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DALLAS, TEXAS
Dallas is an exciting metropolis steeped in South-western American
history. She is a vibrant combination of urban growth and southern hospitality, and a fitting tribute to the state’s motto—
“Friendship.”
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PETER A. CALVIN
TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS
PHOTOGR APHY BY
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Peter A.Calvin
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PHOTOGR APHY BY
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The Storm (opposite)
This powerful mural of a musical conductor on a
Dallas Arts District parking garage depicts the storm
of energy generated by the creative process. Performers
seem to jump from his fingertips.
Historic Federal Reserve Bank (jacket front)
The Dallas Fed has been a downtown landmark since
1921. Designed in the Neoclassical style of the Beaux
Arts School, the venerable building was designated a
historic landmark in 1979. It is now commercial
office space.
Reunion Tower (jacket back)
Referred to as the Ball, the Hyatt Regency Hotel’s
Reunion Tower is the most recognizable structure on
the Dallas skyline with its lighted dome and flashing
lightshow. The 360-degree views from
the top are breathtaking.
Editorial researched and written by:
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This book is dedicated to my wife,
Ana Rosa, whose love and support
has made my work on this project,
and all others, possible, and to our
son, Peter Jose, whose contributions
of hard work and good company as
my assistant have been invaluable.
Glory Window
A bridge above a waterfall in Thanks-Giving
Square leads to the Chapel of Thanksgiving with
its sixty-foot spiral tower, an enclave for prayer.
Stained glass windows spiral upward, creating a
kaleidoscopic effect. Designed by Frenchman
Gabriel Loire, Glory Window is the world’s largest
horizontally mounted stained-glass design.
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D A L L A S, T E X A S
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long the banks of the Trinity
River, is the city of Dallas, a cultured and sophisticated East Texas
metropolis infused with a wildwest flavor, a revitalized downtown, fabulous
shopping, acclaimed restaurants, renowned
museums, galleries and hot night spots. The
ninth largest city in the country, Dallas, Texas
is steeped in south-western American history.
The history of Dallas began modestly in
1842 with permanent settlers living in two log
cabins on the banks of the Trinity River. In
1872, the railroad came to town and changed
the future of the city forever. By the time this
new mode of travel reached its Golden Age in
the 1920’s, Dallas was the undisputed center of
commerce in the Southwest.
Although America was in the midst of the
Great Depression by 1930, oil was gushing out
of the ground one-hundred miles from Dallas,
and the city soon became the regional financial
center for the oil fields of Texas, Oklahoma and
the Gulf Coast.
Dallas was on a roll, and in 1935 the bustling
city was chosen to host The Texas Centennial,
the 100th birthday party of Texas’ independence from Mexico. The city hosted the celebration in grand style—artisans and craftsmen
came from all over the country to design and
construct more than fifty buildings in Fair Park
just for the occasion. Ten million visitors came
to see the $25-million spectacle. It was a grand
success.
Today, Fair Park is a unique 336-acre entertainment and cultural complex where many of
the original Art Deco buildings house the city’s
finest museums and cultural venues.
As a 21st-century city, Dallas has become a
leader in the aviation industry and is fast
becoming the Texas version of California’s
Silicon Valley. Many Fortune 500 companies
are headquartered here.
In contrast to it’s metropolitan flair, Dallas’
wild-west side is especially prevalent when the
Texas Stampede Rodeo comes to town or when
the Dallas Cowboys are dominating on the grid
iron.
Progressive and constantly evloving, this East
Texas city has a rich ethnic heritage and is especially proud of its Native American and Latino
cultures. For Dallas, the future is bright.
Through the lens of photographer and
Dallas native Peter A. Calvin, this prominent
city’s dauntless spirit is captured through an
extensive collection of beautiful images that
prove Dallas is truly the shining star of Texas.
Reunion Tower (opposite)
Referred to as the Ball, the Hyatt Regency Hotel’s
Reunion Tower is the most recognizable structure
on the Dallas skyline with its lighted dome and
flashing lightshow. The 360-degree views from
the top are breathtaking.
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Historic Federal Reserve Bank
Downtown Dallas
The Dallas Fed has been a downtown landmark
since 1921. Designed in the Neoclassical style of
the Beaux Arts School, the venerable building was
designated a historic landmark in 1979. It is now
commercial office space.
Dallas faced a deteriorating downtown due to its
population’s flight to the suburbs. City planners
are bringing residents back with new apartments
and condos in refurbished commercial buildings.
With 3,500 residents now living downtown, the
city is well on its way to achieving its goal of
10,000 residents by 2010.
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Union Station
Built in 1916, historic Union Station made Dallas
a strategic transportation center of the Southwest
by consolidating five, scattered rail stations into
one. At its peak, eight trains made daily stops.
Today, Union Station is once again serving a vital
role in Dallas’ future, uniting DART bus, light
rail, and commuter rail service with interstate
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Bank One Center
AMTRAK service. The landmark station is decorated with artistic murals depicting milestones in
the city’s growth.
The post-modern Bank One Center has a unique,
curving glass roof and a seven-story keyhole in the
center of the building near the top. The express
elevator to the unique sky lobby at the base of the
keyhole offers panoramic city views. Completed
in 1987, the fifty-five-story building is the fourth
tallest in Dallas.
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Historic Davis Building (top)
Republic Tower One (bottom)
Fountain Place (opposite)
Indicative of the residential boom going on in
downtown Dallas, the Davis Building is a repurposed city landmark, offering a new façade,
commercial space below, residential space above
and a rooftop pool with great views.
Dallas’ tallest skyscraper in 1954, Republic
National Bank Tower One is capped with a distinctive 150-foot decorative spire that originally
had a beacon of light. Under new ownership, the
refurbished tower has residential apartments.
Created by award winning architectural firm,
I.M. Pei & Partners in 1986, Fountain Place
is designed as a large, multi-faceted prism. Its
slanted angles cause the building to have a completely different profile from all directions.
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Supreme Court of Rock ‘n Roll (top and opposite)
Hard Rock Café (bottom)
The Dallas Hard Rock Café became the fourth of
its kind in the country in 1986, and the first to be
housed in a former church. The 1904 structure
features regal columns and a wide, sweeping red
staircase. Inside, is a stunning, domed ceiling and
50-foot-high stained glass renderings of Elvis,
Chuck Berry and Jerry Lee Lewis.
The world-famous Guitar Bar at the Hard Rock
Café is fashioned in the shape of Eddie Van
Halen’s 1984 custom guitar that was used on
many of the band’s most memorable songs,
including the 1984 album and the music video
for the song, Jump.
Pedestrian Bridge (above)
Urban Waterfalls (opposite)
This downtown pedestrian bridge leads to the
Plaza of the Americas, an office building complex
with two 25-story towers and a hotel. The buildings are connected by a large atrium with an ice
skating rink, shops and restaurants.
The unique angled walls of Fountain Place rise
out of an equally extraordinary urban oasis
designed by noted landscape architect Daniel
Kiley that features fountains and waterfalls under
shady, bald cypress trees.
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White Spiral Tower (opposite)
Dallas Convention Center (top)
Cattle Drive (bottom)
Thanks-Giving Square was designed as a place for
meditation and spiritual healing. A short path
leads to different stations that pose questions that
entice contemplation, ending at the Spiral Tower.
Recognized as the country’s best-run convention
center, the Dallas Convention Center is also beautifully designed. Evocative terrazzo images on
many walls tell the story of Dallas and its diverse
ethnic heritage.
Adjacent to the convention center, Pioneer Plaza
features a remarkable bronze sculpture grouping of
life-size cowboys and some forty longhorn steers
on a cattle drive near the old Shawnee Trail.
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American Airlines Center (top)
“W” Dallas-Victory Hotel (bottom)
Texas Stampede (opposite)
Venue for the home games of the Dallas Stars
hockey team and the Mavericks basketball team,
this new sports and entertainment complex has
won accolades for its fan-friendly, high-tech
facilities.
Dubbed the perfect marriage of high style and
cowboy chic, this luxurious new hotel near
American Airlines Center has world-class restaurants, spas and a Texas-sized version of Las Vegas’s
renowned Ghost bar.
Every year the world’s most talented cowboys,
along with some of the most formidable horses
and bulls come to Dallas’ American Airlines
Center for the famous Texas Stampede, one of the
most prevalent rodeos of over seven-hundred held
throughout the United States.
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Dallas Latino Cultural Center (top)
Painting the Sky (bottom)
Architectural Flow (opposite)
The Dallas Latino Cultural Center is dedicated
to celebrating and representing the Latino community’s rich, historical culture. The art gallery
and other performance spaces feature Latino
artists, poets, writers, dancers and architects.
The entrance to the Latino Cultural Center rises
up into a domed skylight painting of changing
vibrant colors. Outside, sculpture courtyards have
become exhibit spaces for local, regional and
world renowned artists.
Designed by internationally renowned Mexican
architect Ricardo Legorreta, the geometric lines
and colors of the Latino Cultural Center combine
art and architecture into a simple, single and
beautiful discipline.
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Dallas Past and Present (above and opposite)
A turret window of the historic Dallas County
Courthouse frames a modern Dallas skyline
including the Hyatt Regency Hotel and its
Reunion Tower. Rising 55 stories, visitors ride to
the top to enjoy the panoramic views and to dine
at Antares Restaurant, a revolving eatery offering
some of the best views in town.
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First Presbyterian Church
Architectural Details
In 1856, The First Presbyterian Church began
with a congregation of only eleven members.
Before the church was constructed, members
would met at one another’s homes. By 1912, this
stunningly elaborate, Greek Revival church was
built.
The Greek Revival church edifice was designed by
prominent Dallas architect C. D. Hill. Each
Corinthian column was shipped to Dallas on a
flatcar from Indiana. These impressive columns
at the church entrance are monolithic—the first
in Dallas.
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Two Eras
Old Red
The dramtic historical contrast in architecture is
testimony to the growth and evolution of a great
city. Not far from the 19th-century landmark,
Old Red, is the 56-story Renaissance Tower, one
of the tallest examples of modern architecture in
Dallas.
Built in 1891 in the Richardsonian Romanesque
style with four roof-top gargoyles and dramatic,
red sandstone turrets, Old Red served as the
Dallas County Courthouse until 1965. Originally,
it was topped with a 200-foot clock tower and a
two-ton bell. Today, the building is home to a
state-of-the-art Visitor’s Center and museum.
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Davis Building Cupola (above)
Cathedral Guadalupe Spire (opposite)
One of Dallas’ most prevalent downtown landmarks, this 1926 structure has been transformed
into a prestigious, new residential address on
Main Street. Its brightly lit cupola adds an elegant
feature to the evening skyline.
The hundred-year-old Cathedral Guadalupe is a
prominent spiritual center with a largely Hispanic
congregation. It oversees the second largest church
membership in the country with an average
Sunday attendance of 11,200.
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Dallas Farmers Market (top and bottom)
Blooms at The Farmers Market
The long tradition of the farmers market dates
back to the late 1800’s when nearby farmers began
bringing fresh produce, pigs and chickens to sell
on this very same site. Every year, 2.8 million
visitors buy fresh fruits and vegetables from local
farmers. The market also offers specialty and international products as well as cooking classes.
The Farmers Market blooms with row after row
of seasonal bedding plants, shrubs, trees, garden
decorations, and indoor plants. The collections
create a colorful display of botanical beauty.
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Magnolia Hotel (top)
The Dallas Piece at City Hall (bottom)
Cool Walkways (opposite)
Originally headquarters for the Magnolia
Petroleum Company, this historic 1922 office
building is now an elegant, upscale hotel in downtown Dallas. It is recognized for its richly detailed
Beaux-arts architectural style.
In 1978, noted sculptor Henry Moore created
The Dallas Piece for the new City Hall to symbolize Dallas’ stature as a major city. A miniature of
this work, along with other pieces by Moore, is
at the Nasher Sculpture Center.
Air-conditioned footbridges in Dallas’ downtown
city center make for a comfortable transition on
hot Texas afternoons.
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French Accent on Main Street
Urban Living at The Kirby
With its Second-Empire architecture, the 1904
Wilson Building is more than a piece of historical
architecture, it’s also a little piece of Paris. This
grand dame has now been refurbished into elegant
apartments.
Dallas’ brisk growth has been the major factor in
downtown revitalization, and Main Street has
taken the lead, turning its neglected grand old
buildings, including the historic Kirby Building,
into new condos for Loop dwellers.
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The Majestic Theater (above)
Bank One Center (opposite)
The Majestic Theatre opened during the Vaudeville era and hosted great acts such as Houdini,
Mae West and Bob Hope, to name a few.
Restored to its former opulence, this national
treasure now entertains a new generation of audiences with musicals, plays, concerts and dance
performances.
Originally Main Street headquarters for the MCorp
Bank, this sixty-story skyscraper now leases 1.5
million square feet of office space. Dallas’ third
tallest skyscraper, it takes up an entire city block
with a plaza on each end.
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St. Jude Chapel
Power & Light
Saint Jude Chapel, with its beautiful, mosaic
façade, is a familiar and comforting sight for
downtown workers, tourists and street people
who have attended its convenient lunchtime
masses over the past 30 years.
The old Dallas Power & Light building is just
one of many downtown buildings that have been
recently converted to chic, residential living
spaces. City planners hope to reach a goal of
10,000 downtown residents by 2010.
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Dallas Arts District
City Lights
Including prestigious institutions as the Dallas
Museum of Art and the Dallas Symphony, the
Dallas Arts District is a vibrant center for the
performing and visual arts. This sixty-eightacre cultural mecca is home to thirteen diverse
organizations.
The Renaissance Tower lights up the night in the
Southwest’s leading business and financial center.
The ninth largest city in the United States, the
greater Metro area has nearly four million residents.
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Downtown Dallas
Nightscape (above)
West End District (pages 38–39)
Over the Houston Street Bridge sits The Bank of
America Plaza, with its distinctive green outline.
It is not only the tallest building in town, but certainly the most visible. At night the skyscraper is
outlined with two miles of emerald green argon
tubing.
The pace of a major metropolitan city is portrayed
with streaks of color and light that blaze across the
landscape.
Dallas’ West End was designated an historic
district in the 1980’s, thus preserving a large
group of 19th-century brick warehouses that soon
became trendy shops, clubs, and restaurants.
Seven million tourists visit annually.
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Mckinney Avenue Trolley (above)
Uptown Dallas (opposite)
The McKinney Avenue Transit Authority operates
a historic trolley system with vintage electric
streetcars that run between Dallas’ Arts District
and the McKinney Avenue Uptown neighborhood.
Live, work and play in Uptown Dallas. The area
boasts over seventy restaurants and bars, plenty of
shopping and vivacious music and theater venues.
Uptown Dallas is a great place to explore the galleries and antique shops along Gallery Walk.
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West End’s Historic Center (above)
Cityplace Tower (opposite)
Market-Ross Place is a group of historic warehouses that have been converted into many of the
West End’s most fashionable attractions. When
the Houston & Texas Central Railroad came to
downtown in 1872, it attracted manufacturing
companies whose massive, brick warehouses would
come to define historic West End architecture.
Dallas’ Uptown Oak Lawn neighborhood is home
to Cityplace Tower, the tallest office building outside of the downtown area. The 43-story tower
was erected in 1988 and is the headquarters of
the convenience store giant, 7-Eleven.
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Hotel Crescent Court
Mckinney Avenue, Uptown
The Hotel Crescent Court is a four-star,
European-style hotel in Uptown Dallas, modeled
after the plush Royal Crescent in Bath, England.
The hotel is part of a larger office/retail complex
that occupies the entire block, designed by Philip
Johnson.
Businesses on Uptown’s main street are bustling
with activity, due to a surge in residential growth
in this chic, historic neighborhood. Fine dining,
upscale shopping, posh hotels and art galleries
keep the area thriving.
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Botanical Brilliance
The Dallas Arboretum
The Dallas Arboretum is home to one of the most
magnificent show gardens in the Southwest.
Behind all of the beauty is a very serious, national
research program that tests new plants for use in
American gardens.
An ordinary watering can becomes a colossal work
of art on the landscaped grounds of the Dallas
Arboretum. Home to a nationally acclaimed collection of azaleas, nearly three-thousand specimens
fill the gardens.
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A Woman’s Garden
Water Reflections
A gift to the Dallas Arboretum by its Women’s
Council, this tranquil garden opened to national
acclaim in 1997. Designed by landscape architect
Morgan Weelock, it consists of several small garden rooms and evocative statuary.
The formal centerpiece of A Woman’s Garden is a
series of cascading, reflecting pools overlooking
White Rock Lake. It is a perfect place for quiet
meditation with the soothing sounds of gentle
waterfalls and the beauty of the surrounding
natural landscape.
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Weathered Wall
Butterfly Treehouse
A weathered wall creates one of many outdoor
rooms at the Dallas Arboretum. Texas Town, an
award-winning exhibit, features seven gardens that
showcase the importance of plants in the survival
of the Texas pioneers. The interactive exhibit
includes an authentic sod house, two replica cabins,
a covered wagon and a Native American tepee.
Scattered across the grounds of the Dallas
Arboretum are thirteen magical treehouses created
by professional landscape designers. This one
shows the transformation of a caterpillar into a
butterfly with a 42-foot wingspan.
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Dream of Freedom
Freedman’s Cemetery
The Freedman’s Cemetery, burial place of former
slaves, features dramtic sculptures by David
Newton, including this poignant representation of
an African-American couple who bear the scars of
their oppression and who are ready to live freely in
post-Civil War America.
Freedman’s Cemetery was developed in the 1850’s
near Freedman’s Town, the post-Civil War center
of the African-American community. It is an historic burial place of former slaves. It’s impressive
solid granite arched entryway is flanked by sybolic
sculptures by David Newton.
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General Robert E. Lee (opposite)
Arlington House (top)
Lee Park (bottom)
Thanks to the perseverance of the ladies of the
Dallas Southern Memorial Association, Lee Park
is graced with this bronze statue of General
Robert E. Lee. The young soldier riding with him
symbolizes the youths of the South.
Built in 1939, Lee Park’s historic Arlington House
was recently restored and expanded to graciously
accommodate private receptions of all sizes.
Terraces and an elegant portico look out over the
park and open onto formal gardens.
One of Dallas’ 406 city parks, Lee Park is a popular outing for residents year-round. Walk on the
meandering pathways in this lush green oasis,
sunbathe beside lakes with cascading fountains,
and enjoy the recreational facilities.
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Texas Schoolbook Depository Museum (above)
Dealey Plaza Plaque (bottom)
JFK Memorial (opposite)
Undoubtedly the most famous stack of boxes in
the world, these are the ones Lee Harvey Oswald
crouched behind when he shot President John F.
Kennedy on November 22, 1963 as the presidential motorcade passed below him.
A plaque affixed to the Texas Schoolbook
Depository building marks the spot where a bullet
took the life of a great president. The underline
beneath the word “allegedly” has been enscribed
by concerned citizens over the years.
Famed architect, Philip Johnson, designed the JFK
Memorial as a cenotaph. The stark, empty space
was created intentionally by the architect to instill
a feeling of loss that can never be comforted. Few
people actually go inside.
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Highland Park Home
Lakeside Park
Highland Park is the nineteenth richest town in
Texas and is also the site of the country’s first
shopping center. The area is graced with fine
homes of particular opulence.
The Highland Park area is known for its many
outstanding parks, some with extrodinary features.
In spring, the parks become a place of natural
wonder with over 8,000 azaleas blooming simultaneously.
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Southern Methodist University Campus (opposite)
Perkins Chapel, SMU (top)
The Meadows Museum (bottom)
Southern Methodist Unveristy is a private institution that is closely woven with the study of
Christianity. Although its roots are Methodist,
one-quarter of its students claim no religious affiliation. The Dallas campus has eleven thousand
students.
Perkins School of Theology is one of the thirteen
seminaries of the United Methodist Church, with
campuses in Houston-Galveston and San
Antonio. Its Georgian-style chapel was recently
renovated from cupola to pew.
A division of Southern Methodist University’s
Meadows School of the Arts, the museum is also
the home of one of the most exceptional collections of Spanish art outside of Spain and features
prominent artists such as Goya, El Greco and
Picasso.
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Dallas Heritage Village, Old City Park (top)
Historic “Dog Trot” House (bottom)
Historic Blum House
One of thirty-eight historic structures at the
Village, the 1888 Renner School served the
North Dallas area until 1919. This two-room
schoolhouse was built in the Greek Revival style,
popular for public buildings at that time.
This 1840’s farmhouse consisted of two log rooms
separated by an open breezeway with a common
roof. Visitors can tour the house, a detached
kitchen, blacksmith shop, out-buildings, family
cemetery, gardens and a crop field.
This 1901 house takes visitors inside the home of
an Orthodox Jewish family. Actors, representing
Blum family members, bake traditional Challah
bread and perform other household chores to give
authentic insights.
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Swiss Avenue Historic District (above and opposite)
Elegant History Preserved (pages 74–75)
Grace and grandure describe the elegant mansions
along Swiss Avenue. Building structures are infulenced by many architectural styles including
Mediterranean, Spanish, Georgian, Prairie School
and English Tudor. The 22-block neighborhood is
listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
When the Historic Preservation League formed in
1973, this architecturally significant neighborhood
of early 20th-century houses became Dallas’ first
Historic District.
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Southfork Ranch (top, bottom, and opposite)
These familiar white columns, supporting a
simple arch would eventually become synonymous
with Dallas, the longest running series in the history of television. This sprawling Texas ranch
became instantly recognizable as the world tuned
in weekly to their favorite nighttime soap opera.
Southfork Ranch is now an award-winning con-
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ference center that hosts more than 1400 events
annually, however, television soap fans still flock
here to immerse themselves in the impressive
collection of Dallas memorabilia.
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Art and Jazz
Jazz Under the Stars
Translucent glass works by renowned sculptor
Dale Chihuly dance to the rhythm of a jazz trio
in the Atrium Café at the Dallas Museum of Art.
Chihuly’s Hart Window was installed in 1995 and
continues to fill the café with a rainbow of sundrenched color.
The Dallas Museum of Art sponsors Jazz Under
the Stars during spring and early summer. Crowds
gather to enjoy local contemporary jazz groups
on Thursday nights. Artists such as Los Lobos
perform other nights.
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Nasher Sculpture Center (top)
Walking to the Sky (above)
Proverb (opposite)
Raymond and Patsy Nasher began their lifelong
passion for collecting sculpture in 1950 when they
acquired their first pre-Columbian artifacts on a
trip to Mexico. The center was built in 1997.
Internationally acclaimed for his larger-than-life
sculptures, Jonathan Borofsky challenges and
delights at the Nasher Sculpture Center with this
100-foot wonder. Seven figures defy gravity as
they balance confidently along a vertical walkway.
Proverb, a 60-foot-tall sculpture by Mark di
Suverso, commands attention on the grounds of
Meyerson Symphony Center. On loan from the
Nasher Sculpture Center, the enormous structure,
with its sleek linear design, provides a dramatic,
visual entrance to the Arts District.
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Form and Function
Dallas Theater Company
The 1959 Kalita Humphrey Theater was designed
by legendary architect, Frank Lloyd Wright. An
impressive example of Wright’s organic theory of
architecture, it harmonizes with its natural setting
on a steep slope above Dallas’ Turtle Creek.
At home in the Kalita Humphrey Theater, the
Dallas Theater Company has become a leader in
the regional theater movement, continuously
impressing audiences with a wide range of productions, from classics to contemporary and from
epic to intimate.
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Meyerson Symphony Center
The Sound of Music (top)
Nasher Sculpture Center (bottom)
The Meyerson Symphony Center is home to the
highly respected Dallas Symphony and other
Dallas-based performing arts organizations such as
the Turtle Creek Chorale, Dallas Wind Symphony
and Greater Dallas Youth Orchestra.
Rivaling the world’s greatest concert halls, the
Meyerson Symphony Center features the intimate
McDermott Concert Hall, a European “shoebox”
style music chamber. State-of-the-art acoustics
enhance the sound of the many talented artists
who perfom here.
The Nasher Sculpture Center boasts a world-class
collection of sculpture, including works by Henry
Moore, Picasso, Miro, Calder, Rodin, Giacometti,
Matisse, Borofsky, Arp, Hepworth, Oldenberg and
Lichtenstein.
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Dallas World Aquarium
Aquatic Wonders
Ten 2,000-gallon displays showcase an incredible
array of marine life from four continents, three
oceans and various seas around the world. A visit
to the Predators exhibit shows you who gets the
final say on what’s for dinner.
The Dallas World Aquarium features a pedestrian
tunnel that is surrounded by an amazing 22,000gallon exhibit of reef life. A large snapping turtle
swims overhead providing a unique, close-up
point of view.
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Lowland Gorilla
Secrets of the Orinoco River
Climb aboard the monorail and glide around the
perimeter of The Wilds of Africa, the Dallas Zoo’s
largest exhibit. Follow the nature path and get up
close and personal with animals from six different
African habitats.
This unique exhibit at the Dallas Aquarium showcases the rich concentration of plants and animals
of the Orinoco River basin in Venezuela. Explore
deep forest paths, cross bridges and experience the
soft spray of a gentle waterfall.
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Mongoose on the Loose (left)
Spotted Beauty (right)
Underwater World
There are ninety-five acres and thousands of animals to visit at the award-winning Dallas Zoo
including the lovable and social meerkat, a mongoose from the African savannah. It is the most
strictly regulated animal in the world.
The Dallas Zoo is home to 8,000 animals from
380 different species. Big jungle cats are a favorite
as are the many rare and endangered species that
are part of the zoo’s conservation efforts.
A friendly manatee performs his underwater feats
for a group of children, while fish dart about and
sea turtles scuttle on the sea floor. The aquarium
teems with marine life from the tiniest fish to the
largest sharks.
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Dallas African-American Museum (top)
Museum of Nature and Science (bottom)
Ice Age Mammoth (opposite)
The Dallas African-American Museum is an independent venue that evolved from the Bishop
College Special Collection. It is the only museum
in the Southwest devoted to preserving and displaying African-American art, culture and history,
and includes an extensive folk art collection.
The science of the human body is explored with
creative, interactive exhibits at the Museum of
Nature and Science, where learning through
hands-on exhibits is encouraged.
Twenty-thousand years ago, these massive Ice Age
mammoths lived and grazed along the banks of
the Trinity River where Dallas stands today. The
Trinity River Mammoth is a spectacular exhibit at
this Fair Park museum.
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The Science Place (top)
Museum of Nature and Science (bottom)
Leonhardt Lagoon Nature Walk
Completely surrounded by an eight-story-high
domed screen, IMAX movies are more than
merely viewed. Each scene becomes an incredible
experience in the round, whether exploring the
Grand Canyon, outer space, or the inside of a
volcano. The fitting IMAX slogan claims:“It’s
better than being there.”
Next to the Cotton Bowl in Dallas’ historic Fair
Park, the Museum of Nature and Science makes
learning fun with hundreds of interactive exhibits
and displays relating to science, health, the senses,
physics, evolution, and nature.
Reflecting the intricate woven balance of natural
life of the lagoon, this unique environmental
sculpture swirls and snakes its way around the
landscape, and creates a fascinating perspective
into the area’s wildlife and vegetation. The lagoon
was built on the original Centennial Fair grounds,
but, over time, became contaminated and ecologi-
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cally unbalanced. It was subsequently restored to
its pristine condition and is presently protected as
part of the Museum of Nature and Science.
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Art Deco at Fair Park (top and bottom)
Thanks to the 1936 Texas Centennial that celebrated the state’s independence from Mexico, Fair
Park has one of the finest collections of vintage
Art Deco buildings in America. The park is the
creative collaboration of architects, artists, and
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French Tributes (opposite)
craftsmen. Centennial Hall is adorned with eight
murals depicting milestones in transportation by
famed artist Carlo Ciampaglia and monumental
sculptures by Raoul Josset.
French sculptors Raoul Josset and Jose Martin collaborated on several of the outstanding sculptures
in the Fair Park complex, including The Spirit of
the Centennial (opposite) and Female Figure
Representing France (above).
Dallas African-American Museum (opposite)
The Women’s Museum, Fair Park (above)
Under the dramatic central dome of the Dallas
African-American Museum, a sweeping staircase
rises from the lobby to the second floor’s provocative exhibits of African-American culture, art and
history. The distinctive ivory-stone building is the
new home of the museum.
An elegant female figure rises from a cactus and
graces the entrance of The Women’s Museum.
Originally a fitting symbol of the 1936 Texas
Centennial, it is now an impressive introduction
to the stories of the many courageous women who
helped shape the great state of Texas.
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Age of Steam Railroad Museum
The Age of the Iron Horse
Located in Dallas’ Fair Park, the Age of Steam
Railroad Museum is a must-see for train buffs.
Climbing aboard vintage passenger cars that rode
the rails before and after World War II. It’s one of
the best, heavy-weight collections in the United
States.
Massive steam, diesel and electric locomotives at
the Age of Steam Railroad Museum have a massive appeal. These iron horses were, in large part,
responsible for the spread of civilization to the
wild frontier as Americans headed west.
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Historic Lounge Car
The Age of Steam Railroad Museum features this
Frisco divided chair car, as well as a complete preWorld War II passenger train which includes a
railway post office and baggage car, coaches,
lounge cars, Pullman sleepers, and a dining car.
An impressive collection of historic structures,
signals, artifacts, and a steam calliope and whistle
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Santa Fe Caboose
display make this one of the best railroad museums in the southwest United States.
Common to freight trains for nearly a century, the
caboose is now found mostly in museums and
private collections. Cabooses were home away
from home for the train crew. The Atchison,
Topeka & Santa Fe Railway continued with firstclass passenger trains even while other railroads
decreased or stopped passenger service altogether.
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Frontiers of Flight Museum
A Flight Through Time (top)
Apollo 7 Command Module (bottom)
The Frontiers of Flight Museum at Dallas’ Love
Field celebrates the high-flying history of aviation
with exhibits from man’s first dreams of flying, to
the Golden Age of Flight in the 1920’s and 30’s,
to the aviator-heroes of World War II, and the
most recent journeys into outer space.
Rare and vintage planes can be found hanging
from the rafters of the Frontiers of Flight
Museum. A popular exhibit displays more than
two hundred World War II aircraft models representing nations involved in the war.
A museum highlight is the Command Module
that safely returned the Apollo 7 crew back to
earth in 1968. The historic, eleven-day orbit
around the earth was the Apollo Program’s first
manned space mission.
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Discover India (top)
Indian Melodies (bottom)
The Beat of India
Almost every weekend throughout the year, organizations in Dallas’ renowned Arts District host a
special, cultural celebration such as the Discover
India! festival. These events attract locals and
tourists from all over North Texas.
Texans experience the rich and varied cultures of
the world with many festivals and celebrations at
the Arts District. Accomplished musician Nilendi
Jani introduces the audience to traditional Indian
melodies.
Brightly costumed dancers perform traditional
dances of India during the Discover India! festival.
It is a celebration of Indian culture including
classic Indian foods and authentic Indian arts
and crafts.
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State Fair of Texas (top)
Cattle Exhibit (bottom)
Midway Mania
The State Fair of Texas is, by far, the largest state
fair in the United States. Festivities fill the days
and nights of autumn for three weeks with amusement rides, live music, legendary foods on a stick,
exhibit halls and livestock shows.
Millions of people attending this annual extravaganza come to see the contenders and the blueribbon winners of the livestock competitions.
Cavernous barns are filled with dairy and beef
cattle, Arabian horses and more. 4-H Clubs and
Future Farmers of America exhibit their prize
animals each year, too.
After an adrenaline rush on the Midway’s fastest
rides, take a speed break and ride the huge Ferris
wheel for a great view of the fairgrounds and
beyond, or climb on a gentle horse on the vintage,
hand-carved carousel.
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Deep Ellum Art
Deep Ellum at Dusk (top)
Smooth Groove Tattoo (bottom)
The bohemian and trendy Deep Ellum neighborhood near the downtown Arts District features the
provocative works of emerging Texas artists in
galleries and outdoor sculpture gardens.
As daylight fades, the hot clubs and bars of Deep
Ellum get ready for another busy evening. This
historic center of blues and jazz also delivers great
restaurants, unique shops, galleries and independent films.
Unique and avante-garde shops in the Deep
Ellum offer unusual and alternative goods and
services such as tattoos and body piercing, making
this a more interesting, no-mall zone.
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Oak Cliff (top and bottom)
Historic Texas Theater (opposite)
West Jefferson Boulevard runs through the historic area of Oak Cliff, an ethnically diverse
neighborhood with many local shops and services.
Oak Cliff has beautiful, turn-of-the-century housing, many parks, and a convenient proximity to
the downtown area.
Opened in 1931, the Texas Theater was once
owned by billionaire tycoon Howard Hughes.
After falling on hard times, it is being restored to
its original Spanish Eclectic style and will be a
venue for regional live theater.
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Friendly Inspection Station (above)
Pegasus (opposite)
A pretty cowgirl on a vintage, metal sign encourages motorists to stop and get their cars inspected
at this Texas State Inspection Station. The second
largest state, Texas has the most state highway
roads in the country.
In perpetual flight across the blue Texan sky,
Pegasus, the winged horse, is a treasured icon in
Dallas. The restored Pegasus sits on top of the
former Magnolia Building which housed the
Mobil Oil offices until the 1970’s. The building
is now the upscale Magnolia Hotel.
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Six Flags over Texas (top and bottom)
Superman Tower of Power (opposite)
A day of fun begins in a large swirling teacup, one
of the many delightful rides at Six Flags, Dallas.
Climb aboard Flashback, a spine-tingling roller
coaster that flips upside down six times as it travels backward and forward at speeds of up to fifty
miles an hour. The nearly two-minute ride is an
experience that will last a lifetime.
The tallest ride of its kind in the world, the Tower
of Power shoots 325 feet straight upward, then
drops in a sudden, 45-mile-per-hour free fall, just
as the caped super-hero himself swoops down to
save a damsel in distress.
Lone Star Park, Grand Prairie (opposite and above)
Statues of jockeys decorate the fountain at the
entrance of Lone Star Park, where, from April
through July, thoroughbred quarterhorse racing
action awaits inside. Located between Dallas and
Fort Worth, the 315-acre park hosted the 21st
Breeders’ Cup World Thoroughbred
Championships in 2004. Facilities include drive-
through, pari-mutuel betting windows, supervised
playground, restaurant, and a pavilion for simulcasting.
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Home of the Texas Rangers (top and bottom)
A new era began for the Texas Rangers organization in 1994 with the grand opening of their new
state-of-the-art ball park in Arlington, Texas.
Seating 49,000-plus, the open-air park reflects the
architectural style of the Southwest with all the
moden conveniences. The park’s three concourses
are loaded with concession stands for the most
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Texas Rangers Baseball (opposite)
discriminating baseball fan’s cravings. Next door,
the baseball museum boasts the largest collection
of baseball memorabilia outside of Cooperstown,
New York.
Whether viewing the action from the exclusive
Club level or from the bleachers in center field,
multiple, state-of-the-art scoreboards and video
screens constantly flash game and player stats and
keep fans on top of the game.
Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders
Tailgating
Sixty dancers attended the first audition for the
Dallas Cowboys Cheerleading squad in 1972,
out of which only seven were chosen. Since then,
the squad has exploded into a sports entertainment phenomenon.
Seasoned Dallas Cowboy tailgaters come prepared
in a big way with flat-screen television, powered
by a satellite dish, barbecue grill, and good
Cowboy company.
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Texas Stadium
Coach Tom Landry
Dallas Cowboys home games play to sell-out
crowds of over 65,000 in a modern open-air
facility with a covered seating area. The stadium
hosts big-name concerts, festivals, Supercross, as
well as high school and college football.
A bronze statue outside of Texas Stadium honors
legendary Cowboys coach Tom Landry who led
his team to twenty consecutive, winning seasons
–an NFL record. He also had the third most wins
of all time for an NFL coach.
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Pride of Dallas
Family Tradition
Since the Dallas Cowboys first took to the field in
1959, many legendary players have worn the blueand-white jersey, including beloved quarterback
Troy Aikman (1989–2000) who led his team to
three Super Bowl victories.
Cowboy fans start young and this curious child is
poised to become one of thousands who appreciate the pure excitement of professional sports. As
they dominate the grid iron, the Dallas Cowboys
inspire a fanatical loyalty that is passed from one
generation to the next.
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Photograph by Ana Rosa Calvin
Peter A. Calvin
Peter A. Calvin studied photography
at the Butler Institute of American Art,
Ohio University (BFA), and Texas A&M
University–Commerce (MFA). After spending several years in Mexico in the late 1980’s
he returned to Dallas where he lives with his
wife, Ana Rosa, and their son, Peter Jose.
In addition to his personal work, Peter
shoots for selected editorial and commercial
clients and is an Ad Interim Instructor of
Art in the photography program at Texas
A&M University–Commerce. His work has
been published in Europe, Canada, Mexico,
and the United States. His fine art work is
represented by the Afterimage Gallery in
Dallas, Texas.
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DALLAS, TEXAS
Dallas is an exciting metropolis steeped in South-western American
history. She is a vibrant combination of urban growth and southern hospitality, and a fitting tribute to the state’s motto—
“Friendship.”
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