October 10th Tour and the Urban Market
October 10th Tour, 4:30 PM $10 Cash, 45 Minutes, No reservations necessary Leaving from the Frocksy, 510 Main Street, Garland Take a slow, [...]
Today!
Sunny, socially distanced walking tours! 6 pm today (Sunday) $10, 45 minutes History, architecture, crazy characters. Meet at the Frocksy on the Garland [...]
Fair Fare on the Square, V
Things to do Saturday on the Square in Garland: 10 am to 2 pm: Visit the Garland Landmark Museum. Pick up your [...]
Pecan Grove Cemetery, new images
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 [...]
Pecan Grove Cemetery, Marjorie Fuller comes home
In our last post, we discussed Marjorie Fuller and her mother (Seraphine) being held by the Japanese in China, losing their passports under [...]
Disinfecting. Lady Garden Edition.
LADIES! Don't forget! While washing your hands, disinfecting the house, cooking, Zooming a conference call, schooling your children, walking the dog, paying bills [...]
History of Toilet Paper, fit to be dyed
Were you the victim of a pink 1970s bathroom? Did the roses stare at you from every angle? Were you confused about where [...]
Nevermore – Dallas Automobile Country Club
Next up in our nevermore series: automobile destination clubs. During the 19teens and 1920s, automobiles were becoming all the rage. Entire industries sprung [...]
Nevermore – City Hall
Our latest dive in to Nevermore architecture is this version of Dallas City Hall. It stood for a little more than 20 years [...]
Nevermore – Ursuline Convent
Here is our next nevermore structure - the original building of the Ursuline Convent completed in the 1880s in Dallas. There would be [...]