Houston Area Yearbook Series: Diners, Soda Fountains, and Drive-Ins

Another of those quintessential photographs from almost every yearbook was pictures of students lined up at the local soda fountain counter, often in drugstores and pharmacies. Paired with the rise of the drive-in restaurant, and this category is considerable larger than those prior. For comparison, I ended up with 28 interesting gas station photos. And 140 diners, soda fountains, and drive-in photos and ads.

Dare you not to scroll and find yourself wanting a burger and a malt!

1939 Alvin (Gem Pharmacy) close up

 . . . and "prescription laboratory"!

1939 Alvin, Pugh's close-up

larger ad

1940 Baytown

1945 Tomball (Kerr Pharmacy)

1946 San Jacinto

1946 San Jacinto

1947 S.F. Austin 

1948 Alvin

1948 S.F. Austin

1948 Pasadena

1948 Pasadena

1950 Davis

1950 Davis

1950 Pasadena

1951 S.F. Austin

1951 S.F. Austin

1951 Baytown

1951 Baytown

1951 Davis

1951 Lamar

1952 Baytown

1952 Baytown

1952 Lamar

1952 Pasadena

1953 Baytown Dairy Queen

1954 Davis

1954 Reagan

1955 Baytown

1955 Davis

1955 Reagan

1955 San Jacinto

1955 San Jacinto

1956 Pasadena

1956 Pasadena

1956 Pasadena

1956 San Jacinto, Whitby's

1958 Alvin

1958 S.F. Austin

1958 S.F. Austin

1958 S.F. Austin

1958 Baytown

1958 Pasadena

1958 Spring Branch

1959 LaPorte

1959 LaPorte

1959 LaPorte

1959 LaPorte

1959 LaPorte

1959 LaPorte

1959 Tomball

1960 S.F. Austin

1960 South Houston

1961 Conroe

1961 Conroe

1962 Alvin

1962 Alvin

1962 Sam Houston

1963 Alvin

1963 Milby

1963 Pasadena

1963 Pasadena

1963 Pasadena

1964 South Houston

1963 South Houston

1963 South Houston

1963 South Houston

1964 Alvin

1964 Alvin

1964 Baytown

1964 Clear Creek

1964 Clear Creek

1964 Pasadena

1964 Pasadena

1964 South Houston

1964 South Houston

1965 Alvin

1965 Alvin

1965 Furr

1965 Galena Park

1965 Galena Park

1965 Galena Park

1965 Pasadena

1965 South Houston

1965 South Houston

1965 Texas City

1966 Clear Creek

1966 Clear Creek

1966 Jones

1966 Milby

1966 South Houston

1966 Spring Woods

1967 Jones

1967 LaMarque

1967 Milby

1967 South Houston

1968 Alvin

1968 Pasadena

1968 Conroe

1968 Pasadena

1969 Conroe

1969 Conroe

1969 LaPorte

1969 Rayburn

1969 Rayburn

1969 Sharpstown

1969 Dobie

1970 Conroe

1970 Conroe

1970 Deer Park

1970 Galena Park

1970 Galena Park

1970 Sterling

1970, book not noted

1970 Dobie

1971 Conroe

1971 Conroe

1971 Waltrip

1972 Conroe

1972 LaMarque

  

1972 Tomball

 

1973 Conroe

1973 Conroe

1973 Jones

1973 Rayburn

1973 Tomball

1975 Dobie

1975 Conroe

1976 South Houston

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