More Flashback

by Paula Bosse

patreon_main-street_hurst-bros_1927_ebay1300 block of Main, 1927

by Paula Bosse

This photo — which captures a good up-close view of 1920s traffic — shows the south side of Main Street, with a view to the southeast from Field. Hurst Bros., a men’s clothing store, was at 1300-04 Main. This view looks very different today — see it on Google Street View here.

This is one of the many photos I’ve shared on my Patreon account, where subscribers get daily mini- (and sometimes not-so-mini) Flashback Dallas posts for the low, low price of $5 a month (or more, if you’re so inclined). You can cancel at any time. No strings attached. I appreciate everyone who supports me there. There are the occasional public posts, and there is an option to join for free to see those posts. More info can be found here.

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Below are the Patreon posts from December 2023 and January 2024.

JANUARY 2024

  • 2700 Block of Live Oak – 7-Up, Etc.
  • Carhops and a Convertible Ford Deluxe
  • WFAA Transmitter – 1930
  • Funeral Procession, Matched White Horses – 1904
  • 1300 Block of Main: Hurst Bros., Etc. – 1927
  • Braniff, Home of the “College-Girl Hostesses”
  • The Changing Face of Commerce Street: Historic Clinic to Adult Movie Theater
  • School Book Depository Lunchroom – 1963
  • Mario’s (and Brenda Vaccaro)
  • Lone Wolf
  • Julius Dorsey School/Colonial Hill School
  • Kessler Park: “High Above the City, Where Breezes Blow” – 1927
  • Fritos Fruit Salad Mold – 1947
  • After the Show at the State Fair Auditorium – 1954
  • Dallas Railway & Terminal Co. – 1930
  • Nighttime View from a Suite at the Sheraton – 1959
  • A Great Big “Statue” at Fair Park
  • McKinney Avenue Feed Store – 1897
  • “If Football Is Your Game, Pearl Is Your Beer”
  • The “Gulf Clouds” Fountain – 1916
  • Highland Park Village, Brought to You by Flippen-Prather – 1940
  • Dallas Has Always Loved Cars – 1912
  • Papa Dad’s Barbecue – 2214 N. Hall Street
  • Fretz Park Soccer Champions – 1928
  • Lee Park, From the Air – 1950
  • Ross Avenue Courts/Ross Avenue Motel
  • Bon Air Courts, Ross Avenue
  • Baker Hotel, A Texas Institution – 1942-43
  • Howdy from Dallas – And Happy New Year!

DECEMBER 2023

  • Pan American Sombrero – 1937
  • Fondren Library, SMU: 1938-39
  • Merry Christmas!
  • Bronco Bowl – 2600 Fort Worth Avenue
  • Exall Lake, Highland Park
  • The Gaston Building
  • El Centro Hotel, 906 North Central – 1954
  • The Blessing of the Animals — 1971
  • Memorial Auditorium – 1957
  • Dallas Academy – Excellence & Happiness in The Cedars
  • Geo. A. Brewer Undertaking Co. and Funeral Home
  • Forget the Counterfeiters, What About the Motorcycles?
  • My Pal, Mr. Wiggly Worm
  • Neiman’s Gets Bigger – 1926/1927
  • Helpy-Selfy: “A Dallas Institution” – 1920s
  • Longhorns Wading in the Fair Park Lagoon – 1936
  • Bob Clark’s Tom Thumb, Cockrell Hill – ca. 1951
  • James Surls in East Dallas – 1975
  • Big Tex Army-Navy: Hippies Welcome!
  • Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church, South Dallas
  • Concorde/Braniff International – 1979
  • Tailfins at the Meadows Building
  • VP Dick Nixon Visits Big D – 1960
  • Melrose Theater, Oak Lawn – 1932
  • Mt. Horeb Baptist Church, South Dallas

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Sources & Notes

Photo from eBay.

I’ve been posting on Patreon since April 2023. If you’d like to check out all the subjects I’ve posed about, you can see them listed in the links below (or see them all here).

And if you’d like to join me on Patreon, I would appreciate the generosity!

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