Magnolia Building
The Magnolia Petroleum building (now just the Magnolia Building or Magnolia Hotel) was a steel reinforced structure that soared 29 stories over downtown [...]
Magnolia Building
The Pegasus, symbol of Dallas, is often viewed atop the Magnolia Hotel. What is now referred to as the Magnolia Hotel used to [...]
Pegasus Lost
Yesterday we highlighted the Pegasus atop the Magnolia Building on Commerce Street. That Pegasus is a mere 20 years old. The 86 year [...]
Pegasus Birthday
Happy 20th birthday to this version of the Dallas Pegasus! It was installed to ring in the year 2000, replacing the pegasus that had [...]
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Giving of the Thanks – Part III, the Crow Course
The holiday posts are each named after a formal dinner and its many courses. Aperitif and amuse-bouche, previously written, are fancy but common [...]
Dual Pegasuses
Why does Dallas have two of these magnificent beasts? The original glowing red Pegasus sat atop the Magnolia Building on Commerce Street. It [...]
Dallas and its twin Pegasuses
Why is a red Pegasus the symbol of Dallas? And how did Dallas come to have two Pegasuses? Short answer: Dallas loves oil [...]