mdg109 wrote:I had no idea downtown was still this popular in the 60s/70s. These are awesome videos.
Tnexster wrote:Those are fun, I wish I could walk into one of those videos and just take a look around.
dallaz wrote:In this video, you can see the ground level of the Old Sanger-Harris Dept. Store (now DART HQ)
**notice that the signage over the door says “Sanger-Harris Open tonight until 9:00”**
It would be awesome (today) if we could get any large retailer to stay open until 9 pm.
Skip to 0:13
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=hsbDdMMft ... 0s&index=2
dallaz wrote:Tnexster wrote:Those are fun, I wish I could walk into one of those videos and just take a look around.
Oh how I wish...
dfwcre8tive wrote:dallaz wrote:In this video, you can see the ground level of the Old Sanger-Harris Dept. Store (now DART HQ)
**notice that the signage over the door says “Sanger-Harris Open tonight until 9:00”**
It would be awesome (today) if we could get any large retailer to stay open until 9 pm.
Skip to 0:13
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=hsbDdMMft ... 0s&index=2
Also, there are no doors at the entrance. Climate was controlled by an "air curtain" at the opening. Probably very inefficient and hard to secure, but unique.
tamtagon wrote:Sure would be nice if the city allowed normal signage again. "Cleaning up" the appearance of downtown street, decluttering and whatever sure seemed to make sense a couple decades ago, just like cutting into the sidewalks for additional traffic lanes.
I suppose for a generation or two, initiatives like that had some positive impact; mimicking the clean and safe suburban environment was the goal for many downtowns. Now it simply diminished excitement.
cowboyeagle05 wrote:The sheer number of steakhouses back then downtown is funny as well.
lakewoodhobo wrote:One of the blade signs that stood out
Piccadilly Casfeteria.png
lakewoodhobo wrote:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4zn97VZ5j9Y&feature=youtu.be
The quality of this footage form 1970 is pretty amazing. You can read more about it here: https://flashbackdallas.com/2018/09/26/a-drive-through-downtown-1970/
lakewoodhobo wrote:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4zn97VZ5j9Y&feature=youtu.be
The quality of this footage form 1970 is pretty amazing. You can read more about it here: https://flashbackdallas.com/2018/09/26/ ... town-1970/
joshua.dodd wrote:Yeah, Downtown was a vibrant center back in those days. And it actually looked like a real city with real pedestrian activity and connectivity. No matter how developers try to rebuild, we will never be able to achieve the quality of that era.
mdg109 wrote:I love looking at this footage. I wonder if the downtown activity was concentrated mainly at EMC. I'd love to see what West End, Farmers Market, Pacific, and Ross Ave looked like. I did notice some of the same surface lots we have today (Main/Griffin, Commerce/Harwood, behind City Hall). While the older downtown looks cool, I still think we have a chance to build a better downtown. I'm glad we have more parks, more residential, and we have a chance to get better retail. From the footage I see a lot of cool shops, but also jewelers, discount centers, and loan centers.
LongonBigD wrote:cowboyeagle05 wrote:The sheer number of steakhouses back then downtown is funny as well.
Like the sheer number of steakhouses currently in Uptown?
dallaz wrote:Found some old video clips of the Titche’s and Sanger-Harris stores in Downtown. Both videos show the stores in the process of being rebranded.
Titche’s
https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531 ... /?q=Titche
Sanger-Harris
https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531 ... r%20Harris
This is the original plan for Main Place. I’m glad this project wasn’t competed.
https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531 ... 20place%20
There was a plan for a mall in Downtown. Another horrible plan, which never got off the ground.
https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531 ... as#track/1
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