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Stunning Vintage Photo Capturing Street Scenes Of Dallas, Texas In The 1980s

Dallas is the 9th largest city of the US with a population of over 1.34 million. Dallas is the city of art and literature with the largest art district and Dallas Public Library system. Dallas is also famous for its cultural activities, including opera, ballet, musicals, and symphony concerts.

The 80s was the era of country and disco music, live music festivals were more popular (especially Texxas Jam), cowboy fashion was all the rage and traffic were already starting to pile up. Dallas Transit System was replaced with Dallas Area Rapid Transit. These amazing photos capture street scenes, roads, buildings, landmarks and everyday life of Dallas in the 1980s.

#1 Building on the corner of Commerce and Polydras, 1981

#3 Old Dreyfus Dept. Store building, Main at Ervay, 1981

#5 Dallas High School (also known as Crozier Tech), 1980s

#10 Construction on South side of Commerce across from Adolphus Hotel and Magnolia Oil Building, 1981

#13 Humans walking on concrete sidewalks of Commerce Street, 1981

#19 Looking East on Pacific St. from Harwood. Blue Cross, Blue Shield building on right, 1981

#20 Looking East on Pacific Street from Market Street, August 1981

#24 Old main library on Commerce and part of the Dallas Hilton hotel, 1981

#26 Restoration on the exterior of the Adolphus Hotel, September 1981

#28 The Friendly Mercantile and Cokesbury Book Store on Main Street, 1981

#29 The rear of the Majestic before it was restored, 1981

#32 Elm St. just East of Harwood (Oasis Bar, Sam’s Trading Post and Oscar Utay Loans), 1982

#35 St. Paul United Methodist Church, Routh Street, 1982

#38 Bank of America under construction (GreneLefe Hotel on left), August 1984

#40 The Southwestern Bell Telephone Company building, 1984

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