Giving of the Thanks – Part IV, the Soup Course
Not gonna lie. Life has been crazy lately and I wrote this for a completely different application. But, as soup is utilitarian, and [...]
Famous Folks of Pioneer Park, Part II
The headstone of JJ and Ophelia Eakins in Pioneer Park cemetery. John J. and Ophelia (nee Crutchfield) Eakins were pregnant 8 times - [...]
Ferris Wheel: the Tragic End to the Story
The Ferris Wheel opened in mid-June, 1893 at the Chicago World's Fair. It was seven weeks behind schedule. Costing just shy of $300,000, [...]
Part II of Ferris’ Wheel
As with a worrisome number of history’s attributions, George Washington Ferris was not the first person to build a rotating wheel for people [...]
Hop on the Ferris Wheel!
For the World’s Fair of 1893, Chicago planners desperately wanted something to compete with the Eiffel Tower. The Eiffel Tower had been standing [...]
State Fair Celebration Continues!
Do you remember that one year when all anyone ever talked about was how amazing and innovative and delicious Pabst Blue Ribbon beer [...]
State Fair of Texas is almost here!
All of my upcoming posts will be fair themed as the State Fair of Texas is set to start in just about three [...]
Dual Pegasuses
Why does Dallas have two of these magnificent beasts? The original glowing red Pegasus sat atop the Magnolia Building on Commerce Street. It [...]
Dallas and its twin Pegasuses
Why is a red Pegasus the symbol of Dallas? And how did Dallas come to have two Pegasuses? Short answer: Dallas loves oil [...]