Triple Underpass to Uptown Dallas, Texas, circa 1936
- Card type
- Printed photo
- Date
- c. 1936 (Linen)
About this postcard
Three arched openings carry Commerce, Main, and Elm streets beneath the Union Terminal railroad embankment west of downtown Dallas, with the city's office towers rising behind. The broad approach ramps converge in the foreground, and the streets funnel through the shadowed passages toward the business district. The underpass opened in 1936 as part of a grade separation project that lifted the rail line above the streets and created Dealey Plaza, the gateway to Union Station. It became one of the city's best-known landmarks, and in November 1963 the presidential motorcade passed through it on its way into downtown.
Postcard Details
No address detected
Postcard record
| Publisher | Graycraft Card Co. |
|---|---|
| Series | D-131 |
| Condition | Good |
| Place depicted | Dallas, TX |
| Publisher | Graycraft Card Co., Danville, VA |
| Notes | Black-and-white halftone print with a white border and vertical stripe decoration at both side edges; caption printed in the top margin. Unused divided-back card, no postmark, no message, no address. Clean cream stock with light foxing; printed vertical imprint along the center divider. |
Cite this card
Triple Underpass to Uptown Dallas, Texas, circa 1936, postcard, c. 1936. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/triple-underpass-to-uptown-dallas-texas-circa-1936. Accessed November 2, 2026.