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I remember going to Playland Park in Houston in the 1950s as a kid,fond memories!. My step-dad operated the motor boats,my brother and I would operate all of the lock levers to let boats out and in,that wouldn't have happened these days!. Please share your memories. We lived on the old Chocolate Bayou Road,and now I've heard it is "Cullen Blvd." We were close to Pearland,8 miles south of Holmes Rd.,near the Brazoria/Harris county line. What is out there now??. I remember there were cemeteries around us and not much else!. Thanks, Ron Hoover Denver Co.
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If you look at maps of Houston dating from the 1910s and 1920s, you'll notice a rail spur from the old SA&AP (later Southern Pacific) mainline down to the Rice campus. [The San Antonio & Aransas Pass Railway paralleled today's Southwest Freeway.] One purpose of the rail spur was to service a coal power plant on the campus. Anyone seen old photographs of the rail line or the Rice power plant? It would appear the spur left the mainline and traversed what later became Greenbriar Dr.
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I don't know if anyone still reads this, but I will give it a shot. I am not old enough to remember playland park, or most of these places, but I do know about the kiddie park with the "tired old ponies" that was over by Braeswood. Kiddie Wonderland was off S. Main and Kirby. I think the actual location was 7800 S. Main, if my memory is correct. In the 80's and early 90's there was a carousel, a train that went around the park, a boat ride, airplane ride, car ride (had all the bases covered), a petting zoo, and the ring on the side for the ponies, who were actually more ornery than tired. There was also one donkey named Jack who pulled a wagon. My favorite horse was Tippy, a brown and white shetland pony who always refused to trot. In about 1989, the carousel got smaller. This is because they sold the one they had to the Texas Renaissance Festival. TRF still uses this carousel, though the horses have been replaced. Kiddie Wonderland had this cute multicolored wooden fence around the front and a little shack where you bought tickets for the rides. Often, 2 adorable little girls could be seen "working" the ticket booth. That place held great memories for me. If anyone is looking for pictures of the place, I have some. I would have to scan them in because they are in a photo album right now, but I can do so easily. Just send me a note and let me know.
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About a year ago I saw a card-size paper railroad pass with that name on it. It was from Houston and dated about 1936. Was this a predecessor of the miniature Hermann Park train? Update: Kiddie Wonderland ticket from the toy train located at 7800 South Main Street.
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I was looking for historical Bellaire items on Ebay this morning and noticed a book called Life And Times Around Bellaire, Texas 1909–2013. Within the book, there are photos from J. Michael McCorkle. One photo and caption reads: 1957 Bellaire residents could travel using the San Antonio Limited, seen coming down South Main Street to Houston in this photograph. I thought all of the trains ended in the 1910s and 1920s. Which particular train line was this? Or, was the author/photographer incorrect? Thanks for the information!
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Recently in another thread, I mentioned that I've taken Amtrak's Sunset Limited a few times. Some people have asked me what it's like, so I thought I'd post a few of my on-board pictures here. The pictures are mostly out the window, and of the food, because that's where my mind is when I travel. Houston to New Orleans: Las Vegas -> Los Angeles Los Angeles -> Houston Los Angeles to Houston:
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Thank heaven for Google! I simply could not remember the name of the train that stopped here for several days in celebration of our bicentennial. The American Freedom Train made a stop over at Union Station (still was opened) at this time. Our 10th grade class took a field trip to check the train out. Once inside, the train carried numerous items of Classic American Memorabilia/Nostalgia. I only recall seeing the ruby slippers from the Wizard of Oz under glass, but there were many items of interest. The attached link will give the exact time line it was here Feb 19-24 1976. There were hundreds of school buses waiting their turn to get on board. Too bad we couldn't cruise around in it! Wonder if any others here may have any photos or memories of this event? I hope long time citizens of Houston can remember. As an addition, my mom says she still remembers the day her dad and mom dropped off my uncles at Union Station as very young men to go overseas soon after Pearl Harbor event. Luckily they all came back soon afterwards. Link below! http://www.freedomtrain.org/html/aft_timeline.htm
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Have any of you heard about the locomotive being moved to Minute Maid Park? If so, where did they put it?
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