Old Red Architect
Who is this hottie? Maximillian A Orlopp, Jr! The architect behind the Old Red Museum. Max A Orlopp was schooled at the US [...]
Old Red Siblings – Dallas Business Edition
Another Old Red Museum sibling! Pictured here: The Scollard Building, designed by Max Orlopp c. 1885, on Main Street in Dallas. That would [...]
Old Red Siblings – Missouri Edition
Old Red has siblings! Feast your eyes upon the Jasper County Courthouse in Joplin Missouri. It is a paler twin of Old Red! [...]
Old Red Museum – Romanesque Explained
Old Red Museum is in the Richardsonian Romanesque style. The original Romanesque style was popular in western Europe in the 11th, 12th, and [...]
Old Red Museum
What used to be the Dallas county courthouse is now the Old Red Museum. It is located on land platted by John Neely [...]
Thank the parking gods
I had the most fun with Bill, Karen, Becca and Alex yesterday on our tour. So much fun that we ran way over [...]
Influenza Epidemic
Dallas Morning News Archives February, 1919 The Spanish Influenza epidemic is in full swing and has been since January of 1918. It will [...]
Shootings, Firings and Dogs, Oh My
From the Dallas Morning News Archives, RE: Dogs February 5, 1972 Patrolman Shelton H Norman was given his job back after being fired [...]
Happy Birthday, Dallas
Pre-dating Ground Hog's Day by 31 years is the incorporation of Dallas as a city! Dallas became a real, live city on February [...]
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 [...]