Located in Humble, Texas, the DeLorean Museum is a dream for Back to the Future fans. Resources: https://www.deloreanmuseum.org /https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/delorean-museum#:~:text=Today%20Humble%2C%20Texas%2C%20a%20town,for%20the%20main%20DeLorean%20facility.
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John Henry Faulk- The Texan Who Helped End the Hollywood Black List
John Henry Faulk was a television and radio performer with a great deal of popularity. It was his legal fight that helped end the Hollywood Blacklist during the Red Scare. Resources: https://library.austintexas.gov/basic-page/john-henry-faulk-biography https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/faulk-john-henry https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0269038/ https://spartacus-educational.com/USAfaulkJH.htm
The Christmas Tree Lighting of the “Million Dollar Monarch”
As the Vimeo service for Highland Park doesn’t allow sharing on the video on specific sites, for those who want to see the tree lighting this year please visit the following link: https://www.hptx.org/TreeLighting Resources: https://www.hptx.org/263/The-Big-Pecan-Tree
The Life Size Wax Last Supper of Ft. Worth
The Christian Art Museum of Fort Worth today houses a giant model of the last supper behind a velvet rope. However, how it got to be there is a funny story. Resources: https://www.roadsideamerica.com/blog/ft-worth-last-supper-wax/ https://www.thedailymeal.com/entertain/texas-weird-facts-gallery/slide-17 https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g55857-d4367946-Reviews-Christian_Art_Museum_of_Ft_Worth-Fort_Worth_Texas.html https://www.facebook.com/ChristianArtsMuseumFW/
Lottie Deno (Carlotta Tompkins)
In a time where gambling was scene as a man’s hobby, Lottie Deno made her name (and her living) winning at the gaming tables of Texas. Resources: https://www.legendsofamerica.com/we-lottiedeno/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lottie_Deno
The Rattlesnake King
Clark Stanley began selling his “snake oil” at Western Medicine Shows and called himself “The Rattlesnake King.” This week, we discuss what he sold and where it came from. Resources: NPR Wikipedia https://tomrizzo.com/snake-oil-king-wackos/ https://www.thevintagenews.com/2018/02/27/snake-oil/
Texas: Slang for Crazy 