The original Pegasus whose home was on the roof of the Magnolia Building on Main Street in downtown Dallas was installed this year by the Omni Hotel. But the bronze-looking building seen behind it is the A. Maceo Smith Federal Building, my workplace. Sept. 27, 2015
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The photo walking group met yesterday morning by the statue of George Bannerman Dealey, an early publisher of the Dallas Morning News and civic leader. The area surrounding the statue, Dealey Plaza, is a National Historic Landmark. This area is also more known and associated with the tragic assassination of President John F. Kennedy in 1963. Sept. 26, 2015
The pergola along Elm Street is part of Dealey Plaza but is also the area known as the “grassy knoll,” for those who believe there may have been a second assassin of the president who could have been on the grassy hillside. Sept. 26, 2015
The Old Red Dallas County Courthouse, built in 1892 is now a museum. Sept. 26, 2015
The Old Red Dallas County Courthouse, built in 1892 is now a museum. Sept. 26, 2015
The museum entrance to the old and beautiful Old Red Courthouse. Sept. 26, 2015
The John F. Kennedy Memorial is behind some stately trees. Sept. 26, 2015
The Kennedy memorial was designed by Phillip Johnson and is an open air square granite tomb. Sept. 26, 2015
A view of the Old Red Courthouse to the right, the XXX in the middle and the Kennedy Memorial to the left…with the XXX behind it. Sept. 26, 2015
The Union Park is a restaurant, that I’ve never eaten in, but I love the architectural elements of this building. I tried to find more historical information about this former Republic Bank Building on Main Street but didn’t come across much. Sept. 26, 2015
A close up of the architectural details of the former Republic Bank Building, current Union Park restaurant on Main Street in downtown Dallas. Sept. 26, 2015
My attempt at a selfie.
Pegasus Plaza at the corner of Akard and Main Streets in downtown Dallas. Sept. 26, 2015
The mosaic-tile art work at the St. Jude Catholic Chapel in downtown Dallas. Sept. 26, 2015
The all seeing “Eye,” is a 30-foot tall eyeball sculpture. Having spent time in Chicago, the Eye, by artist Tony Tasset, has been on exhibit in Dallas since 2013. Sept. 26, 2015
The restaurant-lined street leading to the “All Seeing Eye.” Sept. 26, 2015