Surprisingly, our largest playground, Astroworld, did not feature prominently in photos in the 1969 or 1970s books after its opening. The usually practice of staging photographs in free places was obviously the prohibitive factor, but I was surprised not to see at least a snapshot or two turning up.
Here's what I found, typically without caption and no clue as to whether these amusement rides were long-standing places or month-long carnivals.
1946 Lamar
1947 Alvin
1950 Pasadena
Series from 1953 San Jacinto:
1957 Bellaire
1961 Bellaire
Series from 1965 Baytown:
1966 Davis
1967 Bellaire
1967 Texas City
A series from 1969 Rayburn
The lone Astroworld ride photo:
1969 Spring Branch
1969 Spring Woods
1969 Sterling
1969 Sterling
1970 Baytown series
1970 Dobie (carnival in parking lot of Almeda mall, spring)
1971 South Houston series
1972 Pasadena
free photo at Astroworld outside the gates! But on the fold, sigh. 1972 South Houston
1973 Bellaire
1973 Conroe
1973 Dobie
1975 Dobie
1977 Rayburn
back to Houston Area Yearbook Series Index
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