In June of 1937 Robert Johnson recorded several tracks at 508 Park Avenue in Dallas, Texas. What’s happened to the building 71 years later? Why doesn’t Dallas care?
Entries Tagged as ‘Driving Around Texas’
April 1, 2008
508 Park Avenue: Robert Johnson Sang Here
March 31, 2008
Corsicana: Lefty, a Hoodlum Wagon, & Wolf Brand Chili
I head to Corsicana, Texas in honor of the 80th birthday of Lefty Frizzell and walk through Pioneer Village which celebrates not only Corsicana native Lefty Frizzell but Corsicana native Wolf Brand Chili.
March 31, 2008
Happy 80th Birthday, Lefty!
March 31, 2008 was the 80th birthday of Lefty Frizzell, the finest country singer ever. I drive to his hometown of Corsicana, Texas to pay my respects.
January 21, 2008
Six Flags Under Clutter
Postcard images of Six Flags Over Texas when it opened in 1961. Whatever happened to those stagecoach rides and Confederate army enlistment rallies for the kiddies?
