Before leaving Dallas I made it a point to visit some of the more popular historic or tourist sites that I had not had a chance to visit while living there.   One the first Sunday evening in June I decided to go on a walking tour of downtown Dallas.

Downtown Dallas has a very feel corporate and on the weekends downtown is almost dead, only select restaurants were open, which meant on a Sunday evening it was just myself and buildings for the most part.

In terms of photography, the evening sun made it difficult to get some good shoots but I end the end I did come up with some good shots …

Dallas is home to many amazing skyscrapers.   Many of which include neat sepultures or works of art in front of them.

 

 

 

 

 

Downtown Dallas is also home to iconic pieces of architecture … Old Red and Reunion Tower …

 

Built in 1892, the beautifully restored Old Red Courthouse contains some of Dallas County’s most fascinating historical artifacts. I love the Courthouse’s architecture and how it looks against the newer skyscrapers.

Reunion tower is one of the most recognizable landmarks.  It was built in 1978 as part of the urban renewal project.

The Old Red Courthouse and Reunion Tower is located at a crossroads of activity in downtown Dallas – adjacent to the JFK Memorial and Dealey Plaza, a National Historic Landmark District, across the street from a replica of Dallas founder John Neely Bryan’s cabin and just a block from The Sixth Floor Museum and the historic West End of Dallas.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Also located in downtown is a memorial to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr…. I the monument and connected waterfall.   The memorial is small and hid among the buildings.

One of the newest additions to Downtown Dallas is Belo Garden which is gardens a water park in downtown.  The gardens was open as way for busy business people to think during the day but on the weekends it is used by local and guest.