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When he is not busy planning the theme park, Slusky is a full-time cardiologist. Harvey Slusky is working on a project in Galveston County that would get him get him into the family business. LUCKY LAND: New China-inspired park in Houston features Forbidden Garden's old terra-cotta soldiers

Playland Park closed down after it was purchased by an individual and then sold to AstroWorld a few years later. It was located at South Main between Murworth and Westridge. Owner Louis Slusky also owned and operated the miniature train at the Hermann Park Zoo for decades. Playland Park was a Houston amusement park that locals and visitors enjoyed from the early 1940s until 1967. REMEMBER WHEN: Texas destinations that kids and teens loved but no longer exist Even people who weren't here or weren't alive to experience it will tell you they get the sinking feeling they missed out.Īnother Houston theme park that also has a devoted following, albeit a smaller one, is Playland Park. It's safe to say that it, like many other long-gone things, has a special place in the collective Houston heart. We get comments about first kisses, first roller-coaster rides, summers spent making minimum wage or a combination of all three.įORGOTTEN FUN: Houston's short-lived theme park: Busch Gardens Anytime an AstroWorld milestone comes around and loads something up for you all to reminisce on, the memories start flooding back.

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