Ghosts of Dallas: Commerce Street, 1949

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“Commerce Street looking west at St. Paul,” circa 1949

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

Photo: Ariel Gonzalez

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