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.
This is the first installment in a series of posts exploring locations of former DFW musical landmarks
Jimmy's Lil' Rockhouse
The original 1986 flyer
The story begins in April of this year, when I stumbled across a copy of an old hand drawn flyer while browsing some listings on eBay. The bands being advertised were ones I'd never heard of, as was the venue listed for the performance, but I recognized the included "Z Nites" logo as that of a long defunct radio network that was on the air during my middle and high school days. Upon closer examination of the embedded (also hand drawn) map to the venue, one "Jimmy's Lil' Rokhouse," I recognized the names of several streets and was able to discern that the area being pictured was in Arlington, between Dallas and Fort Worth and literally down the street from the University of Texas at Arlington, my alma mater from 1998-2000. The dates given on the flyer suggested a year of 1986, based on when those particular dates and Friday and Saturday nights would line up. Where exactly was this Jimmy's Lil' Rockhouse, and what was it today? I decided I wanted to find out.
