For the past fifty years, the city has mostly been known as the place where JFK was shot.
Dealey Plaza with Elm Street to the right seen from the "Sixth floor Museum" in the old Texas schoolbook depository, one floor up from where the shots were fired.
Dealey Plaza - the X on the road marks the spot where the second deadly bullet hit. On the left hand side, you can see the Texas school book depository, now a museum.
Ever since November 22, 1963, Dallas has been trying to overcome that stigma. From 1975 a building boom set in, that led to the distinctive skyline and many architecturally interesting high rise buildings.
Across Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge and the Trinity River
Trinity River, much wider than usual because of heavy rains
View of downtown Dallas from the Reunion Tower
Many of its highrise-buildings have gleaming mirror facades, so that other buildings are reflected and make interesting distorted reflections.
The beautiful little Thanksgiving Chapel with the spiralled ceiling, that I was looking forward to seeing because of its stained glass windows, was unfortunately closed for repairs. In front is a public open exchange-library book stall.
Fisheye's view from the Chapel
Somehow, the city seems to be in a perpetual Sunday morning slumber. Even on weekdays, streets are mostly empty, and give the impression of an office suburbia. Few people can be found walking on the sidewalks. Or maybe because of the heat?
Sunday afternoon in Kyle Warren Park was the only crowd, we saw.
Kyle Warren Park
A few hours later, we got soaked:
Frogs in front of the Ross Perot Museum of Nature and Science:
On the following day I left the city and drove to the twinned city Fort Worth (to be cont'd...)
Dealey Plaza with Elm Street to the right seen from the "Sixth floor Museum" in the old Texas schoolbook depository, one floor up from where the shots were fired.
Ever since November 22, 1963, Dallas has been trying to overcome that stigma. From 1975 a building boom set in, that led to the distinctive skyline and many architecturally interesting high rise buildings.
Across Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge and the Trinity River
Trinity River, much wider than usual because of heavy rains
View of downtown Dallas from the Reunion Tower
Many of its highrise-buildings have gleaming mirror facades, so that other buildings are reflected and make interesting distorted reflections.
The beautiful little Thanksgiving Chapel with the spiralled ceiling, that I was looking forward to seeing because of its stained glass windows, was unfortunately closed for repairs. In front is a public open exchange-library book stall.
Somehow, the city seems to be in a perpetual Sunday morning slumber. Even on weekdays, streets are mostly empty, and give the impression of an office suburbia. Few people can be found walking on the sidewalks. Or maybe because of the heat?
Sunday afternoon in Kyle Warren Park was the only crowd, we saw.
Kyle Warren Park
A few hours later, we got soaked:
Dallas museums, symphony and opera hall have been built by private money. Dallas Art Museum and the Nasher Sculpture Gallery:
Frogs in front of the Ross Perot Museum of Nature and Science:
On the following day I left the city and drove to the twinned city Fort Worth (to be cont'd...)
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