Dallas entered a period of spectacular growth after WWII. The population of the city in 1950 was 434,462. Several large aircraft factories were established in the area, making the city one of the world’s largest technological centers. In 1957, two developers, Trammell Crow and John M. Stemmons opened the Dallas Market Center. It is one of the world’s largest wholesale trade complexes.
In 1959, the Dallas Theater Center, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, was opened. The same year, the Southland Center, the tallest building west of the Mississippi River, was dedicated.
Here are some fascinating historical photos that will take you back to the 1950s in Dallas
#1 State Fair of Texas Midway show “Sally Rand Texas Lil’ Darlin'”, Dallas, 1950
#2 A passenger points to one of the segregation signs removed from all Dallas Transit Company buses, following a Supreme Court ruling banning segregation on all public transportation within a state, 25th April 1956.
#3 Meadows Building, Dallas, 1952
#4 Aerial view of Parkland Hospital, 1950
#5 A mother washes clothes in the presence of her children in Dallas, Texas, 1950
#6 Texas Bank and Trust Company building, downtown Dallas, 1952
#7 Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, addition construction, downtown Dallas, Texas, 1958
#8 Arlington Heights vs Sunset Football, 1950
Jerry Rose of Sunset fights his way across the goal line to score the Bison's second touchdown against Arlington Heights at Dallas. Reaching for him is Ronald Clinkscale. Daivd McNair (77) is at left. The play started on the Jacket 11-yard line and was a pass from Joe Boring to Rose.
