Architecture
Old Red Museum
The 1892 'Old Red' courthouse — sixth on a block of burned-down predecessors, the corner JFK's motorcade turned, a courthouse again today, its museum reborn free as Legacy Dallas at 500 Elm.
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Sections (8)
1 · Old Red
2 · The Sixth That Wouldn't Burn
3 · Built to Be Believed
4 · The Tower and the Dragons
5 · The Corner the Motorcade Turned
6 · A Courthouse Again
7 · Where the Stories Went
8 · Back Out on These Streets
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