TedACampbell Wrote:
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> I understand that the river was later routed away
> from downtown, but prior to that, it ran at the
> bottom of the slope there, where the RR track is
> or just beyond where Stemmons (I-35E) runs today.
The levees were built first and the river rerouted before the triple underpass was built.
All these things are connected. The other benefit was the reclamation of the river
bottoms on the north side of the levees which is now the Stemmons corridor.
> Dealey Plaza is 1) roughly the location of Bryan's
> settlement that became Dallas,
I think it's the exact spot. Bryan is who had the streets laid out and named. His wife wrote that
he farmed corn where the current Old Red courthouse stands.
> 2) honors George
> Bannerman Dealey, and 3) the site of the Kennedy
> assassination. Sometimes I wonder if we downplay
> #1, which really ought to be important.
The assassination definitely overshadows it. But Dallas never really seemed to care
about it's history much. It was always run by forward looking people til it got
single member districts then Laura Miller as mayor. I don't think there has been
anything in the way of a unified vision of the future since.
> I know that we have Founders Plaza on the other
> side of the County Records Building where the
> replica of the Bryan cabin is located, but it
> seems to me we've played down the importance of
> the area as the foundational spot for the city.
I agree.
Respectfully,
Greg Jaynes
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> I understand that the river was later routed away
> from downtown, but prior to that, it ran at the
> bottom of the slope there, where the RR track is
> or just beyond where Stemmons (I-35E) runs today.
The levees were built first and the river rerouted before the triple underpass was built.
All these things are connected. The other benefit was the reclamation of the river
bottoms on the north side of the levees which is now the Stemmons corridor.
> Dealey Plaza is 1) roughly the location of Bryan's
> settlement that became Dallas,
I think it's the exact spot. Bryan is who had the streets laid out and named. His wife wrote that
he farmed corn where the current Old Red courthouse stands.
> 2) honors George
> Bannerman Dealey, and 3) the site of the Kennedy
> assassination. Sometimes I wonder if we downplay
> #1, which really ought to be important.
The assassination definitely overshadows it. But Dallas never really seemed to care
about it's history much. It was always run by forward looking people til it got
single member districts then Laura Miller as mayor. I don't think there has been
anything in the way of a unified vision of the future since.
> I know that we have Founders Plaza on the other
> side of the County Records Building where the
> replica of the Bryan cabin is located, but it
> seems to me we've played down the importance of
> the area as the foundational spot for the city.
I agree.
Respectfully,
Greg Jaynes