Ride Down Memory Lane to Louisiana Gen-X's Favorite Destination
For Louisiana's Gen-X, your family likely made a trip west to a destination filled with thrill rides and opportunities around every corner to make memories.
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For Louisiana's Gen-X, your family likely made a trip west to a destination filled with thrill rides and opportunities around every corner to make memories.
Since Houston lost Astroworld, the city hasn't been home to any major theme parks despite a promise Mayor Sylvester Turner made nearly four years ago.
On June 1, 1968, Astroworld opened.
By Marcus J. Guillory I lied about my age on the job application. I even doctored a Xerox copy of my birth certificate with zero regard for any possible fines or imprisonment. I had to get this job—but I was 15, too young. The minimum age to work at AstroWorld was 16. Who could blame me, though? A job at AstroWorld was the hottest thing a teenager could do in Houston in the ’80s. I sat in the personnel reception area, waiting for my name to be called. My mother waited in her car in the parking lot listening to Luther Vandross, windows down and managing the humidity and heat with a hand fa...