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 Sunset High School

DALLAS, TEXAS

Classes of '57 and '58

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Picture Gallery

Belmont Motel on Ft Worth Ave Click HERE
Dallas Times Herald Story about '57 Tornado Click HERE
Photo of Lida Hooe Elementary today Click HERE
Picture of Burnett Field (Burnett Field was demolished in 1966)  for map of area around Burnett Field Click HERE
Photo of Austin's BBQ just before it was demolished in 2001. Click HERE
Cliff Towers looking across Lake Cliff. Click HERE
Jefferson at Zangs, Click HERE
Dal-Hi Stadium Click HERE
Rear of Kessler Theater after '57 Tornado. Click HERE
Wynnewood Theater, early '50s. Click HERE
Majestic and Tower Theaters on Elm, early '60s. Click HERE
Sunset on a snowy day, mid '50s. Click HERE
Elm Street theaters in early '50s. Click HERE
Photo of the April 2, 1957 tornado.

To read about the '57 tornado.

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Western Heights Cemetery on Ft Worth Ave west of Sylvan. Click HERE
Clyde Barrow's gravesite at Western Heights Cemetery. Click HERE
El Fenix on Colorado, 1957. Click HERE and HERE
Postcard of Pig 'n Whistle on Zangs north of Colorado. Click HERE
Red Bryan's postcard. Click HERE
1957 Postcard of Tupinambas Restaurant. Click HERE
1930 postcard of Sunset High School. Click HERE
Triple Underpass, downtown Dallas. Click HERE
Midway entrance at Fair Park during State Fair, mid 1950s. Click HERE
Love Field in 1959. Click HERE
Municipal Auditorium in downtown Dallas, 1957. Click HERE
1957 Texas League Baseball All Star Game score book. Click HERE
Faculty from 1931 Sundial. Click HERE
South Loop Drive-In Theater, Ledbetter and Bonnieview. Click HERE
Southland Ice Co. on Page and Polk in early 1930s. Click HERE
Sunset Theater on Hampton Rd. just south of Clarendon Dr. Click HERE 
Photo of '50s 7-11. Click HERE
327 S. Edgefield built in 1930 Click HERE
401 N. Rosemont and 8th built in 1928 Click HERE
Barcelona Apartments  SW corner of Jefferson/Edgefield Click HERE
Calvary Baptist Church at 10th and Brighton Click HERE
Cliff Temple Baptist Church at 10th and Zangs Click HERE 
Kessler Park Methodist Church Click HERE
Original Gospel Lighthouse at Morrell/Ewing  Click HERE
Christian Science Church at Colorado/Plymouth Rd. Click HERE
Tyler Street Methodist Church Click HERE
Entrance to Wynnewood Village Click HERE
Oak Cliff YMCA at Beckley/Tenth St. Click HERE
Entrance to Marsalis Zoo  Click HERE
215 S. Edgefield built in 1927 Click HERE
Crest Theater on Lancaster Blvd. Click HERE
Site of the first McDonalds Hamburger in Oak Cliff - opened in 1957 on the west side of Lancaster Blvd., just south of Illinois Click HERE
New Cedar Crest Golf Course Clubhouse Click HERE and Click HERE
All electric home at NE corner of Colorado and Cedar Hill built by Dallas Power and Light Co. in 1936. Click HERE
Originally Naler's Drumstick, now Norma's Cafe at 1123 W. Davis Click HERE
Coghill Simmons Music Co. at Davis and Edgefield Click HERE
Kidd Springs Park  Click HERE
Beverly Hills Theater, 3203 W. Davis at Westmoreland Click HERE
Heights Theater on Falls Dr. and Westmoreland Click HERE
Charco Broiler, on Jefferson just west of Bishop Click HERE
Cliff Towers at Zangs and Colorado Click HERE
Jefferson Tower  Click HERE
Polar Bear on Zangs Click HERE
Skillern home at Montclair and Colorado Click HERE
One of Oak Cliff's finest homes at Colorado and Lausanne Click HERE
Stevens Park Golf Course Clubhouse Click HERE
Texas Theater Click HERE
Griddle System at 3108 W. Davis (2 blocks east of Westmoreland on the south side of Davis). Click HERE
Texas & Tekas Billiard Parlor, 3022 W. Davis (3 blocks east of Westmoreland on the south side of Davis). Click HERE
The Boundary, SE corner of Jefferson and Marlborough. Click HERE 
Old photo of the Chalk Hill Drive-In theater (at Davis and Cockrell Hill Rd.) before it was torn down. Click HERE
Ray Miller Triumph Motorcycle Sales at 3600 W. Davis (across from Sivils) Yesterday and Today Click HERE
Chuck Wagun hot dog stand at 3330 W. Davis (across from Sivils) Today Click HERE
Diff's Barbeque at 2919 W. Davis at Ravinia Today Click HERE
Red Devil Club at 2539 W. Davis Today Click HERE
Aunt Stelles Sno Cone Stand at Clarendon and Marlborough Today Click HERE
Kiest Park Clubhouse Today Click HERE
Kiest Park Picnic Pavilion Today Click HERE Click HERE Click HERE
Kiest Park Water Garden (under repair) Today Click HERE
Jefferson Rd. Drive In Theater Today Click Here
SE corner of Davis and Edgefield Today Click Here
Kessler Theater Today (SE corner of Davis and Clinton) Click Here
Vogue Theater Today Click Here
Red Bryan's Smokehouse Today Click Here
Photo of a streetcar going south on Edgefield just south of Kings Highway in 1954. Click Here
Photo of Dal-Hi Stadium shortly before it was demolished in 1981. The name was changed to P. C. Cobb Stadium on September 13, 1957. Click Here
Picture of Interurban Train in front of Sunset that ran between Dallas and Fort Worth. It discontinued service in 1934. (to view photo of Interurban trestle that exists today in Cockrell Hill,  Click Here) Click Here
Picture of Tupinamba Restaurant's Menu, 1957. Click Here
Elvis in Oak Cliff in 1956. Click Here
Elvis in the Cotton Bowl on October 11, 1956 Click Here
Buddy Holly & The Crickets cruise Oak Cliff in 1958.

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Looking West on Jefferson towards Zangs in 1952. Click Here
Red Bryan's Smokehouse Menu, '50s. Click Here
"Miss Flame" Parade on Jefferson at Tyler in 1953. Click Here
Davis at Edgefield in 1929. Click Here
Dallas Rangers at Burnett Field in 1958. Click Here
Sivils Menu from '50s. Click Here
1st 7-11, Edgefield and Twelfth in 1929. Click Here