Dallas art images, circa 1941

I came across a postcard book in my mom's things some time ago, and thought I would post them. These post card books were apparently very popular items in the '40s (I found another one for Florida with a copyright date of 1942). Instead of mailing a single postcard to friends back home, visitors could send an entire booklet of post cards, which folded into a neat rectangle, with space for a stamp and destination address.

I've lived in Dallas since 1991, and many things have changed since 1941. Here are the art images of the city at that time (after seeing photos online, it appears all of the art images were adapted from photographs around the city).

The front cover

The back cover

Downtown skyscrapers: The Medical Arts Building was razed in the '70s; the Magnolia Building, which once housed the Magnolia Petroleum Company, now houses the Magnolia Hotel where the neon Pegasus reigns again; the Mercantile is still standing

Various downtown views of downtown Dallas

Southern Methodist University buildings (the Main Hall building is standing, not sure if the dorms have changed in appearance); Love Field Airport has greatly expanded since the '40s; White Rock Lake is still a beautiful nature spot in Dallas

More scenic natural beauty (Munger Place is a historic area of old East Dallas with many old Prairie Style homes still standing)

Still standing: The statue of Robert E. Lee still stands in Lee Park at the corner of Hall Street and Turtle Creek Boulevard; the Art Deco buildings of Fair Park; Old City Park is situated in Dallas Heritage Village, in downtown on the south side of Hwy. 30

Baylor Hospital has greatly expanded since 1941, as has the U.S. Veteran's Hospital; the Cotton Bowl in Fair Park has added decks since 1941, although its general appearance remains