I would have loved to live there before crime and violence became a way of life in Dallas. I understand some of the leafy suburbs today still have a quality of life and realative peace, but the tensions are evident and palatable. There is no ideal city in America today. But boom cities in Texas of the 50's and 60's were really big on opportunity and prosperity.
Well I was living in Dallas in these years (still do in 2020) at that time we had a DA named Henry Wade, he was a very no BS kind of guy and if the Dallas PD arrested you you were in big deep shit
When I was in Jr. High in 1967, the Wade DA's office sent brochure to our classroom to warn us about tobacco, and, to equate marijuana use, to shooting up heroin. But not much about drinking alcohol... this Texas after all!!!
Ok, I have watched this about 2 times now and trying to guess what year this was made in and i am from Dallas. They showed Down Town and i notice the Southland Life Building was there and it opened up in 1959 so this was probably made around very early 60's.
Probably 1959 or 1960. The cars are always a good testament to what year it was in this era, as every year the brands would have a completely different looking car, unlike today. The newest cars I see in this video are 1959 models.
What an artifact: new suburban neighborhoods, downtown, the cars, the skyline, the heavy (now vintage and rare) accent of the narrator. "Do we recognize the delicate balance between order and chaos" "This don't just happen."
Can you provide some context for this? Where was it shown? Was it typical for a city to produce such films at the time? Was it a sort of make-work project somehow?
These are all very good questions I wish I knew the answers to. I think it would take an anthropologist because this kind of thing doesn’t happen anymore. If it’s busy work then it must’ve happened in another cities.
Must have been PR (public relations). From this and a similar 1955 Dallas city film also on improving traffic flow, I would conjecture that bad traffic was a top complaint then. So what do the local politicians do? Spend tax money on films extolling how great they are.
The values of the society have dramatically changed. The anti police/law notion is a testament to the breakdown of American society. This place is circling the drain fast.
It's reassuring knowing downtown Dallas is so safe at night!
Great Seeing The Old 50s Vehicles 😊
I can only imagine how much more police activity there is today at a bus station.
I've finally learned from the comments here, that my accent is a close to vintage Dallas. Amazing footage I will be sharing.
I would have loved to live there before crime and violence became a way of life in Dallas. I understand some of the leafy suburbs today still have a quality of life and realative peace, but the tensions are evident and palatable. There is no ideal city in America today. But boom cities in Texas of the 50's and 60's were really big on opportunity and prosperity.
Well I was living in Dallas in these years (still do in 2020) at that time we had a DA named Henry Wade, he was a very no BS kind of guy and if the Dallas
PD arrested you you were in big deep shit
…whether you were guilty or not. 😉
@@christianpaul3303 very true
When I was in Jr. High in 1967, the Wade DA's office sent brochure to our classroom to warn us about tobacco, and, to equate marijuana use, to shooting up heroin. But not much about drinking alcohol... this Texas after all!!!
Absolutely! Whether you were guilty of committing the crime you were arrested for or not.
Anybody remember the portrait of Henry at The Egyptian Room 😂. No telling what he had his hands in.
A rare UA-cam find how delightful
Ok, I have watched this about 2 times now and trying to guess what year this was made in and i am from Dallas. They showed Down Town and i notice the Southland Life Building was there and it opened up in 1959 so this was probably made around very early 60's.
Probably 1959 or 1960. The cars are always a good testament to what year it was in this era, as every year the brands would have a completely different looking car, unlike today. The newest cars I see in this video are 1959 models.
@@josephg41 f yo shit Nigga but we fight let’s fight nigga””””””””
What an artifact: new suburban neighborhoods, downtown, the cars, the skyline, the heavy (now vintage and rare) accent of the narrator. "Do we recognize the delicate balance between order and chaos" "This don't just happen."
Lord have mercy: couldn't they have found someone who knew English?
I sure don’t happen in Dallas very often anymore!
3:19 "Yes, the banking bidness goes on quietly..."
@@nonsuch3419 You mean like at 5:18, "and this don't just happened."
@@nonsuch3419 I bet you don't say that to all the monkeys speaking ebonics, though.
Can you provide some context for this? Where was it shown? Was it typical for a city to produce such films at the time? Was it a sort of make-work project somehow?
These are all very good questions I wish I knew the answers to. I think it would take an anthropologist because this kind of thing doesn’t happen anymore. If it’s busy work then it must’ve happened in another cities.
Must have been PR (public relations).
From this and a similar 1955 Dallas city film also on improving traffic flow, I would conjecture that bad traffic was a top complaint then. So what do the local politicians do? Spend tax money on films extolling how great they are.
I imagine these films were probably shown in the local schools.
9:20 🤔Wanna do a Smash and grab? Go to California or NY City. The police have all been defunded and its open season for the criminals! Sad😪
Great 👍 Video 😊
My Daddy was on the force then.
Back when people actually respected the police.
100% correct, back then, a cult mob would NEVER attack the U.S. Capital police, like it did on January 6, 2021
The values of the society have dramatically changed. The anti police/law notion is a testament to the breakdown of American society. This place is circling the drain fast.
NOTICE: Dallas HAS NOT Defunded the Police.✊😁
What city has ?
@@audreywilborn2018 not sure 🤔
San Francisco. Chicago......
@@audreywilborn2018San Francisco, Chicago
This was back before the days when Dallas Police officers played Russian Roulette in their squad cars with minors.
🎉🎉🎉🎉
Sadly... "Unpleasant Occurrences" are the norm today
I was deputy University
I died there 81
Lyndon Johnson?
I'll bet Jack and Lee Harvey watched this film every day!
Amazing! I just KNEW there would be a lame CT comment in this thread somewhere!
@@michaelbarnhart2593 like please why u watch this shit bro like shut the f up 🆙 nigga
@@michaelbarnhart2593 Just knew you be a lame normie...
Not today!
Respected them using hoses on folks? Uhmhmm…
Dallas sure help JFK....
L.A. did not help Bobby Kennedy either.
Whitehats
Dallas is a shit hole now. Fort Worth is so much better.
This voice sounds like Ronald Reagan
What??? You mean Lyndon Johnson
Button something racist