15 Vintage Photos of Summer in San Antonio

This 1963 postcard of the Belvedere Motel offers a glimpse of the motel and car culture so prevalent in mid-century United States. Located around 1970 Austin Highway where the Broadway Inn currently stands today, the Belvedere Motel stood as an affordable travel location in an area replete with overnight lodging, open long before the tourism boom of the 1968 World's Fair.

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In the 1980s, Brackenridge Park offered visitors the opportunity to rent flat-bottom pedal boats, all of which were named after saints. In this picture, several seniors from Del Valle High school enjoy their graduation trip in the San Antonio river with several of the wooden boats that have since been discontinued.

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Originally opened in 1929, Cool Crest rode the wave of new miniature golf courses opening across the country. Unlike its peers, Cool Crest has jumped hurdle after hurdle to remain an active San Antonio staple to this day. After a brief hiatus from 2008 to 2013, it is back under new management and has shown no sign of going anywhere.

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Park visitors play and swam in the Lambert pool, built in 1915. At nighttime, movies were projected onto the movie screen affixed to the Water Works Co., pump house. This would've been awesome 60 years later for a theatrical Jaws premier.

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Now the Japanese Tea Gardens, the Sunken Garden was once viewable above by sky ride. Although it has a different name, the area still maintains its beautiful serenity that it has always been popular for.

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Owned by the father of serial killer Genene Jones, the Kit Kat Klub was a popular summer hangout and favorite for high school graduation parties.

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Before its closing in 1917, Electric Park offered amusement rides to visitors in its location across from San Pedro Springs Park, where VIA Metropolitan currently resides. This amusement park chain was inspired by the unbridled success of New York's Coney Island after 1903. Unfortunately, it did not hold the same stay power as the classic American theme park.

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Opened 1925, Kiddie Park has gone through several revamps and changed features. While you can't ride donkeys on a roundabout anymore, you can still try out the iconic carousel that's stood the test of time right off Broadway.

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An SAPD officer measures Miss San Antonio 1927's bathing suit to see if it's in accordance with city ordinance. What a square.

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Operating between 1964 and 1999, the Sky Ride gave visitors an aerial view of Brackenridge Park. Gondola's from the Sky Ride have sold for upwards of $1,000.

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