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Missing Signs of the Metroplex
A Look At Some Notable Signs That Have Disappeared from Our Landscape7th Street Theatre Marquee - Fort Worth Sadly, I am surprised how quickly Fort Worth has forgotten this West Side landmark. The...
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Update: The Katy Trail Extension
NOTE: The original post is followed by a further update Dallas has one of the most extensive bike and jogging trail systems in the U.S. One of the most exciting developments in recent years have been...
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Who Was Harry Hines? - The Forgotten Harry Hines Memorial
I took an informal poll yesterday and asked people what was the first thing that came to mind when I mention "Harry Hines" Seediness, streetwalkers, industrial were a few of the otherwise...
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Dallas Jail Starts Out As Luxury Hotel
Every day from my studio, I can see the beautiful Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge (aka The Big Bent Pole) but I also see the Bill Decker Detention Center. Most people probably don't know that this jail...
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Giant Iguanas, Record Setting Boots and Six Dancing Frogs - The Art of Bob...
Bob "Daddy-O" Wade said it all started for him with one gigantic iguana. If you go by the entrance of the Fort Worth Zoo, you'll see the current resting place of the Iguana. But it more infamously...
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The Grave Sites of Bonnie and Clyde
I recently set out to visit the grave sites of notorious bank robbers Bonnie and Clyde. Both are buried in Dallas. Despite their wish to be buried together, the Parker family denied their request....
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The Day The Davis Cup Came to A Dallas City Park
The year was 1965. Tennis' premier international event, the Davis Cup was scheduled to hold the semifinals in Dallas. Usually an event of this magnitude would be help at a first class arena or a top...
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One Man's Dallas Ballpark Proposal
Recently, D Magazine's Peter Simek wrote an intriguing piece about the City of Dallas getting behind a future Rangers Ballpark proposal. The article suggested proposed sites for such a ballpark,...
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Ruins of the Metroplex: Signs of our Past
I love when I find an old building that still sports a remnant of it's past, in the form of signage. Especially the classic white letters painted on a black background over brick or metal. Here...
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Missing Art of the Metroplex - What Happened to the Hands of God?
UPDATE: On October 6th, 2017, the Dallas Morning News announced it was moving it's headquarters to the former Dallas Library which had been vacant since 1982. The building is part of the Statler Hotel...
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The Civil Rights Monument Built to Shadow over Fort Worth's KKK Hall
Above, the Obelisk and final resting place of William McDonald, a prominent African American banker, civic and political leader in Fort Worth for the first part of the 20th Century. Legend has...
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Back From The Brink: The Longhorn Ballroom Is Coming Back
Built by Bob Wills, once operated by Jack Ruby, the Longhorn Ballroom just south of downtown Dallas has had a storied past. The list of entertainers who have graced their stage run the gamut from...
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Fort Worth Finds A Waterfall
Update: After years of delay, the Trailhead officially opened on April 22, 2017. You are free to explore again. One might wonder how this waterfall could lay undiscovered for so many years, right...
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The 1851 Crystal Palace - The Inspiration for the Infomart
Just north of downtown on I-35 is one of DFW's most iconic structures, the Informart. Dallas' Infomart, built as a tribute to London's Crystal PalaceThe high tech stop on the information highway is...
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The East Dallas Veloway - Coming Sooner Than You Think
The completions of the Katy Trail Bridge over Mockingbird Lane created a lot of excitement in the Dallas biking and running communities. Spanning over one of the more traveled thoroughfares in the...
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Searching For the Mickey Mantle Bowling Center
I recently came across this photo of a cigarette lighter from the Mickey Mantle Bowling Center. My curiosity got the best of me, and I spent the better part of the morning finding out what I could...
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Implosions!
Westchester Plaza, a 12 Story Apartment Complex in Fort Worth come down Sunday Morning, March 18 at 8 am. The Apartments were on the corner of 8th Avenue and Pennsylvania in the Medical District...
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You Need to Check Out this Piece of Public Art
In Fort Worth, at the intersection of 7th and University, there is a piece of public art that never ceases to amaze me. It sits in front of the new Post Office. Four silver post, each bent towards...
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Missing Art of the Metroplex - Where is 'The Wishing Star'?
Update: In late 2017, after being closed for 17 years, The Statler Hotel finished it's renovation and was reopened. Only on thing was missing, The Wishing Star. Unbelievably, the Star was found...
View ArticleWill This Bridge Ever Open? Does Anybody Even Realize It's Closed
The city of Dallas built two dramatic pedestrian bridges (The Margaret McDermott Bridge) over the Trinity River. What's more amazing; the bridges can't get certified because of cost cutting measures...
View ArticleBaseball is Killing It in the Digital Age
I recently heard a sports talk show host lament about record low television ratings for baseball’s All Star game, throwing out the possibility of perhaps retiring the mid summer classic Recent...
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Texas Stadium - Home to the Dallas Cowboys . . . and Drive In Movie Theaters?
From 1972 to 1982, Texas Stadium previous home of the Dallas Cowboys was also home to a three screen drive in movie theatre. The screens had the capability to fold over in high winds and on weekends to...
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The 150 Year Old Cemetery in the Motel Parking Lot (and other gravesites of...
It east Fort Worth, on I-30 and Beach Street, sits a 150 year old cemetery on a bluff overlooking downtown. At one time this final resting place had a majestic vista. The cemetery was once part of...
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Discover Bonnie and Clyde's Forgotten Escape Route - On Bike
Back in their day, when Bonnie and Clyde needed to get out of Dallas fast, they would take old Singleton Avenue from West Dallas into the nearby countryside. The construction of Loop 12 made one...
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The Japanese Version of Globe Life Field
If you travel to Sapporo, Japan, you might be surprised to find a familiar looking replica of a North Texas landmark. The new home of the Japanese professional baseball team, the Nippon Ham...
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