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... while local merchants complained loudly about the delays. Additionally, new railroads eyeing Dallas were... solution. When the first railroads arrived in the early 1870s, they erected private wooden depots to serve... their passengers and freight customers. The Houston & Texas Central Railroad (H & TC), inching northward from... Houston along the route of today's Central Expressway, arrived in 1872 and built a small wooden depot
... in 1872 and 1873 in first place. Not only did the railroads open the region to economic growth and a rapid... they considered the most important events in the history of Dallas. Each ranked the coming of the railroads... of the Margaret Hunt Hill bridge, is threatening the La Bajada community. If the railroads dominated the late
.... Market is still in use today. The "union depot" once shared by the Texas and Pacific and H & TC railroads... demolition. Central Expressway construction would slice through the area in the next decade. The last
... in 1921. 1 v er ia aseg r Stalrti, I' II e. T . E When Union Station opened in 1916, eight railroads
... "Union Depot" shared by the H&TC and T&P railroads, is surrounded by train cars, streetcars, horse-drawn
...) on the northwest corner of Market Street and the T & P line. Unlike the other two railroads, the Katy Line chose
.... Eight railroads now shifted their passenger routes to Union Station. The ninth LEGACIES Spring 2018 21
..., and a place that cultivated the hopes and dreams of Dallas's African-American population."3 Initially located... near a black cemetery at what is now Lemmon and Central Expressway, the community quickly grew to more... contributor to the neighborhood's growth was the arrival of the Houston & Texas Central railroad in 1872
... with the beige of the exposed concrete walls. Braniff Place World Headquarters To be near the new airport... Regency in downtown Dallas. The 340,000-square foot Braniff Place World Headquarters was built... cafeteria with brightly colored sailcloth hanging from the ceiling was the central meeting space
..., clothing, and recreational opportunities and became a critical piece of the community and its central... meeting place. Small frame homes were built in the neighborhood by several developers (Claude Brantley
.... The railroads, which had been an important factor in Dallas, had started to wane. They discontinued passenger
... Central Expressway and 1-35. George: That's correct. Lloyd Braff, Executive Director of Dallas's Central... and then we'd have Woodall Rodgers for traffic between Central and Stemmons.Then they would build the through... lanes. It was to be an elevated structure from Central to Stemmons. I never had a fond feeling about.... For one thing, it would create a barrier between the Central Business District and what's now Uptown... road. So now you have Woodall Rodgers Freeway. Michael: In terms of widening Central Expressway, you
... 4'-- 04E4 drnr This aerial photograph shows the future route of North Central Expressway.... 1947, construction on what became Central Since 1911, officials had discussed converting Expressway... began.13 Although this project the Houston & Texas Central railroad corridor, contributed significantly
... Central Texas is published semiannually.The editor welcomes articles relating to the history of Dallas... and North Central Texas. Please address inquiries to Editor, Legacies, 1515 S. Harwood St., Dallas,TX 75215
... The Houston & Texas Central and the Texas & Pacific shared this red sandstone depot near..., the Houston & Texas Central and Texas & Pacific lines mutually agreed to replace their original shared depot
... design heralding the modern age of flight. The dominant design element consisted of a central core... with an inverted roof flanked by the roofs of the hangar bays on either side sloping inward toward the central core
.... Over the next thirty years, the neighborhood began to disappear because of the intrusion of Central..., in 1940, about 9,700 people once lived in the neighborhood west of Central Expressway, only about 400
... State Historical Association, 1996), 5:214. "Tom Killebrew, "The Story of North Central...- 2017 per the Dallas Central Appraisal District. 36 LEGACIES Spring 2018
... A History Journal for Dallas & North Central Texas DEPARTMENTS From the Editor 3 Photo Credits 56
.... Nearly three decades later, the central library once again required a larger, more modern home
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