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Texasbelle · 06-20-2007, 09:32 PM

The bridge is still there. Does anybody remember the rocket ship that you played in?

rhertz · 06-20-2007, 10:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Texasbelle

The bridge is still there. Does anybody remember the rocket ship that you played in?

I recall the rocket ship, the turtle, and monkey bars, the elephant slide, the swings, the horses. I bet those horse swings would be worth a pretty penny nowadays as antiques. We used pick our favorite color. Mine was blue.

Pocahontas · 06-20-2007, 10:57 PM

I remember those old horse swings. My favorite color was the blue one too.
I recall if you got to swinging too high there was a pole in the back that would crack you upside the back of your head....ouch!

Isaac-Saxxon · 06-21-2007, 06:24 AM

Do they still have the speedo swing set

oh yes and the boxing ring out back ?

And just who was Betty Virgina anyway ?

joepole · 06-21-2007, 09:50 AM

Viriginia and Betty were the daughters of A.C. Steere and Elias Goldstein, respectively, the people that donated the land for the park. Of course they donated it when they were developing South Highlands, so it was more of an investment. Steere lived across the street from it in that big house Andy Querbes lives in now.

The rocket ship was awesome, especially about 2PM when the slide would be approximately 7,000 degrees F.

rhertz · 06-21-2007, 10:55 AM

I think my favorite was the round platform that spun round and round. Three for four kids would grab on to the bars and run and push as fast as we could and see how fast we could get it to spin, then jump on! We would then try to stand in the middle but if you get off center, the centrifugal force would throw us off. Some kids would just sit on the bars and hang on. I have no idea what this ride was called, but I do remember a few boys who broke their leg or arm on it. I think eventually they got rid of that type of thing at parks.

rhertz · 06-21-2007, 10:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Pocahontas

I remember those old horse swings. My favorite color was the blue one too.
I recall if you got to swinging too high there was a pole in the back that would crack you upside the back of your head....ouch!

yeah I remember that. In fact I think there were two sets of horses. One was a suspended swing type, and others were supported from the bottom, more like a rocking horse. But the swing horses and rocking horses were both very colorful and I'm sure they are a collectible today. I think they were cast out of iron.

guitarman · 06-21-2007, 02:05 PM

I think that bridge is still there and I see a baseball diamond or two that stay busy when I drive by. It is a landmark and I find the post on the name of the park to be very interesting.

joepole · 06-21-2007, 02:47 PM

The baseball fields are TERRIBLE because that portion of the park is now also used for flood control.

joepole · 06-21-2007, 11:28 PM

This thread got me browsing all the old photos and I noticed this building that I drive by all the time: (1700 Centenary)

The caption in the photo gallery reads "Almost completely obscured by trees, vines and weeds. The front door is all that is distinguishable now. It was for sale for $350,000 before the bottom dropped out of our economy. I guess it never sold."

In case you are wondering what it looks like today:

06-20-2007, 09:32 PM	#1
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06-20-2007, 10:57 PM	#3
Pocahontas SBLive! Veteran Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 1,691 Rep Power: 294	I remember those old horse swings. My favorite color was the blue one too. I recall if you got to swinging too high there was a pole in the back that would crack you upside the back of your head....ouch!

06-21-2007, 09:50 AM	#5
joepole SBLive! Veteran Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 1,606 Rep Power: 281	Viriginia and Betty were the daughters of A.C. Steere and Elias Goldstein, respectively, the people that donated the land for the park. Of course they donated it when they were developing South Highlands, so it was more of an investment. Steere lived across the street from it in that big house Andy Querbes lives in now. The rocket ship was awesome, especially about 2PM when the slide would be approximately 7,000 degrees F.

06-21-2007, 10:55 AM	#6
rhertz SBLive! Veteran Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 2,834 Rep Power: 316	I think my favorite was the round platform that spun round and round. Three for four kids would grab on to the bars and run and push as fast as we could and see how fast we could get it to spin, then jump on! We would then try to stand in the middle but if you get off center, the centrifugal force would throw us off. Some kids would just sit on the bars and hang on. I have no idea what this ride was called, but I do remember a few boys who broke their leg or arm on it. I think eventually they got rid of that type of thing at parks.

06-21-2007, 02:05 PM	#8
guitarman Advanced Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Shreveport Age: 56 Posts: 140 Rep Power: 236	I think that bridge is still there and I see a baseball diamond or two that stay busy when I drive by. It is a landmark and I find the post on the name of the park to be very interesting.

06-21-2007, 02:47 PM	#9
joepole SBLive! Veteran Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 1,606 Rep Power: 281	The baseball fields are TERRIBLE because that portion of the park is now also used for flood control.

06-21-2007, 11:28 PM	#10
joepole SBLive! Veteran Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 1,606 Rep Power: 281	This thread got me browsing all the old photos and I noticed this building that I drive by all the time: (1700 Centenary) The caption in the photo gallery reads "Almost completely obscured by trees, vines and weeds. The front door is all that is distinguishable now. It was for sale for $350,000 before the bottom dropped out of our economy. I guess it never sold." In case you are wondering what it looks like today:

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