Place

United States - Texas - Dallas County - Addison

Place

United States - Texas - Dallas County - Dallas

Place

United States - Texas - Dallas County - Farmers Branch

Era

Into Modern Times, 1939-Present

This film is unedited television footage regarding events and sites in Addison, Dallas, and Farmer's Branch, Texas. Footage from Addison includes: an interview with Mayor Richard Beckert; shots of businesses, including restaurants, department stores, and hotels within the city; and Celestial Park. Footage from Dallas includes: musical performances, crowds, and businesses at the old West End Marketplace; Six Flags Over Texas amusement park; Interstate 35-E, and figure skaters in the ice skating rink at the Galleria shopping center. Footage from Farmer’s Branch shows: an interview with Mayor Dave Blair; women meeting at a tea room; and the Historic Park Depot.

Minor video irregularities at 00:00:00 and 00:30:42.
Duplication of 00:30:53 – 00:59:47 with an identical sequence in Volume 2 at 01:23:15 – 01:52:44. Duplication of 00:59:51 – 01:22:27 with identical segment in Volume 2 at 01:00:07 – 01:22:33.
The program for which the films of the Texas Historical Television Footage collection were shot is not accessible, but the nature of the collection’s footage suggests it was intended for a public television show.

1 video (111 min., 50 sec.) : sd., col.

• English

• UNTL-BS : Business, Economics and Finance - Stores - Department Stores
• UNTL-BS : Business, Economics and Finance - Hotels
• UNTL-BS : Business, Economics and Finance - Restaurants
• UNTL-BS : Government and Law - Elected Officials - Mayors
• UNTL-BS : Social Life and Customs - Fairs and Exhibitions
• UNTL-BS : Sports and Recreation - City Parks
• UNTL-BS : Sports and Recreation - Ice Skating
• UNTL-BS : Architecture - Civil Works - Streets and Roads
• UNTL-BS : People - Groups
• named_person : Beckert, Mayor Richard
• named_person : Blair, Mayor Dave

• ARK: ark:/67531/metapth194006