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14 August 2006, 01:45 PM
Dallas Historical Society:
http://www.dallashistory.org/
DHS Message Board:
http://www.dallashistory.org/cgi-bin/webbbs_config.pl
KERA TV Productions airing tomorrow beginning @ 7pm (originally aired in '95 and '94, respectivley):
http://www.kera.org/tv/texashistory/
Big D Back When
The distinct neighborhoods that grew up around downtown Dallas in the decades following the turn of the century and helped to create the city's unique character are the focus this KERA production. Big D Back When combines archival film footage, still photos and interviews with a wide range of Dallasites to create a portrait of the past that offers fascinating insights about how Dallas has evolved. Among the neighborhoods featured in Big D: Back When are Little Jerusalem - which later became Little Mexico - Deep Ellum, the Thomas and Hall community now known as State-Thomas, Old South Dallas and Oak Cliff - a separate city until it was annexed by Dallas in the early years of the century. The program also highlights La Reunion, a short-lived utopian colony along the Trinity that was settled by European immigrants. For new Dallasites and longtime residents alike, Big D: Back When offers an entertaining and informative look at how early neighborhoods grew up and changed in relation to downtown, the river and the railroads. Most of all, however, this is the fascinating story of the people themselves, the pioneers, the visionaries and the families who made something special out of Big D - back when. Premiered in March 1995.
Cowtown Memories - A History of Fort Worth
The early days of the cattle industry that gave Fort Worth its enduring nickname, the promotional genius of Amon Carter, the 1936 Frontier Centennial and the birth of Texas Swing are just a few of the topics covered in this nostalgic and historically fascinating special. The program explores how oil, aviation, railroads, commerce, the media, an ethnically and culturally diverse populace - and, of course, cattle - helped to shape a growing city. Through vintage photographs, film clips and the recollections of those who were there, the special weaves a Texas tapestry as colorful as it is complex. Premiered in 1994.
http://www.dallashistory.org/
DHS Message Board:
http://www.dallashistory.org/cgi-bin/webbbs_config.pl
KERA TV Productions airing tomorrow beginning @ 7pm (originally aired in '95 and '94, respectivley):
http://www.kera.org/tv/texashistory/
Big D Back When
The distinct neighborhoods that grew up around downtown Dallas in the decades following the turn of the century and helped to create the city's unique character are the focus this KERA production. Big D Back When combines archival film footage, still photos and interviews with a wide range of Dallasites to create a portrait of the past that offers fascinating insights about how Dallas has evolved. Among the neighborhoods featured in Big D: Back When are Little Jerusalem - which later became Little Mexico - Deep Ellum, the Thomas and Hall community now known as State-Thomas, Old South Dallas and Oak Cliff - a separate city until it was annexed by Dallas in the early years of the century. The program also highlights La Reunion, a short-lived utopian colony along the Trinity that was settled by European immigrants. For new Dallasites and longtime residents alike, Big D: Back When offers an entertaining and informative look at how early neighborhoods grew up and changed in relation to downtown, the river and the railroads. Most of all, however, this is the fascinating story of the people themselves, the pioneers, the visionaries and the families who made something special out of Big D - back when. Premiered in March 1995.
Cowtown Memories - A History of Fort Worth
The early days of the cattle industry that gave Fort Worth its enduring nickname, the promotional genius of Amon Carter, the 1936 Frontier Centennial and the birth of Texas Swing are just a few of the topics covered in this nostalgic and historically fascinating special. The program explores how oil, aviation, railroads, commerce, the media, an ethnically and culturally diverse populace - and, of course, cattle - helped to shape a growing city. Through vintage photographs, film clips and the recollections of those who were there, the special weaves a Texas tapestry as colorful as it is complex. Premiered in 1994.