Hannibal Lecter wrote:Appears to be 1963 or early 1964.
It looks like white cars were definitely a thing back then.
It’s coming along nicely!DPatel304 wrote:
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lakewoodhobo wrote:Looks like they're starting to plant new trees on the corner of Harwood and Elm.
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dfwcre8tive wrote:lakewoodhobo wrote:Looks like they're starting to plant new trees on the corner of Harwood and Elm.
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Harwood / Pacific. I wonder if they kept the "Aston Park" dedication marker and will reincorporate it somewhere within the park.
Tnexster wrote:Drove by the park today, got a quick look and saw that lots of trees have been planted. Looked good from what I was able to see with some of the trees being fairly large. Can't wait to see how this looks once the trees leaf out.
mdg109 wrote:Thanks for the pics. I really hope the Medusa night club turns into something else once the park is completed.
mdg109 wrote:Not sure what the building on Live Oak & Harwood houses, but that would be a good one to convert as well.
lakewoodhobo wrote:Update from Parks for Downtown.
willyk wrote:What’s next for Parks for DTD—Carpenter or the West End? I think Harwood is last.
willyk wrote:What’s next for Parks for DTD—Carpenter or the West End? I think Harwood is last.
Decherd said he'd ideally like to complete Carpenter Park within a year of Pacific Plaza's completion. He believes Harwood Park will take 18 months to two years after that. The West End park, he said, is "the wild card" because it's the smallest site and could conceivably be done simultaneously with others.
This large, shade-providing structure reaches out toward the corner, wraps around the event and lawn space and ultimately create an iconic sense of place that showcases generations of architectural heritage. It will be constructed from bead-blasted stainless-steel panels, with small round holes that filter sunlight during the day and create a dappled shadow-display on the landscape below.
But this is no ordinary perforation. The visual pattern on the panels is actually an abstracted version of American Morse Code, a nod to the rich history of Pacific Avenue, Pacific Plaza’s namesake. Beginning in the late 19th century, this road was a rail line in the Texas and Pacific Railway that ran from 1871 to 1976, providing service from El Paso, Texas, to New Orleans, Louisiana. During its operation, conductors and engineers communicated by telegraph using American Morse Code to map out the tracks, train stops and elevation. Historical information related to this route, such as train stops and track elevation, was translated into American Morse Code for use as the perforation pattern for the Pacific Plaza panels.
To help bring these Morse Code patterns to life, HKS conducted numerous studies exploring spacing, hole size and expression of the pattern to get every detail just right. These studies eventually led designers to create a gradient pattern. At the lowest of point of the pavilion, the pattern will be solid stainless steel and then will slowly become more perforated toward the top.
DPatel304 wrote:
Credit goes to Dave Hartman from the Downtown Residents Council (Dallas) Facebook group.
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