Live in Dallas, but never venture over to Ft. Worth? Well, here’s your chance! Enjoy a drive through downtown Ft. Worth and see the hotel where John F. Kennedy spent his last night. Visit the Will Rogers Rodeo and Equestrian Complex and stop to tour the Sid Richardson Museum. Trial drives on the Chisholm Trail lead to the Ft. Worth Stockyards, a city of its own, now very much alive with a rodeo, restaurants, old hotels, shops and the world famous “Billy Bob’s”. Seeing it, you will think you’re back in the 1880s! Lunch will be at Riscky's in the Stockyards. Tour lead by Ken Holmes.
East & South Dallas Historic Discovery Journey: April 26, 2008
Explore with us! This journey begins in Fair Park--and how the 1936 Centennial put Dallas not only on the Texas Map, but on the world's stage. Next, a meandering through the streets surrounding Fair Park, reveals the historic homes on South Boulevard (Stanley Marcus, Aaron Spelling). Then on to Bryan Springs, located in the White Rock Creek Forest, where John Neely Bryan and his wife Margaret lived for several years and where Margaret's father settled in 1842. Next stop, McCommas Bluff, a site where in the 1890's steamboats of partygoers would take daylong excursions from Dallas. Discover the origins of "Scyene Rd" and "Military Parkway" and "Tenison Parkway" and "Belle Starr" the many little communities that are now engulfed in "Big D". Lunch in the Historic Lakewood District of Dallas. After lunch at the "Dixie House", spend the afternoon discovering little-known areas in East Dallas, including magnificent Swiss Avenue, historic Munger Place and the charming Lakewood area--the best way to fill a gap in your Dallas history!
Tour led by well known Dallas author and personality Rose-Mary Rumbley
Historic Dallas Cemeteries: May 3, 2008
Whether they scare you or fascinate you, cemeteries hold our past – and, ultimately, our future. Join us as we light upon some of the area’s most historic and obscure burial grounds to visit the pioneers who came before us. This spring we focus on southwest Dallas County. Stops may include: Crawford’s Tornado Cemetery in Cedar Hill, previously off-limits until 2005; Trees Cemetery, resting place for the first couple married in Dallas County; Little Bethel cemetery featuring Duncanville’s early settlers; Wheatland Cemetery keeps the history of the southwest Dallas County; and the Daniel Cemetery. Lunch location TBA. The tour guide is none other than "Cemetery Lady" Frances James.
Rediscovering Downtown Dallas, May 10, 2008
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Does downtown intimidate you? When you drive through, are you so busy watching the traffic lights, pedestrians, and one-way street signs that you don't have time to look up at the buildings? Climb aboard and be guided as you learn about the heart of the city. Our first stop: Dealey Plaza, where the city began. We'll go inside the Old Red Courthouse. A few blocks away, we'll go inside the Texas Cable News building and the Belo building to view historic murals depicting the rich heritage of Texas. After lunch, and a brief walk amid the Skyscrapers we'll explore Pioneer Cemetery, where many of the founders of Dallas are buried, and get an up-close view of the bronze cattle crossing the stream in Pioneer Plaza. Along the way we'll drive by the Farmers Market, Old City Park, the remains of "Theater Row," and we'll explore the Arts District, the State-Thomas neighborhood. Historian and author Dr. Michael V. Hazel will be the tour guide.
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Getting Down in Deep Ellum, May 17, 2008
Explore the blues heritage, folklore and culture of Deep Ellum's early days as a redlight district. The hidden and forbidden clubs and speakeasies along the northern stretch of Elm Street were the center of the blues and jazz scene. The area was seething with music - jazz combos, jump bands, bebop and boogie woogie pianists, blues and jazz vocalists and street corner guitarists. It was a magnet for musicians of all stripes, making Deep Ellum the primary cultural hub that defines Texas music and forged the storied artists of its folklore.
Join Deep Ellum entrepreneur Marc Traynor as he introduces you to the area's staples, including Rudolphs - a century old meat market, The Boyd Hotel and the Continental Gin Building Company where Robert S. Munger built his first factory. The Continental Gin has remained relatively unchanged since its completion in 1914, except that it now houses over 100 artists' studios and is one of the largest artist communities in Texas.
Walk through music history and revisit a significant component of the social, cultural and architectural history of the African American Community and Eastern European Jews who operated businesses from the late 19th to the mid 20th century as we note historic plaques and observe the existing architecture. We will discuss the Deep Ellum of today as a mixed-use commercial and residential community and the future preservation of this historic and culturally significant urban neighborhood.
Running With Bonnie & Clyde: May 26, 2008
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Uncover the lives of those famous outlaw lovers from Dallas, Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow. This action-packed adventure includes stops in West Dallas, Oak Cliff, Dallas, and the now modern ambush highways of Irving. See the last remaining building in Dallas where Bonnie worked as a young "porcelain skinned" waitress; where Clyde was hustled away daily by the "Laws" and the location of an attempted ambush of Bonnie and Clyde at Esters Road and Highway 183. Participants will also visit a "safe house" where a gunfight broke out between Clyde Barrow and six officers in 1933, the site of the Barrow's Star Service station as well as the graves of both Bonnie & Clyde.
The tour will be led by local author John Neal Phillips, Running with Bonnie and Clyde: The Ten Fast Years of Ralph Fults and My Life with Bonnie & Clyde--The Blanche Caldwell Barrow Memoirs.
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JFK Tour: Retracing the Steps of Lee Harvey Oswald: TBA
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John F. Kennedy and Dallas are forever connected in history. The 1963 downtown motorcade route and Dealey Plaza came alive on national television. Where did Lee Harvey Oswald live and work? What course did he follow on that fateful day? Many theories of what happened will be examined and discussed--but some will puzzle the most intelligent. Listen to a historic Radio Interview with Lee Harvey Oswald on a New Orleans radio station. Follow Lee Harvey Oswald's footsteps through downtown and his taxi ride to his Oak Cliff boarding house. On to the intersection in Oak Cliff where Oswald gunned down Dallas Officer J. D. Tippit--listen to the police recordings and see the Texas Theatre where Oswald was captured. Sometimes we get to visit the basement where Jack Ruby killed Oswald while handcuffed to a Dallas police officer. The grave, Oswald's final resting place, next to "NICK BEEF" is the final mystery. As in all of the Dallas Historical Society tours members will enjoy the day and learn from other people who join with us and have lunch at El Fenix--historic in its own way. Tour led by Ken M. Holmes, Jr. of Southwestern Historical Inc.
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