Cool neon on Campus Theater, downtown Denton. This theater hosted the Texas premier of the movie Bonnie & Clyde! |
The much-moved John B. Denton's current resting place, on the courthouse lawn, in downtown Denton. |
Denton lies 30 miles from Dallas and 30 miles from Fort Worth - north - at the convergence of Interstates 35 East and 35 West. The town's about 60 miles south of the river. Click on the map to get a better picture. |
The restored 1896 courthouse, built by W.C. Dodson, is one of the most photographed in Texas. |
See Keep Denton Local for information on Denton preservation efforts. Read up on the great blog, We Denton Do It |
Denton, Texas: My University is Better than Your University |
Questions or comments? E-mail me: robin@redriverhistorian.com |
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The Texas & Pacific Depot, which sat down the hill on the east side of downtown Denton, was razed in either the 1950s or 1960s. |
Denton's Union Depot before its demolition shows the wear and tear on this once venerable building. |
The old Denton County jail was turned into a parking lot in the 1980s. However, I did find a unit of its cells in a field just east of town. Click on the image above to see what the cells - which were installed in the 1940 and were considered state-of-the-art at the time - looked like. |
Generations of Dentonites have been married in the Little Chapel in the Woods, located on the Texas Woman's University campus. It was dedicated in the 1930s by First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt. |