Pecan Grove Cemetery, new images

By |2020-04-26T18:16:05+00:00April 26th, 2020|architecture, art, Dallas Architecture, Dallas History, Dallas People, Design, Men, quarantine, Women|

Images from Pecan Grove Cemetery, McKinney Texas Marjorie Fuller’s headstone The McKillop family Celtic Cross marker Harry McKillop’s headstone Photos:  Me! Taken: 4/24/2020 [...]

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Old Red Museum

By |2020-02-10T16:13:19+00:00February 10th, 2020|architecture, castle, Dallas Architecture, Dallas History, Dallas People, Design, john neely bryan, Men, Old Red Museum, Texans|

What used to be the Dallas county courthouse is now the Old Red Museum.  It is located on land platted by John Neely [...]

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Shootings, Firings and Dogs, Oh My

By |2020-02-05T17:28:18+00:00February 5th, 2020|Dallas History, Dallas People, Dogs, Men, night clubs, police, Texans|

From the Dallas Morning News Archives, RE: Dogs February 5, 1972 Patrolman Shelton H Norman was given his job back after being fired [...]

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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 – Dallas Automobile Country Club

By |2019-11-14T17:27:55+00:00November 14th, 2019|architecture, Dallas Architecture, Dallas History, Dallas People, Design, Men, Texans, Women|

Next up in our nevermore series:  automobile destination clubs. During the 19teens and 1920s, automobiles were becoming all the rage. Entire industries sprung [...]

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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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