A Bird’s-Eye View of the Central Business District
by Paula Bosse
The Statler Hilton and the Merc at dusk… (click for larger image)
by Paula Bosse
I’ve recently experienced a long, long involuntary separation from my beloved laptop (the welling anxiety! the withdrawal pangs!), but now it’s back home from the shop, resting comfortably and ready to go back to work.
Here is a “welcome back” shot of the Dallas skyline, with a view to the southwest: the neon begins to come on in the CBD as “magic hour” arrives.
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Postcard image posted on Flickr by the ever-reliable Christian Spencer Anderson (aka Coltera), here.
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Flashback : Dallas 
Date?
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Not sure. Early ’60s?
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I believe the shot is from the top of the Southland Life Building which was completed in 1959 and is now the Sheraton. Here is the closest I could get in google maps: http://i.imgur.com/InLWd5w.png I don’t see the Thornton canyon south of downtown so that would place the photo before 1966. Your guess of early 1960s seems reasonable.
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Paula.I am doing research on another book–do you know how to reach coltera –I have met you at the n.tx booksellers shows a few times in the past–thanks Paul
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I’m afraid I don’t. I’ve never tried to contact anyone via Flickr, but there may be a contact button there somewhere.
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