The opposite of Twelvetide
Twelvetide is also the name of the 12 days of Christmas, which we are in now. As today is December 30th, this would [...]
By Greta|2018-12-30T22:48:49+00:00December 30th, 2018|adolphus, architecture, Dallas Architecture, Dallas History, Dallas People, Deaths, Design, graves, suicide, Texans, West End|
Twelvetide is also the name of the 12 days of Christmas, which we are in now. As today is December 30th, this would [...]
By Greta|2018-12-29T18:45:55+00:00December 29th, 2018|architecture, brothel, Dallas History, Dallas People, deadwood, Deaths, faro, Men, Murders, suicide, Texans, Women|
Kitty Leroy lived fast and hard as we have seen in the last two posts. She was dancing by age 10, on her [...]
By Greta|2018-12-20T19:22:38+00:00December 20th, 2018|architecture, children's clothing, Children's Toys, Dallas Architecture, Dallas History, Dallas People, department stores, Design, Dry goods store, East Texas, Fires, knights of pythias, Men, Style, Texans, Thanksgiving, Uncategorized, Women|
Christmas shopping circa 1906? Nope. This is a photo of trade days in 1906 on Garland's square. Trade days normally occurred on a [...]
By Greta|2018-12-17T19:32:12+00:00December 17th, 2018|Accessories, architecture, art, Black History, cemeteries, Chicago world's fair, Children's Toys, Civil War, Columbian Exposition, cyclones, Dallas Architecture, Dallas History, Dallas People, Deaths, department stores, Design, Dogs, Dry goods store, East Texas, Fires, Freemasons, graves, Great Depression, historic food, Immigrants, innovations, knights of pythias, La Reunion, lynching, Magnolia Building, Men, Mollie A Bailey Circus, Murders, Oddfellows, Old Red Museum, Omni Hotel, Pegasus, Pioneer Park Cemetery, Politics, rail lines, Restoration, Reunion Tower, Slavery, South Dallas, Style, Texans, Texas State Fair, Thanksgiving, train history, trains, West End, White Rock Lake, Women|
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 [...]
By Greta|2018-12-03T18:40:55+00:00December 3rd, 2018|architecture, art, Dallas Architecture, Dallas History, Dallas People, Deaths, Design, Dogs, East Texas, Fires, Immigrants, knights of pythias, Men, Mollie A Bailey Circus, rail lines, Slavery, Texans, Texas State Fair, train history, trains, Women|
We have new tours that we are offering. The tours are one hour around the square in Garland. Garland has quite a number [...]
By Greta|2018-12-03T18:18:22+00:00December 2nd, 2018|architecture, art, castle, colorado, Dallas Architecture, Dallas History, Dallas People, Design, Immigrants, priests|
More off-topic stuff! Priest holes. Our last post related to Miramont Castle in Minatou Springs, Colorado. This 40 room estate was built by [...]
By Greta|2018-11-28T01:45:09+00:00November 28th, 2018|architecture, art, castle, colorado, Design, Immigrants, Men, Murders, priests|
I am rebelling and posting something about Colorado. Manitou Springs, Colorado, to be exact. (That is pronounced Man-i-too, if you are reading out [...]
By Greta|2018-11-05T17:21:35+00:00November 5th, 2018|architecture, art, Black History, Civil War, cyclones, Dallas Architecture, Dallas History, Dallas People, department stores, Design, drug use, Dry goods store, East Texas, Fires, Freemasons, graves, Great Depression, knights of pythias, Men, Mollie A Bailey Circus, Murders, night clubs, Oddfellows, Politics, rail lines, Style, Texans, Texas State Fair, Thanksgiving, train history, trains, White Rock Lake, Women|
I had SO much fun on the tours Saturday. A great big thank you to everyone who showed up and listened to the [...]
By Greta|2018-11-01T17:28:17+00:00November 1st, 2018|architecture, cemeteries, Dallas Architecture, Dallas History, Dallas People, Deaths, department stores, Design, East Texas, Men, Style, Texans, Women|
This is now an empty, glass-fronted furniture (?) store on the north side of Garland's square. However, it used to be one of [...]
By Greta|2022-07-17T21:24:52+00:00October 31st, 2018|architecture, Dallas Architecture, Dallas History, Dallas People, Design, East Texas, Fires, Great Depression, Texans, train history, trains|
Feast your eyes upon the Garland Hotel which stood at the north east corner of the square (a few doors to the right [...]