Neiman-Marcus opens in Dallas
The Neiman-Marcus crew has a building on Elm Street and stock to sell thanks to Carrie! Minnie (Lichtenstein, Herbert Marcus' wife and Carrie's [...]
Neiman-Marcus opening day
Our Neiman-Marcus origin story continues! With nearly 1 million dollars in capital (in today's money - at the time it was a combined [...]
Neiman-Marcus and the near miss with Coca-Cola
When last we left our caped entrepreneurs (the Neiman-Marcus tribe), they were in Atlanta, running a new marketing company that was quite successful. [...]
Neiman-Marcus, the early years
The beginnings of Neiman-Marcus, Part II Going a bit backwards to explain how Herbert and Carrie Marcus came to be in Dallas, this [...]
Neiman-Marcus origins
The beginnings of Neiman-Marcus Herbert Marcus arrived in Dallas in 1899 and his sister Carrie arrived a short time later. They became [...]
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 [...]
More Cockrell Family
My previous post was about Sarah Horton Cockrell, capitalist. What type of man attracts a powerful woman’s eye? It is said that Sarah’s [...]
Badass Female Dallasite
Ringing in her 199th birthday this month, chief female badass of Dallasites: Sarah Horton Cockrell. In a time of rampant diseases without cure, [...]
Giving of the Thanks – Part V, the Fish Course
Fish. Fishy. Something smells around here. Indeed. The fish course, and a second installment for the Main Course, include a famous Texan. He [...]