Dealey Plaza (Dallas, Texas)

Dealey Plaza is a historic place made famous as the site where President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in 1963. In 1993, the National Park Service designated Dealey Plaza as a National Historic Landmark District.

Dealey Plaza was a Dallas city park completed in 1940 on the west edge of downtown Dallas where three streets converge (Main Street, Elm Street, and Commerce Street) to pass under a railroad bridge known locally as the triple underpass. The plaza was named for George Bannerman Dealey (1859–1946), an early publisher of The Dallas Morning News and civic leader, and the man who had campaigned for the area's revitalization. Many believe the monuments outlining the plaza are there to honor President Kennedy, but they actually honor previous prominent Dallas residents and predate President Kennedy's visit by many years. The actual Dallas monument to Kennedy, in the form of a cenotaph, is located one block away. Dealey Plaza is historically known as the site of the first Masonic temple in Dallas (now razed), and there is a marker attesting to this fact in the plaza.
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Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dealey_Plaza
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Coordinates:  32°46'43"N 96°48'30"W

Comments

  • A shame place, a shame day for a big nation and it's institutions...
  • Dealy Plaza sits on top of what was once the first Masonic temple of Dallas.
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