In 1946, a small town on the Texas and Arkansas border was held hostage by a terrifying killer. https://open.spotify.com/embed/episode/4uNLFpXPeCAHqvmtOHNBGf?utm_source=generator Resources: The Town that Dreaded Sundown [The True Story Behind the Film] (wickedhorror.com) FBI Records: The Vault — Texarkana Phantom Moonlight Murders Part 01 of 02 The Town That Dreaded Sundown: True Crime & Real Killer…
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The Leaning Tower of Dallas
In 2020, a planned demolition’s failure ended up making a leaning building the most popular spot in town. ResourceS: Leaning Tower of Dallas – Wikipedia Remembering the ‘Leaning Tower of Dallas’ 2 years later | wfaa.com Hughes Family Tribute Center – Posts | Facebook ‘Leaning Tower of Dallas’ Finally Falls – The New York Times…
The Lady of White Rock Lake
To some, she’s the Lady of the Lake. To others she’s a mysterious, albeit wet, woman in white. Regardless, she is a fascinating ghost story for those up near Dallas. Resources: https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/diving-into-a-dallas-ghost-story-is-white-rock-lake-actually-haunted/287-556820302 https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/91701121/hallie-enid-gaston https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/diving-into-a-dallas-ghost-story-is-white-rock-lake-actually-haunted/287-556820302 gendisasters.com/texas/22101/dallas-tx-three-youths-drown-in-white-rock-lake-may-1929 https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/diving-into-a-dallas-ghost-story-is-white-rock-lake-actually-haunted/287-556820302 https://www.dallasnews.com/news/2017/10/17/flashback-girl-of-white-rock-lake-spooked-residents-in-1964/ https://www.dallasparks.org/235/White-Rock-Lake http://www.watermelon-kid.com/places/wrl/lore/ghost.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 Creation of the Frozen Margarita
Mariano Martinez of Dallas needed his popular margaritas to stay consistent. His invention lead to a Mexican restaurant classic- the frozen Margarita. Resources: https://www.laharanch.com/ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/uniquely-texas-origins-frozen-margarita-180969339/ https://www.visitdallas.com/things-to-do/dallas-now/2017/07/the-history-of-the-frozen-margarita-begins-in-dallas.htm https://americanhistory.si.edu/blog/2010/05/frozen-margarita-machine-cinco-de-mayo.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mariano_Martinez_(entrepreneur)
Texas: Slang for Crazy 