01 / 6 Discussion

Davy Crockett Store and Cafe Real Estate Listing, Gonzales Texas

Mike Hanson announced the closure of the Davy Crockett Store and Cafe at its Highway 183 location in Gonzales, Texas, effective April 14, 2017. The property is listed for sale at a reduced price of $68,000, down from $89,000, featuring $10,000 in electrical upgrades and proximity to the Guadalupe River. The business plans to relocate to 608 St. Paul Street in downtown Gonzales under the new name Davy Crockett Court.

gonzales· texas· davy crockett· real estate· highway 183· guadalupe river

00:03 Well, hello folks. This is Mike Hanson and tomorrow which is the 14th of April 2017 we are closing the Davy Crockett store and cafe at this location We are moving downtown Gonzales We're moving on up But this location is for sale for $68,000. We dropped it from 89 down to 68 thousand for a quick sale if anybody's in the mood with their own business get more freedom with your own business This is what they see from the highway There's Davy Crockett there And we are on busy 183 here in Gonzales Texas

01:02 the 183 bypass. This is where the come and take it flag came from right down here is where they told Santiana's army to come and take the cannon if they didn't like it, right down there is the river Right on other side of those trees right there It's the Guadalupe River And this is... We do have our own cannon and Davy Crockett said

01:42 You may all go to hell and I will go to Texas. Give you a little tour of it right here is what i was talking about we will be closed after April 14, 2017 and moving to 608 St Paul Street in downtown Gonzales Texas We will reopen under the new name of the Davy Crockett Court

02:23 A bunch of offices in there. We're going to also have a gift shop and small diner. And we got a porch here, we also have a deck here for people to eat outside. $10,000 worth of new brand-new electrical in this place So $68,000 for a nice place like this you're not going to beat it. Especially y'all watching from Austin! You couldn't get a crap hole for 68 thousand dollars in Austin. I think the houses are about 500 000 there right? We do have a little place over here that you can have a food truck there okay let's go inside i hope they didn't lock me out they're closing so

CHAPTER 02 / 6 Discussion

Casey's Handmade Products and Store Inventory Liquidation

The interior of the Davy Crockett Store features a variety of gifts and handmade goods, including soy wax melts, sugar scrubs, and lip balms produced by a vendor named Casey. While most store inventory is negotiable for potential buyers of the property, Casey confirmed she will retain her specific product lines for future sales. The dining area also houses local memorabilia, including a "golden chicken" that survived a previous structure fire.

handmade soap· sugar scrubs· wax melts· lip balm· inventory

03:24 Hello! I'm home. This is the dining room of The Davy Crockett and we have all sorts of gifts, everything you need this is Casey's homemade soap and facials or what all do you got here? Facials, lip balms, well come over here tell us there's a bunch other stuff here too flags

04:06 And if somebody really wanted to buy the store out, we'd probably let them have all this stuff with it. Otherwise we're going to move it downtown Oh! There's a nice one for sale That's my favorite book What'd you say, Casey? I said except for my stuff. I'll be taking that with me to continue to sell. Oh good! Well if somebody wanted to buy it i bet you would sell it wouldn't you? Yes and I will be lowering the price of my wax melts to three dollars each and they are soy wax melts they're great we got sugar scrubs right here that are wonderful and lovely to use and have

04:43 Of course, handmade soap and all that good stuff. Lip balm... Okay can you give us a tour of the rest of the place? This is the dining room are you going to be sad to see it go? Yes! And then of course the golden chicken. Oh yeah when we had the fire that chicken was underneath the house he made it all right I guess uh you know you touch the tuck the golden chicken you might win the lottery. I hope I do okay we got all these shelves and A bunch of old pictures here of Gonzales. This is my family tree, you know I'm a descendant of Davy Crockett. And as I! You are too? Okay Nathan Crockett was my fourth great-grandpa the father of Davy Crockett was my fifth great grandpa

CHAPTER 03 / 6 Discussion

Hanson Family Genealogy and Davy Crockett Ancestry

Mike Hanson detailed his direct ancestral connection to Davy Crockett, identifying Nathan Crockett as his fourth great-grandfather. The store displays a comprehensive family tree and historical photographs of Gonzales dating back to its founding in 1825. Hanson noted a striking physical resemblance between a 109-year-old photograph of his grandfather and his current grandson, Zachary.

davy crockett· genealogy· nathan crockett· gonzales history· family tree

05:37 There is my grandpa from Gonzales. There's my mother down there, there's my wife and there's me it goes all the way across and these pictures up here are old-timey from Gonzales downtown you know Gonzalez was formed in 1825 founded in 1825 we got pictures of all our food up there that's where you order oh I'm gonna miss that for the next couple months We are opening back up in August 2017. And here's just some pictures of different things, that's why we had the fire here. This place has been redone $10,000 worth of electrical this was actually across the street over there before they tore down my grandpa's house across the street. The river used to get up in the house across

06:47 There's my grandpa. Actually, this is my other grandpa right there... Grandpa Hanson and he looks exactly like my grandson! Okay compare that where's the picture of my grandson? Okay compare that this was a hundred and nine years ago. Compare that to today. That's my grandson there today Zachary now they look I mean that's amazing Okay, where are you at Betty? And we do have... Oh I am taking this with me. I gotta take that with me and I definitely am going to take my collection of Davy Crockett stuff Betty! This right here oh my god was that expensive You hardly ever find these Davy Crockett lamps from the 50s with that

CHAPTER 04 / 6 Discussion

Davy Crockett Memorabilia Collection and Facility Tour

A collection of rare 1950s Davy Crockett memorabilia, including a unique cookie jar and a vintage lamp with an intact rifle, is being moved to the new location rather than sold. The facility tour includes a commercial kitchen, a storage addition, and a historic outhouse built in 1888. Hanson commented on contemporary bathroom controversies in Austin, stating the Davy Crockett Store maintains a non-discriminatory policy for its facilities.

memorabilia· 1950s lamps· commercial kitchen· outhouse· bathroom policy

07:46 Gun right here. This rifle has always broke off at the end There's my Davy Crockett plate now this cookie jar now that is Unique and it's very very expensive Definitely don't want to leave that for the new owners, but pretty much everything else is negotiable Are y'all gonna be sad to see us go ladies? Yes, of course. Tomorrow...when is our last day here? Tomorrow April 14th 2017 and we're going to open from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m..

08:24 We will be giving out free blueberry cobbler and free Easter cookies. Come on down! Now we do have a little storage room back here, we added that on because we were out of room so it's pretty good for a storage room and then we got the kitchen commercial kitchens I mean this is this is a great deal ladies how many you want Like my grandpa, you say how many do you want? It's such a good deal. But my grandpa also said something else... You can go broke buying bargains too! So gotta be careful. This is the kitchen we have another kitchen in here. This is where people are supposed to wash their hands. Employees right here. Y'all do wash y'alls hands. Okay and this is the office

09:25 and have a little security system in here. And you can't forget the what girls? Davy Crockett outhouse! We do have the Davy Crockett outhouse You gotta remember these, these places were built in 1888 so And you know what's going on in Austin right now. Everybody is worried about which bathroom to use, not here at the Davy Crockett Store and Cafe! We got men women and whichever! So anybody can use it we don't discriminate and that's our outhouse

CHAPTER 05 / 6 Discussion

Commercial Lot Sale and Gonzales River Development

An adjacent large commercial lot valued at $51,000 is being offered for approximately $40,000 to encourage new business development along the highway. The property features handicap-accessible ramps and a deck overlooking the Guadalupe River. Hanson suggested that Gonzales should follow the lead of Austin and San Antonio by better utilizing and promoting its riverfront assets for tourism and business.

commercial real estate· highway frontage· handicap accessibility· guadalupe river· development

10:19 Another lot for sale over here that now this store and cafe is 68,000 down from 89,000 we do have this big lot over here which is huge somebody could put a really nice business on it and We its valued at 51,000 but we're asking a little bit over 40 so you're right on the highway here but Really? I kind of want to keep that because I got someone junk over here. I need store but this is the Davy Crockett handicap parking here and looks like somebody shot him up, but it's you know We do have handicapped parking here at the Davy Crocket. And we do have handicapped accessibility Up the ramp outhouse that way Store and cafe that away and we got a neat deck overlooking the highway in the river Of course You can't see the River City

11:34 We need to cut all those bushes down where you can see the river. I don't know why they don't make a big deal out of the river here like they do in Austin, San Antonio They need too though Then if we come in the side again Somebody locked me out! I guess their closing Well hello! I'm almost through but let's just recap here folks...we are moving here at the Let me get the sign here....We are moving We will be closed Tomorrow and we're moving downtown. We're moving on up does anybody got that song the with the Jefferson's moving on up? Well, we're moving on down to downtown And we'll be opening back up Davy Crockett courts With all our offices and I didn't tell you girls that we're gonna have Alex Jones Museum

CHAPTER 06 / 6 Discussion

Alex Jones Museum Announcement and Final Closing Event

The new downtown location of Davy Crockett Court will feature an Alex Jones and New World Order Museum housing various artifacts and historical items. The current store will host its final event on Friday, April 14, 2017, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., offering free blueberry cobbler and Easter cookies to visitors. The business expects to fully reopen at the St. Paul Street location in August 2017.

alex jones· new world order· museum· blueberry cobbler· gonzales

12:31 New World Order Museum. Do you know who Alex Jones is? Yes! Well, where... Right up there. Oh there he is We're gonna have a museum in the new downtown location with a lot of artifacts that nobody else has If anybody has any artifacts I would love to have them because I don't know what you're going to do with them if if you have any. And I'm gonna miss your meatloaf and your enchiladas, and I'm gonna miss it all for a couple months! Yeah... But it was good while it lasted. Mm-hmm. Could we expect a visit from Alex Jones himself whenever we get home? Why don't you ask him?! I'm hoping maybe he'll come down for when I die, maybe he'll preach at my funeral. Okay folks

13:20 Say hi girls. Hi! Bye from the Davie Crockett Cafe and Store in Gonzales, Texas we'll see you in August oh but come down tomorrow tomorrow's Friday 11 a.m to 3 p.m and we all be having free blueberry cobbler and free Easter cookies while they last so come on down and get them while they last alrighty Y'all say bye. Bye! All right, oh what's your website? Don't you have a website here? Our website is www.thedaveycrockett.weebly.com Okay folks God bless y'all and we'll see ya next time