Dallas

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,...

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...

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...

Hobby for nosy people

I took up a new hobby last year – estate sale shopping. Like my “hobby” of ghost town collecting, this new pastime does not require...

Musing while on Amtrak

I took the Texas Eagle from Dallas to Chicago the other week, and had a great time doing so. There’s nothing like falling asleep to the...

Other Stuff That’s Good About Dallas

The new issue of D Magazine posits 119 reasons why it loves Dallas. Some of the reasons were a little on lopsided – for example, the...

Biking Around DFW

The Rock Island Depot along the trail at Fort Richardson State Park I wouldn’t call myself a real cyclist – I don’t wear spandex (Lord...

Hidden Dallas

The tiled floor peaks out from underneath the asphalt of a parking lot in downtown Dallas reminds me of what has been lost. Passenger...