 He then moved Peppermint Park to the Gulf Freeway with a roofed structure so that he could open when it rained.Watson sold the property at Gulf Freeway and purchased the Interstate 610 property to build an indoor facility so he could open it year round.In 1979 Bobby and JoAnn Watkins purchased Peppermint Park and moved it to Highway 59 and what would become Beltway 8, painting the building a candy striped red and white.