Dallas - The Big D Strikes Back

The-New-Tony-Detroit · #1 Posted **Jun 10, 2015, 7:26 PM**

Visited Dallas over Christmas 2014... weather was lousy and had to 'meet the parents' with the significant other... limited photo opportunities, but thought I'd share none-the-less. Enjoy.

I'll be visiting again later this year (Thanksgiving time...) and will need suggestions for some interesting neighborhoods to explore

Much love,

TNTD

Driver8 · #2 Posted **Jun 11, 2015, 12:04 AM**

Great shots, including some classic skyscrapers that I hadn't seen before.

That concert hall is beautiful. What's the name of it?

JR Ewing · #3 Posted **Jun 11, 2015, 1:06 AM**

Nice!!

R1070 · #4 Posted **Jun 11, 2015, 1:11 AM**

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Originally Posted by Driver8

Great shots, including some classic skyscrapers that I hadn't seen before.

That concert hall is beautiful. What's the name of it?

The DSO performs at the Meyerson Symphony Center in the Arts District so I would assume it is in that building.

https://www.mydso.com/about-us/the-meyerson.aspx

Eightball · #5 Posted **Jun 11, 2015, 2:06 AM**

Nice

Mikle · #6 Posted **Jun 11, 2015, 8:29 PM**

Great shots - thank you for sharing your pics!

KevinFromTexas · #7 Posted **Jun 12, 2015, 5:12 AM**

Nice shots. Was the Bank of America Plaza really lit with different colors? I didn't know they did that.

Ebird · #8 Posted **Jun 12, 2015, 6:11 AM**

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Originally Posted by KevinFromTexas

Nice shots. Was the Bank of America Plaza really lit with different colors? I didn't know they did that.

I f you are referring to the building that had the different yelllow and green lighting, that was the Hunt tower. Also the Bank of America building can change to different colors now other than the green of the past. That is a recent upgrade.

KevinFromTexas · #9 Posted **Jun 12, 2015, 7:22 AM**

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Originally Posted by Ebird

I f you are referring to the building that had the different yelllow and green lighting, that was the Hunt tower. Also the Bank of America building can change to different colors now other than the green of the past. That is a recent upgrade.

Yeah, I knew they had done an upgrade to LEDs, I just didn't realize they were actually using it regularly.

Coldrsx · #10 Posted **Jun 12, 2015, 2:26 PM**

A fine city indeed, really should do a tour of Texas.

bobdreamz · #11 Posted **Jun 12, 2015, 6:33 PM**

Very nice photos of the big D! Now I am hearing the Dallas TV theme song in my head! Thanks!

• Video Link

Dallas does look raggedly in that promo though!

mello · #12 Posted **Jun 12, 2015, 7:40 PM**

The first shot is like the Dallas version of that bridge over the LA river to Boyle heights that has had about 10 thousand movies filmed on it. If only the tallest tower was a bit more centered in the skyline and not off to the side like that... Some very nice old skyscrapers from the 20's and 30's.

Metro Matt · #13 Posted **Jun 12, 2015, 9:30 PM**

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Originally Posted by KevinFromTexas

Yeah, I knew they had done an upgrade to LEDs, I just didn't realize they were actually using it regularly.

Only for holidays & special events.

volguus zildrohar · #14 Posted **Jun 12, 2015, 9:45 PM**

Well that was alright.

ColDayMan · #15 Posted **Jun 13, 2015, 9:02 PM**

Dallas has got some great neighborhoods as well to check out when you go back.

mello · #16 Posted **Jun 14, 2015, 12:07 AM**

^^^^ Have we ever really had a Dallas inner core neighborhoods thread here or Austin? IF any Texas forumers have links to them it would be appreciated.

Ebird · #17 Posted **Jun 14, 2015, 2:24 AM**

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Originally Posted by mello

^^^^ Have we ever really had a Dallas inner core neighborhoods thread here or Austin? IF any Texas forumers have links to them it would be appreciated.

You might want to check out this one.

http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=211381

The-New-Tony-Detroit · #18 Posted **Jun 15, 2015, 12:00 AM**

Neighborhoods will be a big focus of my next tour... but that is likely to be the week of Thanksgiving.

Thanks for the comments, discussion and views, everyone.

Beedok · #19 Posted **Jun 15, 2015, 12:49 AM**

Is that JFK thing just a plop of marble? No statue or anything?

The-New-Tony-Detroit · #20 Posted **Jun 15, 2015, 1:57 AM**

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Is that JFK thing just a plop of marble? No statue or anything?

Yep... I had to look it up when I was there...

http://www.jfk.org/go/about/history-...memorial-plaza

I was shocked to find it was designed by the post-modernism skyscraper king, Phillip Johnson.

all I could say was, "wow...."