Famous Jail Cell, Part III
Our famous jail cell at 106 S. Harwood Street in Dallas is now part of the UNT-Dallas Law School. This cell became famous [...]
Famous Jail Cell, part II
Our famous jail cell held Lee Harvey Oswald! Several people guessed that, but it is only partially correct. Another famous guest was held [...]
Famous Jail Cell
Trivia! This Dallas jail cell is quite famous. Who did it hold? Find out in our next post who was held in the [...]
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 Found!
Our previous posts dealt with the (relatively) new Pegasus atop the Magnolia Hotel that was lit to celebrate New Year's Eve going in [...]
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 [...]
Nevermore – the Southland Life Insurance Building
Next up in our Nevermore series - one of the earliest 'skyscrapers' in Dallas history. This may look like a fairly typical tall [...]
Nevermore – Dallas Automobile Country Club
Next up in our nevermore series: automobile destination clubs. During the 19teens and 1920s, automobiles were becoming all the rage. Entire industries sprung [...]