Leslie Wagner

Carroll Shelby left a legacy far beyond Dallas

The recent death of Carroll Shelby, the creator of the Shelby Cobra, had me waxing nostalgic for the good old days when gasoline sold for 23 cents a gallon and highway speed limits were set at 70 miles per hour...

The Adolphus Hotel is a historical gem in downtown Dallas

At the turn of the century, 1900 that is, Dallas was home to more than 42, 000 people. By 1910, the population of Dallas had grown to more than 92,000, due in part to the annexation of its sizeable...

A little Highland Park history

With a population of less than 10,000 and a bountiful per capita income, Highland Park is considered one of the wealthiest cities in Texas. Many of Highland Park’s residents live accordingly and pay more in real estate...

The Magnolia Building is a Dallas landmark

Before the turn of the twentieth century, Dallas was already a growing commercial center thanks to the arrival of the railroads in the early 1870s. The growth of the petroleum industry in the 1910s and 1920s saw...

Celebrate a piece of Black history in Dallas

Whether celebrating Black History month or learning more about Dallas history, consider a visit to the Wheatley Place Historic District, a Dallas neighborhood which was added to the National Register of History Places in 1995. The City of Dallas...

Preserve your family history before it's too late

In 2011, the Golman family of Dallas celebrated the family's 100th year in Dallas. Jake Golman, one of the first to arrive in Dallas, went to work for his cousins in Schepps Bakery, and by 1914, the entire...

Revive your holiday spirit

A few years ago, I had a few last minute gifts to purchase and decided to stop by the shopping just two days before Christmas. Although I popped in early and managed to find a parking space, by the time...

Take a peek at the Deep Ellum of yesteryear

"Deep Ellum" is the quaint and antiquated pronunciation of "Deep Elm," coined by those who lived in the neighborhoods along the tracks of the Texas & Pacific Railway lines that paralleled Elm Street east...

From Dallas's 'Little Jerusalem' to 'Little Mexico'

Hispanic Heritage Month is one of those months that starts in the middle of one month and heads into the next, from mid-September to mid-October. It begins with Mexican Independence Day, on September 16, in commemoration of the...

The lost art of the letter and the letterhead

Long before texting, instant messaging, and email, we had the telephone. Decades before computers, faxes, and telephones, we had the telegraph. But before that, if we wanted to get information across town, across the state, or across the nation...

Carroll Shelby left a legacy far beyond Dallas

The Adolphus Hotel is a historical gem in downtown Dallas

A little Highland Park history

The Magnolia Building is a Dallas landmark

Celebrate a piece of Black history in Dallas

Preserve your family history before it's too late

Revive your holiday spirit

Take a peek at the Deep Ellum of yesteryear

From Dallas's 'Little Jerusalem' to 'Little Mexico'

The lost art of the letter and the letterhead

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