Old Red Architect

By |2020-02-13T17:36:01+00:00February 13th, 2020|architecture, Dallas Architecture, Dallas History, Dallas People, Deaths, Design, max a orlopp, Old Red Museum|

Who is this hottie?  Maximillian A Orlopp, Jr!  The architect behind the Old Red Museum. Max A Orlopp was schooled at the US [...]

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Thank the parking gods

By |2020-02-10T02:28:06+00:00February 10th, 2020|architecture, art, brothel, Chicago world's fair, Columbian Exposition, Dallas Architecture, Dallas History, Dallas People, deadwood, Deaths, department stores|

I had the most fun with Bill, Karen, Becca and Alex yesterday on our tour. So much fun that we ran way over [...]

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Famous Jail Cell, Part III

By |2020-01-29T17:12:13+00:00January 29th, 2020|architecture, brothel, Dallas Architecture, Dallas History, Dallas People, Deaths, jail, Men, Murders, police, Politics, Texans|

Our famous jail cell at 106 S. Harwood Street in Dallas is now part of the UNT-Dallas Law School.  This cell became famous [...]

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Famous Jail Cell, part II

By |2020-01-28T22:57:23+00:00January 28th, 2020|architecture, Dallas Architecture, Dallas History, Dallas People, Deaths, jail, Men, Murders, police, Texans|

Our famous jail cell held Lee Harvey Oswald!  Several people guessed that, but it is only partially correct.  Another famous guest was held [...]

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Famous Jail Cell

By |2020-01-28T00:55:28+00:00January 28th, 2020|architecture, Dallas Architecture, Dallas History, Dallas People, Deaths, detective, jail, Men, night clubs, police, Politics, Texans|

Trivia!  This Dallas jail cell is quite famous.  Who did it hold? Find out in our next post who was held in the [...]

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Nevermore, the Times Herald Building

By |2019-11-06T04:09:01+00:00November 6th, 2019|architecture, art, Dallas Architecture, Dallas History, Dallas People, Deaths, Design, police, Private Investigators, Texans|

This rainy weather has me in a funk and so I am starting a series on Dallas buildings that are nevermore. Feast thine [...]

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On This Day In Dallas History – 75 years ago

By |2019-10-17T18:11:19+00:00October 17th, 2019|Dallas History, Dallas People, Deaths, detective, graves, Men, Murders, rail lines, Texans, train history, trains, Women|

Dallas Morning News, October 17, 1944 Fatal Shooting Brings Dismissal of Divorce Suit Judge John A. Rawlins Monday dismissed a divorce suit styled: [...]

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H.H. Holmes and Minnie Williams – bonus episode

By |2019-09-19T02:18:42+00:00September 19th, 2019|Chicago world's fair, Columbian Exposition, Dallas History, Deaths, fort worth, Men, Murders|

Most articles (even contemporary newspapers) list Minnie Williams' uncle as Dr. JRP Williams, having died in 1878. Well, I found him - all [...]

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H.H. Holmes in DFW, Part XXIV

By |2019-09-03T17:12:13+00:00September 3rd, 2019|Chicago world's fair, Columbian Exposition, Dallas History, Dallas People, Deaths, detective, fort worth, hanging, jail, Men, Murders, oak cliff, philadelphia, Private Investigators, Texans|

For our final (!) post about H.H. Holmes in this twenty-four part series (!), we return to Frank Geyer.  Remember our tenacious Philadelphia [...]

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