Adolphus Hotel Ghosts, Take II
Haunted elevator shafts - my bet is that the Adolphus hotel in Dallas has 'em. The Adolphus was open a mere 2 weeks [...]
Freedman’s Cemetery, Dallas TX. Part II
After a brief Aunt Jemima/Nancy Green detour, we are back to the Freedman's Cemetery in Dallas. In my first post, I mentioned that [...]
Detour – Nancy Green
Did you know that the original 'Aunt Jemima', Nancy Green, has been buried for 90 years without a headstone in a Chicago cemetery? [...]
Freedman’s Cemetery, Dallas, TX. Part I
The Freedman's Cemetery in Dallas is a one acre plot that is bordered to the west by the Temple Emanu-El Jewish Cemetery and [...]
Nevermore – Ross Avenue Hotel
The Ross Avenue motel catered to traveling African Americans up until the 1960s. Before that time, it was almost impossible for black travelers [...]
Real Beer, Honorary Dallasite, Part III
If you are thinking to yourself, poor Adolphus Busch! Just 18 years old and in a new country! But, don’t feel too badly [...]
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I had SO much fun on the tours Saturday. A great big thank you to everyone who showed up and listened to the [...]
Dallas’ Fire of 1860, Part III
Short recap - there was a fire in July of 1860 that wiped out very nearly all of Dallas' buildings. It seemed suspicious [...]
Dallas’ Fire of 1860, part II
Remember our a&& kicker, Sarah Horton Cockrell? And her St. Nicholas hotel that only stood for a year before it burnt to the [...]