Dallas City Hall — not typically known for a rollicking good time — transformed into a giant pop-up beach in summer 1984.
In July 1984, Dallas City Hall plaza transformed into a giant beach party. Beach Party, Dallas City Hall, 1984 Lynn Lennon Gelatin silver print, 6 1/2 × 10 in. Dallas Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. Homer B. Jester Fund, 1988.37 © 1984 Lynn Lennonthat her sandaled feet sank when she walked. Swimsuit-clad women and shirtless men splashed and danced in waist-high water that spilled from the fountain. The smell of chlorine and suntan oil clung to the air.
“It was wild,” said Rodriguez, who lives in Lake Highlands. “People were having a blast. It was like a scene from a movie.”
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