Pegasus flirts with the fog in the morning high over Dallas…
Magnolia Hotel
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Dallas Street Art, Main St construction zone
Had a little bit of everything last night: thunder, sleet, freezing rain, and snow. For the second time this year woke up to a fresh layer of snow in the city, which made for a chilly yet peaceful walk to the park this morning.
Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
Built: 1921
Dallas Power and Light Building (DP&L)
Built: 1931
I miss the gritty history of Detroit. It’s not often that 21st and 19th century architecture can be found to co-mingle on the same block, so in some ways it was an adjustment to move to Dallas and be surrounded by little more than 100 years of history. That being said there is something about the energy and momentum of this city; from my desk window I see no less than 4 tower cranes and can hear the noises of construction echoing through the highrise canyons. Things are happening here. There is not talk of building demo for the sake of demo or a new empty lot but real growth and progress, and that to me is exciting.
The Praetorian Building is coming down brick by brick and several more decrepit storefronts on Elm & Commerce are either being razed or rehabbed. I took this picture from Stone Street Alley near Elm St to document the progress so far. *
* Extra credit for anyone that knows what building is in the top left of the frame…
It was a good day today.
It’s surprising how the little things can make you happy; a good walk, some healthy activity, normal poops. Everything was aligned today and we managed a good mile long walk hitting up some of the spots we haven’t been able to get to lately due to the illness and/or heat. We stopped at Main Street Gardens for a break and some water, to take a stroll through the dog park, and to say hi to some of the downtown Safety Patrol that hadn’t seen him for a while.
There was a bit of a mixup at the vet yesterday. I picked up a refill of the antibiotic he is on (Zeniquin) and ended up with 25mg instead of 50mg. Called them today and not only are they coming by tomorrow to deliver a replacement, but Dr Naugler called twice in person to apologize for their mistake.
Looks safe here…
City life provides a multitude of textures for me to take in on my daily dog walk. Now that I have a multi-megapixel camera that goes with me everywhere I thought it might be fun to start documenting some of the more interesting things I come across.