Long walks
Please meet the new company mascot - Charlotte, the 10 year old boxer pit. She came from the wonderful people at the Mesquite [...]
Early Dallas ‘Photographer’
Francois Ignace (Adolphe) Gouhenant (1804-1871) had one of the earliest businesses on the Dallas courthouse square. He opened the Art Saloon where he [...]
Small Businesses
Thanks to Michael and crew for going on a history tour today! I had the best time by staying 6 feet from y'all. [...]
Old Red – the restored clock tower
One of the last major projects of the Old Red restoration was the clock tower. Having been dismantled in 1919, the Dallas County [...]
Old Red – the restoration years
Restoration of Old Red was slow going. It included pulling out the warren of offices, drop ceilings, florescent lights, etc. The original plaster [...]
Old Red Courthouse – the sad years modifications
The Dallas County Courthouse (Old Red) was slowly transformed in to a character-less shell of its former self throughout the 20th century. First, [...]
Back to Old Red Courthouse …the sad years
My last post on Old Red Courthouse discussed the sandstone materials/lack of steel support structure of the original design meant that the building [...]
Old Red and the clock tower
The original design for the Dallas County Courthouse called for a 90’ tall clock tower made of sandstone* and granite. Inside this clock [...]