Burning of the Capitol, Part II
What prevented the Capitol Building from being completely destroyed by arson in 1814? Two answers: 1) A summer rain and 2) forward thinking [...]
H.H. Holmes in DFW, Part XXIII
What type of burial does a serial killer request in the late 1890s? Well, if you are H.H. Holmes/Herman Mudgett, you request to [...]
H.H. Holmes in DFW, Part XV
Pictured: what was 1316 Callowhill Road in Philadelphia Photo Credit: Me! I was there! Just a few days ago! Why am I flying [...]
Parking madness – the shopping edition GalleryParking madness – the shopping edition
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Parking madness – the shopping edition
Christmas shopping circa 1906? Nope. This is a photo of trade days in 1906 on Garland's square. Trade days normally occurred on a [...]
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Gift Certificates!
GIFT CERTIFICATE AVAILABILITY Are you stuck on what to buy for your in-laws? Saddled with a co-worker you don't know in the Secret [...]
New Tours
We have new tours that we are offering. The tours are one hour around the square in Garland. Garland has quite a number [...]
New Topic for Tours! GalleryNew Topic for Tours!
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New Topic for Tours!
I had SO much fun on the tours Saturday. A great big thank you to everyone who showed up and listened to the [...]
Garland Hotel History
Feast your eyes upon the Garland Hotel which stood at the north east corner of the square (a few doors to the right [...]
Train Wrecks! Part Sechs
Roughly 40,000 people showed up to see the MKT railroad's scheduled train wreck in the impromptu 'town' of Crush, Texas. The two engines [...]
Neiman-Marcus, rebounding after the fire
Due to the fire in 1913, Neiman-Marcus posted a net loss. The only other year to post a loss was 2017. Neiman-Marcus rebounded [...]