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Destructive... I mean, Disruptive Innovation: A Photo Essay.
In 1995, a business consultant introduced "disruptive innovation" which has become, for people like us "destructive innovation" instead.
Robin Cole-Jett
Mar 9, 2025


The Trinity River at Dallas
Whether you're driving south or north over Interstate 35E to pass by downtown Dallas, poor you, you'll eventually cross the Trinity River.
Robin Cole-Jett
Mar 3, 2025


The Fort Bird Treaty of 1843
After the Battle of Village Creek, the Republic of Texas signed the Fort Bird Treaty of 1842.
Robin Cole-Jett
Oct 24, 2024


The Electric Interurban Railway Systems of North Texas
The electric interurban railway systems connected cities along the region designated as "North Texas."
Robin Cole-Jett
May 27, 2024


The Central National Road, from Texas to Arkansas
The Central National Road connected Dallas, Texas to Washington, Arkansas.
Robin Cole-Jett
Oct 24, 2023


Old Trinity River Locks and Dams in Dallas
At the turn of the 20th century, the Army Corps of Engineers dredged the Trinity River and built locks and dams south of Dallas.
Robin Cole-Jett
Oct 9, 2023


Top o' Hill Terrace
Top o' Hill Terrace was one the biggest gambling halls, bordellos, and speakeasies in the Southwest.
Robin Cole-Jett
Sep 22, 2023


Dallas Vice: Boggy Bayou, Deep Ellum, the Reservation, West Dallas, and Commerce Street
Dallas boasted several vice districts: Boggy Bayou, Deep Ellum, the Reservation, West Dallas, and Commerce Street.
Robin Cole-Jett
Sep 22, 2023


A Not-Always Fair Park in Dallas
Most of the buildings that lie inside Fair Park in Dallas today are landmarks built purposefully for the 1936 Centennial Exposition.
Robin Cole-Jett
Sep 20, 2023


The Dixie Overland / Bankhead Highway, aka US 80
US 80, formerly known as the Dixie Overland Highway, merges with the Bankhead Highway and is the mother road of the Red River Valley.
Robin Cole-Jett
Sep 15, 2023


Bonnie and Clyde
Bonnie and Clyde met in West Dallas, a place that defined them and their deeds.
Robin Cole-Jett
Sep 6, 2023


Bonnie Parker's Funeral's Death Letter
Bonnie Parker's funeral director lived and worked above the funeral home. He had to move into the Adolphus Hotel, however. Why?
Robin Cole-Jett
Sep 3, 2023


Traveling Belt Line Road in Dallas
Several years ago, I drove the entire Belt Line Road that circles around Dallas County, and I did it again this past month.
Robin Cole-Jett
Aug 27, 2023


A Traveling Map, Part IV: Helmuth Holtz and La Reunion and Dallas
West of downtown Dallas was the settlement "La Reunion," founded by socialists in 1850s.
Robin Cole-Jett
Aug 10, 2023


Dallas MKT Freight Depot
The former MKT freight depot behind the School Book Depository in downtown Dallas.
Robin Cole-Jett
Apr 29, 2023


Dream a Little Street: History of Pavement on Early Dallas Roads
Let me bore you to sleep by telling you about the history of pavement on early Dallas roads!
Robin Cole-Jett
Mar 29, 2023


Learn that Business: Draughon's Practical Business Colleges
Draughon's Business Colleges private offered a "no-frills education without sports teams, commencement, and other distractions."
Robin Cole-Jett
Jan 31, 2023


Works in progress
There is nothing nicer than finding that a WPA built stadium is still in use, like the sturdy, stone arena in Hugo, Choctaw County,...
Robin Cole-Jett
Jun 3, 2019


Stage Coach Times
Adverts in old newspapers help to provide context to history, such as how much the Red River Valley was interconnected long before our...
Robin Cole-Jett
Oct 18, 2018


Dallas founding document
I was snooping around the online archives of the Texas General Land Office and found this document. It’s for John Neely Bryan, the...
Robin Cole-Jett
Apr 20, 2018
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