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NenaE last won the day on September 16 2012

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    Collinwood, Collinsport, Maine
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  1. NenaE
    After studying the photo in Highrise Tower's post (above), I realized the roller coaster not only ran N-S, but also E-W.. It does a lil loop in the NW corner. Several coaster websites refer to it as an L-shaped "out-and back". It was huge. Only after modification and reduction was it moved to Playland Park. From what I can tell from the 1927 photo, the East coaster turn was behind the huge dome-shaped ballroom.
  2. NenaE started following Highland Park Hotel , Venice Amusement Park At 2212 Houston Ave. , Park Place Country Club On Broadway St. and 2 others
  3. NenaE
    Historic Aerials now has a 1930's aerial map view of Houston. Venice Park's (previous Luna Pk) layout can be seen in the 1930's map. The roller coaster was placed parallel to Houston Ave (near the park entrance). The northern coaster turn was close to the bayou. You can also see the placement of the merry-go-rounds. GE (1944) vs HA (1930)
  4. NenaE
    Rio Rita Country Club opened in 1924. It had a 9-hole golf course. It pre-dated Glenbrook. It may have been associated with Meadowbrook's development.
  5. NenaE
    Heres a Park Place map from HPL -digital collections.No date is given. It shows the Country Club grounds (where Charlton park is located) and golf links (Glenbrook) over a small bridge. There's no hint of where the early CC pool was placed. Note the PP entrance road (winding road) coming off Broadway Blvd. Is was called Park Place drive. It has a dotted line (just north of the bayou) on the map. Part of that road is now called River Dr. I heard rumors about an early PP (Glenbrook) ballroom that burned down. I've never found any information on it. The photos above may refer to the East End - Houston Country Club. It's main entrance was originally off of Harrisburg Blvd. Too bad those photos are so dark.
  6. NenaE
    I read somewhere that the rows of trees were planted in remembrance of WW1 soldiers. I'm curious about the Hermann stables, as well.
  7. NenaE
    Nice aerial pics! The direction is NE in the first photo. It looks like downtown Houston is in the background. Too bad the 610 Loop West took out the big estate. Who lived there? I'd like to know, too.
  8. NenaE
    Peter Pan Dude Ranch would be 6500 block of S. Main. The photo above is definitely PPDR. You can tell by the presence of the stadium and the neighborhood. GoogleEarth shows PPDR in the 1944 and 1953 aerial maps. The question is... was it always called PPDR? Did you notice the pony prancing around the ring with a person behind him? Great pic, thanks for sharing.
  9. NenaE
    Nice pic...any idea what that white frame is for, on the left side of the hotel? It's huge. The two guys in the background are so small standing by it. Surely that's not a roller coaster frame. Mysterious. Here's a map showing where the hotel was located..close to Houston Ave. at Highland (later Parkview). The word under Highland Park says "hotel". map.source - harris county archives maps. BTW - the house on the northeast corner (Hou.av. x Parkview) dates to 1902. It's a beauty.
  10. NenaE started following South Main Narrow Gauge Ry. , Lake Island At 8301-1/2 South Main St. and Weber’s Root Beer Stand At 6720 South Main St.
  11. NenaE
    Maybe the narrow gauge pass was a reference to the trolley line on S.Main. It was still in service for a short time after the Bellaire line closed. On early topo. maps it's drawn smaller than the RR tracks that ran close to Almeda Rd.
  12. NenaE
    The article states that Mr.Prince had a keen sense of advertising from the very beginning. He named his first hamburger location #10. It also mentions a yacht he brought up from the coast, and made it into a restaurant on S.Main.
  13. NenaE
    Playland Park did have some kind of train at one time.
  14. NenaE
    What was the ring or track located directly behind the nite club at 8299 or 8301 S.Main? It's too close to the club to be the bldg with the canals. I agree, those addresses get confusing on that OST / S.Main curve.
  15. NenaE
    I read today that Prince's first location was at 4509 S.Main (by Sears) in 1935. The location was originally an old Weber's Root Beer stand. The article was from tshaonline.org.
  16. NenaE
    As mentioned above... maybe Kiddie Wonderland.
  17. NenaE
    Thanks for the good research and clarification. I like addresses. So they were both doctor/ owners of the one story Red Bluff hospital. That's the only one I'm not familiar with. What a wild and sad story.
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