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.
Old Chocolate Bayou has been straightened up to align with Cullen. 518 used to dead end at Cullen. Now, it's a major shopping area. You would not believe it.
Down further from 518 and Cullen (about four - five miles) is a new major freeway - SH 288 - that goes up to the Astrodome area and the medical center. All the way from Cullen to the freeway is dotted with commecial shopping areas - Super Walmart, Home Depot, Randalls, Target, Best Buy, Circuit City, etc.
I went to Peppermint Park in the old Gulfgate area in the 1960s.....I was also on Kitterick (old 60's TV show) for my 5th birthday...I remember when there were cattle drives down the Manvel Highway (FM 1128 - 2 - 3 miles east of Old Chocolate Bayou) - the cattle would really tear up our lawn.
Playland Park At 9200 South Main St.
in Historic Houston
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Old Chocolate Bayou has been straightened up to align with Cullen. 518 used to dead end at Cullen. Now, it's a major shopping area. You would not believe it.
South of 518 - off Cullen (Old Chocolate Bayou) there is the Silverlake community. http://www.silverlaketexas.com
Down further from 518 and Cullen (about four - five miles) is a new major freeway - SH 288 - that goes up to the Astrodome area and the medical center. All the way from Cullen to the freeway is dotted with commecial shopping areas - Super Walmart, Home Depot, Randalls, Target, Best Buy, Circuit City, etc.
Check out the City of Pearland web page
http://www.cityofpearland.com/
I went to Peppermint Park in the old Gulfgate area in the 1960s.....I was also on Kitterick (old 60's TV show) for my 5th birthday...I remember when there were cattle drives down the Manvel Highway (FM 1128 - 2 - 3 miles east of Old Chocolate Bayou) - the cattle would really tear up our lawn.