Circa 1964, looking ENE toward downtown from Interstate 30. This is the skyline of my childhood. The spire of the Republic National Bank Building may have been the tallest object there, but it was the Southland Life Building that enabled us kids to get a bird's eye view of Dallas County. I think "Big D" was the most common slogan for Dallas at that time (besides "the place where Kennedy was shot"). It was probably during the seventies that the phrase "Metroplex" was coined.
Thursday, July 9, 2009
Howdy from "Big D"
Circa 1964, looking ENE toward downtown from Interstate 30. This is the skyline of my childhood. The spire of the Republic National Bank Building may have been the tallest object there, but it was the Southland Life Building that enabled us kids to get a bird's eye view of Dallas County. I think "Big D" was the most common slogan for Dallas at that time (besides "the place where Kennedy was shot"). It was probably during the seventies that the phrase "Metroplex" was coined.
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Did the Southland Life Building have an observation deck w/a telescope back in 1959 or early 1906's? Could you view the Republic National Bank Bldg from there?
ReplyDeleteMy memory's not great. I remember going up top of Southland Life, not sure if there was a telescope. It seems to me the view was from the south side of the building that ran parallel to Live Oak Street. In that case you wouldn't have been able to see the Republic Bldg.
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