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Thanks for the info - I knew I should'a paid more attention to the Mr. Wizard shows since he probably talked about this -- what I don't understand is that since under the plastic canopy, where the air was being pumped in, there was still water also -- thus how could people breathe the air being pumped in without getting the water in their mouths ? Or did the air push out the water so that there was an air pocket ? speaking of smells of the pool area, I'm remembering suddenly the smell of the rink; not the greatest smell but probably due to so many people sweating and the building itself being hot too since I think it was made of galvanized metal; I think it had these big fans in the windows trying to circulate the air and always tried to rest near one of those windows.

some memories of meyerland - circa late 50's-early 60's Uncle Lew's records - got my first 45 there, still have it; it had those listening booths; agree it was next to Playhouse Toys as mentioned in some other posts I learned to drive in the parking lot on Sunday's after got my learner's permit - my Dad would take me over there. Madings - haven't heard that word for a long time - that was a drugstore, right ? I recall a Walgreen's at Meyerland with a lunch counter but maybe it was Madings ? anyway, I remember the cherry cokes there or even regular cokes, that were made from the syrup put into the glass first, then the carbonated water - really good ! separate water fountains - good topic for another thread - I had same experience with my parents as the poster to this thread who mentioned about it.

a great thread ! going back to the first posting in this thread about what we called the "bubble": "I remember going to the bottom of the Crystal Pool and entering the air dome made by a B17 plastic canopy. The canopy was chained to the bottom of the pool and air was pumped in from the bottom. The canopy trapped the air and floated about 3 feet off the bottom." could someone explain more about how it all worked, and about what a B17 canopy is, and how one could breathe under there -- for the non techical types ? I can't understand how if someone could get into it, then how could the air remain there ? I've wondered about how it all worked for so many years - never had the guts to even try to swim down to it myself and over the years its become one of those unexplained mysteries of childhood; maybe it would be better to let it be but after seeing this thread, got curious about it again. I do remember the skating rink - lots of fun, hokey pokey, bunny hop, and the birtthday party room that could be rented out. good comments about the postcard and the "hills" ; I don't recall even the pool area looking anything like the postcard but then the card doesn't show all the kids running around and hanging out. the tall floating pole I recall was called the "Bobber" and I think you could climb up to the top of it and swing back and forth on it. In the mid eighties I drove over there and walked towards the back of what had been the parking lot and discovered the pool was still there; I remember a big metal structure floating in the water and am guessing it was the Bobber. I tried to see if the bubble was still there but as per my comments in this post, really didn't know what I was looking for and perhaps it was still there under the deep end. thanks again for the memories.