The Skyline Beyond — 1950

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by Paula Bosse

The view over there; the view over here.

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“Skyline of Dallas from backyards of tenement houses, 12/04/1950” — photograph by Squire Haskins, from the Squire Haskins Photography, Inc. Collection, UTA Libraries. Info is here. Super-gigantic image is here.

The view is looking south toward downtown.

A map below, showing:

  • the Medical Arts Building at the center right (Pacific & Ervay, red star)
  • the Magnolia Oil Building (with Pegasus, at Commerce and Akard, orange star)
  • the Tower Petroleum Building (Elm and St. Paul, green star)
  • the Mercantile Bank Building (Main and Ervay, blue star)

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Google Maps

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