Daily Flashbacks
City Park: Children and dog (and cat?)
by Paula Bosse
I always feel I have to apologize for any sort of self-promotion. Sorry if this is tiresome, but this is a periodic reminder that I have a Patreon page, where I post daily Dallas history posts for a teeny-tiny $5 monthly subscription. Somehow, I’ve been doing this for a year, as of April 2nd. The financial support has been very much appreciated. As I fight to stay afloat on the scary, choppy waves of under-employment — trying to keep my head above water — it has been a literal godsend. If you’re curious what the posts are like, there are occasional “free” posts if you scroll down the page, but most are for patrons. I try to write on topics I haven’t written about here on the blog — or at least present new photos or info. Join us!
Every couple of months, I compile a list of the subjects I’ve covered so you can see what sorts of things I’ve written little post-lets about. (See the previous lists here.) Here’s what I’ve written about in February and March:
MARCH 2024
- Blaine Nye: Smartest Guy in the NFL? – 1971
- Willie at the Longhorn Ballroom
- Roof Repair at Pennsylvania & Meyers – 1926
- Apparel Mart, Frighteningly Large
- KCHU-FM HQ
- White Theater, South Dallas – ca. 1946
- Northern Texas Traction Co.
- H. L. Hunt, Hawking His Wares at the State Fair of Texas – 1971
- Business Center of the Great Southwest – 1905
- Mystery Planing Mill – 1949
- Dallas Morning News Buildings: Old & New, Cheek by Jowl – 1912
- Skyline, Feat. A Dying Windsor Hotel & Harris-Lipsitz – 1911
- Hot-Rodders
- Green Skies Over Dallas – 1951
- SMU, As the Crow Flies – ca. 1953
- Auto Showroom, Oak Cliff – 1950s
- Women in Aviation – 1943
- Cycling in Dallas – 1880s
- Preston Royal Shopping Center’s Fab Neon Sign – 1955
- Corner Market, Carpenter Ave. & Myrtle St. – ca. 1946
- Signed, “Yearning in Dallas” – 1906
- Burger House, Est. 1951
- Greetings from Coriscana/Spending Time with Lefty Frizzell
- Live in DFW: CCR, David Cassidy, Led Zeppelin, Tom Jones – Aug. 1971
- Cotton Mill Kindergarten – 1913
- S. H. Lynch & Co.: Rolls Royce HQ – 1940s
- R. C. Hickman, Dallas Photographer
- Skyline Motel: “You Can Check Out Any Time You Like, But You Can Never Leave”
- Texas Seed & Floral Co. – 1911
FEBRUARY 2024
- Love Field, New Terminal – 1940
- North American Aviation Training School/Futura Lofts
- Highland Park Village, View from a Rooftop – 1977
- Metzger’s Milk: “Ends the Quest for the Best”
- Salih’s, Preston Center – 1968
- Commerce Street: “View Showing Post Office”
- The Fairgrounds, From Above – 1920s
- Republic Bank: Marble, Glass, and Gold
- Saloon
- Conley-Lott-Nichols Machine Co. Building
- Famous Black Dallas Malt Liquor
- Cadiz Viaduct’s “Spectacular Neon Electric Sign” – 1937
- KRLD Studios – 1965
- Lined Up To See “Davy Crockett” at the Majestic – 1955
- Johnny’s Supermarket, Columbia and Beacon – 1959
- “Lovers’ Lane” at Fair Park – 1909
- Glen Lakes Country Club, Teen Fave – 1959
- C. C. Davidson: A Mystery Schoolhouse and Children in a Park
- Antone’s/Antoine’s – Snails and Po’ Boys on Harry Hines
- Flamingos
- The Old Randall Place, Masten Street
- New Phone: “Direct, Instantaneous, and Secret” – 1913
- Park Cities Baptist Church – 1959
- Dallas Theater Center’s Vinyl Membrane – 1965
- Rock Creek Inn BBQ – 1946-ish
- Boat Date, Kidd Springs
- Stephen Tobolowsky Wishes You a Happy Groundhog Day!
- The Chuck Wagon, Fair Park – 1936
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Sources and Notes
Photo “[Children and Dog in a Park]” is from a real photo postcard with the stamp of Dallas photographer C. C. Davidson (I don’t know if he was the photographer or whether his company was merely printing the postcards for a customer to send to friends and family) — from the George W. Cook Dallas/Texas Image Collection, DeGolyer Library, SMU Libraries, accessible here.
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