The adventures and various works of a photographer, road tripper, former patron of the local arts, aspiring app developer, and late night coffee drinker and conversationalist.
News and Updates
Thirteen new comparisons have been uploaded to the
Album Comparisons collection. Also, be sure to check out the "Ghosts of DFW music history" blog series, an ongoing series of posts about our area's historical music venues and record labels.
The
Then & Now photo series illustrates how places and things change over the years.
While working to compile photographic images for my DFW in vintage photos post a few months ago, I managed to get my hands on an old postcard for the city of Plano. And, unlike other similarly aged RPPCs that I've found, this one came with a mystery attached: where was the Plano Dam? So I decided I would try to find it...
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While working to compile photographic images for my DFW in vintage photos post a few months ago, I managed to get my hands on an old postcard for the city of Plano. And, unlike other similarly aged RPPCs that I've found, this one came with a mystery attached: where was the Plano Dam? So I decided I would try to find it...
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Among the local memorabilia I've collected have been a few matchbook covers. Essentially an extinct means of advertising as of in the twenty-first century, vintage matchbooks can serve as an easy and inexpensive way to get a peak into the establishments and hangouts of the previous century. One of these establishments is the old Valhalla of Dallas Motel...
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Among the local memorabilia I've collected have been a few matchbook covers. Essentially an extinct means of advertising as of in the twenty-first century, vintage matchbooks can serve as an easy and inexpensive way to get a peak into the establishments and hangouts of the previous century. In most cases, these places are now long gone, but once in a while you come across the rare business that's still in operation today in some form. One of these establishments is the old Valhalla of Dallas Motel...
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