Yep... That's actually the name of the place more commonly known as "the grassy knoll" where the statue of George Bannerman is -- the place is named after him.
> Are you also connected to Dealey Plaza? > On 5/14/05, S. Isaac Dealey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> > I like Dallas, it's one of the great American cities, >> > but >> > different from say DC or Chicago. You have to drive >> > like >> > in LA, but it doesn't suck like LA. It feels wide open >> > and unique. >> >> I actually have a lot of family history in Dallas... >> There's a statue >> of my great-great grandfather, George Bannerman Dealey on >> the >> grassy-knoll where Kennedy was shot. He bought the Dallas >> Morning News >> from Gen. Alfred H. Belo about the time he turned 60 and >> then >> immediately started publishing editorials defaming the >> KKK. He was >> also very involved in "city planning" before such a thing >> was >> wide-spread -- I'm not sure if that's an accomplishment >> or just a >> coincidence. Though all in all I think a friend of mine >> summed it up >> rather well for me in two sentences (at different times). >> The first >> was "Dallas is just one long string of restaurants." -- >> then shortly >> thereafter I heard one of the local radio DJ's say that >> Dallas has >> more restaurants per-person than almost any other city in >> the us. I >> think it was #3 or somesuch. The 2nd comment was "as an >> icon, Dallas >> is a place to change your oil." I think it's ironic that >> in recent >> years a number of fountains have popped up in the >> downtown area with >> allusions to pegasus. They want to make you think it's >> because people >> in Dallas have culture and class, but the truth is that >> it's because >> they're influenced if not sponsored by... I think Mobil. >> s. isaac dealey 954.522.6080 new epoch : isn't it time for a change? add features without fixtures with the onTap open source framework http://www.fusiontap.com http://www.sys-con.com/author/?id=4806 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=17 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:157656 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
