Jardee's

2607 N. Haskell Ave.  -  Phone TAylor 3-0730

. . . for Delicious Italian Style Dinners

Jardee's seems to have begun life in a brand new building in 1947. It was run by John, Joe and Joe D. Trizza, and Arthur R DaMommio. DaMommio was probably related to Frank DaMommio, another Dallas restaurateur of the same era who ran Pop's Spaghetti House and then DaMommio's Resataurant. Advertised specials at Jardee's included Spaghetti and Meatballs, and Chicken Ravioli with a bottle of Chablis. The restaurant lasted until at least 1969 at the same location.

2607 N. Haskell is now a parking lot for Cityplace.

Chris Drive Inn

4526 Bryan  -  Phone Tenison 0382

Hickory Smoked Bar-B-Q  -  Cold Beer  -  Fast Service  -  Free Delivery

Chris Drive Inn was located on the south side of Bryan between Carroll and Peak about where Holly forms a "T". The site was at various times home to a plumbing company, a cafe, and several lounges, including Tom & Jerry Lounge in the early 1960s. It was apparently a two-story building with living quarters above the business, but both floors were rented as apartments from time to time. From the phone number I'd guess this matchbook was from the early 50s but so far I've found no other trace of this long lost bar-b-q joint. The address is no longer even listed as a property in Dallas County tax records.

Casa Linda State Bank

Casa Linda State Bank's application for a charter was okayed by the State Banking Board in October 1953. The bank's directors were all Dallasites: B. H. Bishop, Carl M. Brown, John A. Maxwell, Carl A. Reed, W. E. Stone, J. M Tuttle Jr. and Edward L. Vint. The bank officially opened on March 6, 1954 at 234 Casa Linda Plaza. My best guess is that it was located in the quadrant that housed the Casa Linda Theatre, and probably occupied the site that was home to Soup'R'Salad in the 1990s.

The bank officially changed its name to First Citizens Bank in January 1960, and in 1961 it moved to a new building in the Lochwood Village Shopping Center at Garland Road and Jupiter.

Bon Air Courts

  The DeLuxe Tourist Village, convenient to Downtown and Centennial Grounds (ie Fair Park). Modern, individual cottages of stone construction with private garage.

3811-15 Ross Ave. -- On U.S. Highway No. 75 

The room photo shows a single bed in a space that's not big enough to swing a cat in, and no tv, but it sure looks homey.

3811-3815 Ross Avenue is between Haskell and Washington on the north side of the street. The reference to the Centennial Grounds dates it after 1936.  Now a strip mall  with Classic Cleaners and Tailors occupying the 3811 spot and not many trees in sight.