Archive for the ‘Cordova Park’ Category
Dunwoody Drive in 1959 …
I have the date as February 1959 on this photograph of Dunwoody Drive in Cordova Park. Not much to look at back then, but dirt and scrub oaks and pine trees. It is hard to remember back when it looked like this. Thanks for looking …
Cordova Park Aerial …
This aerial was made back in 1959 … the roads were still dirt at this time. I identified Bayou Blvd and also Dunwoody Drive to help orient you. The ” Round-House ” in the bottom of the frame is featured in a prior post where my father had used a Wide-Lux Panorama Camera. This is a new photo that I ran across several months back and was not posted on the old site. To the right of the lettering ” Bayou Blvd ” is where Trinity Presbyterian is located today. Thanks for looking …
The ” Round – House ” on Bayou Texar …
This is another photograph my dad made with the panoramic camera he owned – The WideLux. This house is still located on Bayou Texar, but I have no idea who lives in it today. The Lautner family used to live here back in the 1950′s and 60′s. Mr. Lautner was the builder of our house on Dunwoody Drive, which is just two blocks up from this house. I found some other images my dad made with the WideLux from this boat trip that I will post later. Note how there was a train track that would take their boat back and forth from Bayou Texar. I can not remember if it was motorized or if there was a pulley system to take the boat back and forth to the ” Round – House “, but whatever there was it left an impression on me. Thanks for looking …
