Starline Costumes said in a Facebook post earlier this month that the store would close in early 2023. Credit: Facebook / Starline Costumes

After nearly 50 years in business, San Antonio costume and mascot warehouse Starline Costumes will close down early next year, according to a company Facebook post.

However, the business isn’t shutting down due to a lack of business.

Instead, the Alamo City icon best known for designing the Spurs’ Coyote mascot and the Henry Puffy Taco, the mascot for the San Antonio Missions, is closing because its owner, Julie Keck, is ready to retire, the Facebook post states.

“Our family is grateful to our customers and to the San Antonio community for the many decades of support,” the store wrote. “It has been our pleasure to serve as a source of inspiration.”

The business, which also rented costumes, will shift to sales-only as it works to clear out existing inventory.

Starline Costumes, located at 1286 Bandera Road, is open Tuesday through Saturday.

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This article appears in Sep 21 – Oct 4, 2022.

Michael Karlis is a multimedia journalist at the San Antonio Current, whose coverage in print and on social media focuses on local and state politics. He is a graduate of American University in Washington,...