Almost 46 years to the day of its opening, Northwest San Antonio staple Locke Hill Feed, Pet and Lawn Supply has shut down.
Before closing its doors March 20, the mom-and-pop operation at 4927 Golden Quail was one of San Antonio’s last remaining independent pet-supply retailers — and definitely one of the few that offered feed for horses, cattle and poultry. The building — notable for the purple martin houses nailed to its roof — offered both standard and niche pet and livestock products to up to 250 customers daily at its peak.
“We got what the customers wanted,” 78-year-old Locke Hill founder Bill Estes told the Current. “We wanted to be a success, and apparently we were.”…