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Dallas History

Ghosts of Dallas: Elm Street in Deep Ellum, 1959

Was the neighborhood more — or less — colorful back then?
By Jason Heid |
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“Honest Joe’s Pawn Shop,” January 1959.

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Original photo: From the collections of the Texas/Dallas History and Archives Division, Dallas Public Library

Photo: Leah Clausen

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