Hopefully we came out as loving, caring, sharing adults whose experiences made us better people and gave us the ability to show appreciation and gratitude for the neighborhood and experiences which enriched us and our loved ones. We had the best toys and the best music.Īnd yet we lived in tumultuous times – the Cold War, Civil Rights, Integration and the Kennedy Assassination through the killings of Robert Kennedy and Martin Luther King. We were left to play and roam outdoors to make our own fun. 3 to 4 years older than me) had a richer and deeper experience.īut we, the beginning of the Baby Boomer generation, had it best – stable family life, rising expectations for the middle class and parents who wanted to give so much to their children, which most did not have in their childhood. Eric Deuillet and John Hiller of Structure Commercial negotiated the sale.
The hub of shopping activity in the area, particularly in the 1960s and 1970s, was Casa View Shopping Center. Music wise, we may have thought we were born of the “wrong generation.” I always thought the older generation (i.e. purchased a 133,283-square-foot shopping center at 1900 Oates Drive in Mesquite. Today, Casa View is a diverse and progressive neighborhood with a high concentration of single-family homes, including one of the city's largest enclaves of mid-century modern homes designed by famed architect Cliff May. They may be all lumped in together, and then teased out as other connections are made. Some experiences are not so easy to categorize, but are still meaningful. Some categories were easy to separate – restaurants and shopping. I left Dallas in 1969 and, as I did not return except to visit my parents until 1973, my memory of East Dallas ends at that time. This list will continue with my college years, until I turned 21. My focus is places and locations which existed from 1953, when I moved to Dallas, until 1965, when I graduated from high school. I like the section entitled Places I Wish I Had Visited.
Casa View Shopping Center Dallas Denton Town Crossing Denton Dumas Center Dumas. Pat Lubys in Casa View ( Pat was a man ) This cafeteria moved from Lochwood mall after a fire in 1984 or 85 I dont remember the year for sure. The City of Dallas is behind a major 'street scape' infrastructure project, and nearly 20 million is being invested into the overall redevelopment (new roads, new landscaping, new lighting, new sidewalks, new parking lots, etc). Sky View Shopping Center Flushing 3122 Farrington St Flushing 4201 Bell Blvd Flushing.
For the spirit of completeness, I will then list other places, known to me but not visited. SHOP Development redeveloped Casa View Shopping Center in Far East Dallas (Ferguson & Gus Thomasson). I will first list places and my connections with them. This blog features: neighborhood restaurants, nearby restaurants, downtown restaurants, Casa View Shopping Center, nearby shopping, Downtown shops.
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