The Interurban that wasn't, but the Report that was
An unpublished and undated engineer's report details a plan to connect McKinney to Paris with an interurban railway.
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Robin Cole-Jett
Sep 5
The Ghost of Burneyville's Hotel
Burneyville's hotel was once a real beauty, but nothing remains of it.
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Robin Cole-Jett
Aug 18
The Arlington Hotel in Shreveport
The Arlington Hotel in downtown Shreveport opened in 1914.
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Robin Cole-Jett
Aug 18
The Thompson House, oldest in Grayson County, and some confusing images by THC
Photos by THC in the 1970s depict the Thompson House, Grayson County's oldest, still extant structure. Well, kind of.
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Robin Cole-Jett
Aug 6
Dugout Memories in Harmon County, Oklahoma Territory
S.A. Bolton explained living in a dugout in Harmon County, Oklahoma Territory to a WPA worker during the Great Depression.
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Robin Cole-Jett
Jul 30
The Tilly aka Phoenix aka Youree aka Washington-Youree aka Captain Shreve Hotel of Shreveport
Today, the Louisiana Tower stands in the Tilly aka Phoenix aka Youree aka Washington-Youree aka Captain Shreve Hotel's Shreveport site.
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Robin Cole-Jett
Jul 15
Worries about Preserving the Past in Melissa, Collin County, Texas
The Scott-Barker House and St. Paul Baptist Church contribute to worries about preserving the past of fast-growing Melissa in Collin County.
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Robin Cole-Jett
Jul 1
Triangle Motel on Route 66 in Amarillo
When Route 66 served as the main highway through Amarillo, the Triangle Motel on the east side was the first place west-bound travelers saw.
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Robin Cole-Jett
Jun 2
The Old Washington Tavern
Built about 1830, the Washington Tavern served as a stage coach station as well as the nearest American boarding house to Mexican Texas.
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Robin Cole-Jett
May 30
Mid-Century Modern in Sherman
A PERFECT example of Mid-Century Modern still exists in downtown Sherman.
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Robin Cole-Jett
May 6
The Sherman Tin Shop
Whenever I saw Locke's Tin Shop in downtown Sherman, I thought it the prettiest building I'd ever seen.
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Robin Cole-Jett
Mar 28
A House History, Part II: The Cloud-Stark Mansion in Gainesville, Cooke County, Texas
The Killgore Mansion is tied to the Cloud Stark Mansion of Gainesville, Cooke County, Texas... and it's not just based on the time period.
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Robin Cole-Jett
Mar 18
A House History, Part I: The Killgore Mansion of Cooke County, Texas
A history of a house, especially an older home, is very genealogical, like the former Killgore house on Commerce Street in Gainesville, TX.
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Robin Cole-Jett
Nov 10, 2023
Crockett Hotel in Bonham, Texas
Sanborn Maps from the 1880s tell me that the burning building was the Crockett Hotel in Bonham, Texas.
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Robin Cole-Jett
Oct 23, 2023
Long gone Medicine Mound, Texas
Medicine Mound is southwest of Chillicothe in Hardeman County, Texas along what was once the Kansas, Mexico & Orient Railway.
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Robin Cole-Jett
Oct 4, 2023
The Willis Bridge over Lake Texoma
The "Willis Bridge" now connects Oklahoma to Texas over Lake Texoma along US 377.
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Robin Cole-Jett
Sep 30, 2023
Holmes Murder Castle in Fort Worth
Mudgett aka Holmes aka Lyman aka Pratt, the builder of the Murder Castle in Fort Worth, was executed by hanging in 1896.
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Robin Cole-Jett
Sep 22, 2023
Top o' Hill Terrace
Top o' Hill Terrace was one the biggest gambling halls, bordellos, and speakeasies in the Southwest.
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Robin Cole-Jett
Sep 20, 2023
A Not-Always Fair Park in Dallas
Most of the buildings that lie inside Fair Park in Dallas today are landmarks built purposefully for the 1936 Centennial Exposition.
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Robin Cole-Jett
Sep 20, 2023
Coded and Uniform Architecture
Architecture was coded and uniform to be efficient in their builds, even the places that we now view as one-of-a-kind quaintness.
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