Plano - a couple of years ago

Bobby Stricktland and a few other Richfield folk jumping off the lower rung of the Twin Bridges in Waco not that long after it flooded. As there were still lots of tree stumps under the water at that time, jumping off the top might end in death or paralysis.

1900 street map of Dallas / Oak Cliff;

http://www.bigmapblog.com/2012/sam-streets-map-of-dallas-county-texas-1900/

Magnolia - about a hundred years ago and today

Life Magazine - after the `1953 tornado. One building left standing in the path

Holy Cow. That is awful.

1800's map of Galveston

Honest Joe's Pawn Shop, Deep Ellum, 1959, courtesy of the Dallas Public Library

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It looks awesome

It seems like I remember this pink poster growing up.

About 300 German soldiers were housed at White Rock lake in Dallas from 1944-45. Their first task upon arrival was to build a security fence topped with barbed wire and guard stations surrounding the barracks, according to Sally Rodriguez's 2010 book, "Images of America: White Rock Lake." Their barracks, just a few feet from Garland Road, were guarded day and night by U.S. Army soldiers.

Every night, the Germans were taken by bus to Fair Park, where they worked a third shift at a repair shop. The Army quartermaster shop repaired uniforms, shoes, helmets, tents and other equipment. At its peak, the shop employed 707 civilians in two shifts; 614 were women, more than 60 percent of whom were the mothers of United States servicemen.

For their work in the shop, the Germans earned 80-cents a day, paid in canteen coupons.

CCC Camp 2986 at Winfrey Point, circa 1940

Before the future KC Chief Dallas Texans of 1960 were the other Dallas Texans of 1952. Before the Dallas Texans of 1952 were the Dallas Texans of 1941...



Professional hockey in Dallas dates back to 1941, when the Dallas Texans joined the minor-league American Hockey Association. The debut occurred at Fair Park Ice Arena on November 6, 1941, when the Texans played against the St. Paul Saints in front of a crowd of more than 4,000 spectators. However, World War II caused the cancellation of league play until the 1945-46 season, when the Texans resumed play as members of the United States Hockey League. Due to travel costs, however, the Texans (along with teams in Fort Worth and Houston) dropped out of the USHL following the 1948-49 season.

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Bobby Stricktland and a few other Richfield folk jumping off the lower rung of the Twin Bridges in Waco not that long after it flooded. As there were still lots of tree stumps under the water at that time, jumping off the top might end in death or paralysis.

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I cant see your pic but I bet its the Lakeshore Bridge. There were 10 or twelve of us that went there for 2 summers back in the mid 70's. You could swing out and fall in lake, swing out and land on trestle, jump off platform built in cedar tree or jump from bridge. Good times. There were Midway and Richfield guys and gals there daily.

I enjoy this thread. Thanks

1880s San Antonio's William Alexander Anderson "Bigfoot" Wallace stood 6' 2," was a former prisoner of war in Mexico with Samuel Maverick and John Twohig, served as a Texas Rangers captain and drove a mail hack between San Antonio and El Paso.

The story of Lehman Sanger:
http://www.wacomasonic.org/lehman-sanger/

Corpus Christi after the 1919 hurricane.

Texas Extreme Weather 1910's Style
APRIL 27, 2014
By Paul Homewood

Extreme weather events from 1900 to 1919.

April 58, 1900: Rainstorm. This storm began in two centers, over Val Verde County on the Rio Grande, and over Swisher County on the High Plains, and converged in the vicinity of Travis County, causing disastrous floods in the Colorado, Brazos and Guadalupe rivers. McDonald Dam on the Colorado River at Austin crumbled suddenly. A wall of water swept through the city taking at least 23 lives. Damage was estimated at $1.25 million.

Sept. 89, 1900: Hurricane. Galveston. The Great Galveston Storm was the worst natural disaster in U.S. history in terms of human life. Loss of life at Galveston has been estimated at 6,000 to 8,000, but the exact number has never been determined. The island was completely inundated; not a single structure escaped damage. Most of the loss of life was due to drowning by storm tides that reached 15 feet or more. The anemometer blew away when the wind reached 100 mph at 6:15 p.m. on the 8th. Wind reached an estimated maximum velocity of 120 mph between 7:30 and 8:30 p.m. Property damage has been estimated at $30 million to $40 million.

May 18, 1902: Tornado. Goliad. This tornado cut a 250-yard-wide path through town, turning 150 buildings into rubble. Several churches were destroyed, one of which was holding services; all 40 worshippers were either killed or injured. This tornado killed 114, injured 230, and caused an estimated $200,000 in damages.

April 26, 1906: Tornado. Bellevue, Clay County, demolished; considerable damage done at Stoneburg, seven miles east in Montague County; 17 killed, 20 injured; damage $300,000.

May 6, 1907: Tornado. North of Sulphur Springs, Hopkins County; five killed, 19 injured.

May 13, 1908: Tornado. Linden, Cass County. Four killed, seven injured; damage $75,000.

May 2225, 1908: Rainstorm; unique because it originated on the Pacific Coast. It moved first into North Texas and southern Oklahoma and thence to Central Texas, precipitating as much as 10 inches. Heaviest floods were in the upper Trinity basin, but flooding was general as far south as the Nueces. Property damage exceeded $5 million and 11 lives were lost in the Dallas vicinity.

March 23, 1909: Tornado. Slidell, Wise County; 11 killed, 10 injured; damage $30,000.

May 30, 1909: Tornado. Zephyr, Brown County; 28 killed, many injured; damage $90,000.

July 21, 1909: Hurricane. Velasco, Brazoria County. One-half of town destroyed, 41 lives lost; damage $2,000,000.

Dec. 15, 1913: Rainstorm. This caused the second major Brazos River flood, and caused more deaths than the storm of 1899. It formed over Central Texas and spread both southwest and northeast with precipitation of 15 inches at San Marcos and 11 inches at Kaufman. Floods caused loss of 177 lives and $8.54 million damage.

April 2026, 1915: Rainstorm. Originated over Central Texas and spread into North and East Texas with precipitation up to 17 inches, causing floods in Trinity, Brazos, Colorado and Guadalupe rivers. More than 40 lives lost and $2.33 million damage.

Aug. 1619, 1915: Hurricane. Galveston. Peak wind gusts of 120 miles recorded at Galveston; tide ranged 9.5 to 14.3 feet above mean sea level in the city, and up to 16.1 feet near the causeway. Business section flooded with 5 to 6 feet of water. At least 275 lives lost, damage $56 million. A new seawall prevented a repetition of the 1900 disaster.

Aug. 18, 1916: Hurricane. Corpus Christi. Maximum wind speed 100 mph. 20 Lives lost; damage $1.6 million.

Jan. 1012, 1918: Blizzard. This was the most severe since that of February, 1899; it was accompanied by zero degree temperature in North Texas and temperatures from 7 to 12 below freezing along the lower coast.

April 9, 1919: Tornado. Leonard, Ector and Ravenna in Fannin County; 20 killed, 45 injured; damage $125,000.

April 9, 1919: Tornado. Henderson, Van Zandt, Wood, Camp, and Red River counties, 42 killed, 150 injured; damage $450,000.

May 7, 1919: Windstorms. Starr, Hidalgo, Willacy and Cameron counties. Violent thunderstorms with high winds, hail and rain occurred between Rio Grande City and the coast, killing 10 persons. Damage to property and crops was $500,000. Seven were killed at Mission.

Sept. 14, 1919: Hurricane. Near Corpus Christi. Center moved inland south of Corpus Christi; tides 16 feet above normal in that area and 8.8 feet above normal at Galveston. Extreme wind at Corpus Christi measured at 110 mph; 284 lives lost; damage $20.3 million.

Climate Change??? Lolol

eerie, eh?

London? NYC? Paris?

Nope. Think Lone Star State. These are the long abandoned Sante Fe RR tunnels underneath downtown Dallas

Creepy

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About 300 German soldiers were housed at White Rock lake in Dallas from 1944-45. Their first task upon arrival was to build a security fence topped with barbed wire and guard stations surrounding the barracks, according to Sally Rodriguez's 2010 book, "Images of America: White Rock Lake." Their barracks, just a few feet from Garland Road, were guarded day and night by U.S. Army soldiers.

Every night, the Germans were taken by bus to Fair Park, where they worked a third shift at a repair shop. The Army quartermaster shop repaired uniforms, shoes, helmets, tents and other equipment. At its peak, the shop employed 707 civilians in two shifts; 614 were women, more than 60 percent of whom were the mothers of United States servicemen.

For their work in the shop, the Germans earned 80-cents a day, paid in canteen coupons.

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My mother's dad was a farmer in SW Oklahoma during WWII, and at harvest time "hired" German POW's from a nearby camp. One of them told him that he had been in the arena when Hitler promised the soldiers they would soon be marching across America. "He just forgot to tell us we would be pulling a 10 foot cotton sack behind us."

Alamo Plaza circa 1919

Freeport Texas early 60s maybe

Downtown El Paso Parade, 1890s

Terry's Texas Rangers, (Confederate Cavalry in the Civil War)...


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry%27s_Texas_Rangers#/media/File:Terrys.jpg

Teddy Roosevelt recruited the Rough Riders here.
The Bar at The Menger Hotel In San Antonio:

https://savingplaces.org/stories/the-menger-hotel-bar-in-san-antonio-texas#.WqPoUOjwaCg

The cost of being born at St Pauls Hospital in Dallas, circa 1947 from my friend Clint Carol:

1920 DMN ad

the original El Fenix just above what is now Woodall Rogers in Dallas;

The Prisoner of Highland Park

Coming home in search of a vanished childhood, a writer finds one of the ghosts that haunted it was very real.

https://www.dmagazine.com/publications/d-magazine/1977/november/the-prisoner-of-highland-park/