Dallas Skyline by Alfred Eisenstaedt — 1940s
by Paula Bosse
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by Paula Bosse
The Dallas skyline, photographed by Alfred Eisenstaedt in the 1940s for Life magazine (as far as I can tell, it was not published). One of my favorite views of downtown, from the Cedars, back when Pegasus was still visible.
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It’s an awful nice photograph, both grand and down to earth all at the same time.
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I was born at Methodist hospital in 1935.
Raised in Oak Cliff and spent much time in Dallas in the 40’s and 50’s.
This picture confuses me – l have no memory of the tall building on the right. It looks taller than the Magnolia building, which can’t be in 1942.
I worked in the Magnolia bldg for 20 years, 1957 till 1977 when Mobil gave it to the city of Dallas.
(FYI my daughter and her quadruplet kids were also born at Methodist. All 4 are now freshmen in college!!)
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It looks like that’s the Mercantile Bank Building, which would mean that the date is wrong. I’m not sure where I originally came across this photo (Life magazine site?), but that source appears to have been off by a few years. This was one of the very first posts I wrote, and I would like to think that if I were to do it now I would not make that mistake! You’re the first person to notice! Thank you, Jerry!
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