En route from San Antonio to Fredericksburg just after Christmas, we flew past a sign that read Luckenbach – and hit the brakes… Luckenbach had been on my list of places to explore for years and the opportunity had nearly escaped us again. A brief detour and we were there! Not much to look at,…
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Telegraph Office Edom, Texas Find this on page 113 of Texas As I See It Order your signed / personalized copy of Texas As I See It: http://www.texasasiseeit.net/ Copyright 2008 Warren Paul Harris All Rights Reserved The telegraph in it’s popular version, was invented by Samuel B. Morse in 1836. By 1861, telegraph lines connected…
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I’m a big fan of “ghost signs” in general, but especially the rustic, small-town variety we find all throughout the southwest. While exploring a very small town here in Texas, I discovered this gem. ICE Meat Curing Normangee, Texas Slated for a future edition of Texas As I See It Copyright 2012 Warren Paul Harris…
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While photographing Pioneer Park in 2011, I became intrigued by this bronze cattle drive crossing a creek. Pioneer Park is nestled into the corner of the Dallas Convention Center and houses a large cemetery that is a collection of four separate burial grounds collected in one space. Longhorns and Skyscraper Dallas, Texas Find this on…
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2/11/2013 Daily Image:Ice Plant Sometimes you don’t need to go far from your own door to find amazing examples of Mother Nature’s beauty. Ice storms have this amazing way of rendering the mundane into something magical, as everyday items are coated in a glimmering sheet of frozen water. This dormant grass stalk was just outside…
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2/8/2013 Daily Image: Will Rogers The Will Rogers Memorial Center in Fort Worth is a multipurpose entertainment complex of 45 acres under one roof. Comprising 85 acres in the Fort Worth Cultural District, the Will Rogers Coliseum was erected in 1936, along with the auditorium and Landmark Pioneer Tower. The coliseum was the largest domed…
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2/5/2013 Daily Image: Frisco Jail and Grain Elevators A view of the “pillbox” jail against the backdrop of Frisco’s historic grain elevators. Total interior space of the original jail is only about 120 square feet. Imagine being locked in here during a Texas summer.. Frisco Jail and Grain Elevators Original Frisco Jail in foreground Frisco,…
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1/31/2013 Daily Image: River Walk Umbrellas II Giving credit where credit is due, a photography student of mine produced an image like this (only better) during a class I was teaching in Cedar Hill. That’s what gave me the idea to find the right vantage point for this shot. River Walk Umbrellas II San Antonio…
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1/29/2013 Daily Image: Texas Star While staying with some friends at Possum Kingdom Lake for the Fourth of July weekend, I went out for a sunrise walk in search of interesting images. I found this stamped steel Texas star lying in the gravel, having fallen from the tree on which it normally hung. The dappled…
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1/27/2013 Daily Image: Tower of the Americas At 750 feet tall, the Tower of the Americas is 86 feet taller than it’s more famous contemporary, the Seattle Space Needle. The restaurant at the top continuously rotates 360 degrees to offer one of the best views of San Antonio. Designed by San Antonio architect O’Neil Ford…
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