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Psychotherapy Dates with Inmates at Old Parkland
Old Parkland today comprises some of the poshest office space in the country. But in the early ’80s, it was a halfway house where counselor James Dolan learned the limits of his formal training.
By James Dolan
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Michelle Mackey Painted the Barrow Family Gas Station
The artist explores the past through physical spaces.
By Tim Rogers
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Capturing The History Held in the Walls of the Old Barrow Family Gas Station
Clyde Barrow’s family once owned a gas station in West Dallas. Before it was recently bulldozed, the Dallas artist Michelle Mackey spent years studying and painting it.
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Tales from the Dallas History Archives: When Royalty Came to North Texas
British royalty has long been enamored with Texans, from Ross Perot to Stanley Marcus. Now a month since Queen Elizabeth II’s death, a Dallas Public Library archivist chronicles all the times North Texas has hosted the monarchy.
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Longhorn Headed Toward National Historic Designation
A state review board has approved its nomination.
By Tim Rogers
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Sermon on the Hilltop: First Baptist Confronted By the Sins of Its Past
In a discussion about The Accommodation, the reverend Dr. Michael Waters explored Dallas' racial and economic history while Dr. Robert Jeffress addressed his predecessor's long support of segregation.
By Matt Goodman
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The Store for All Sorts: Half Price Books Turns 50
Half Price Books is celebrating a half-century. The business may have been built on quirky characters and unwanted remainders. But don’t discount them.
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The Fate of the Morney-Berry Farm Is Now Tied to the Texas Bullet Train
The Morney-Berry Farm has been in the same family since 1876. Descendants of the original owner have spent their lives protecting it. And now, a Texas Supreme Court ruling puts its future in jeopardy.
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I Got Lost, Then I Found Loryland
Lory Masters has been at the center of plenty of North Texas history. I profiled her for the July issue of D and the story is online now.
By Will Maddox
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The Grand Story of Loryland
Loryland is the only neighborhood in Dallas named after someone still living. How did its namesake, Lory Masters, earn the honor? First she started a lesbian motorcycle club.
By Will Maddox