I thought I might add a few pics and some thoughts. I fit in this catagory, born in the 40's. Some of the pics I have go way back to 1894.
Here's picnic at Berg's Mill, circa 1894:
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an old mission ruin, circa 1900:
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Battle of Flowers parade, 1902 & 1903:
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How many in this group remembers Terrell Wells. It stunk, but it was a lot of fun. Swimming, diving board, slide, swings over the water, kinda of like a water park today:
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And you mentioned Kiddie Park in Brackenridge Park:
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And how about the bridge that is always under water in Brackenridge Park?
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Here is a neat old house that I have no idea where it is located, other than it is in San Antonio:
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And finally, remember when the photographer would come around the neighborhood with his pony?
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