The Adolphus By Moonlight

Nighttime in Big D… (click for larger image)

by Paula Bosse

When the beautiful Adolphus Hotel opened in 1912, it was the tallest building in Dallas — in other words, it was the building nearest to the moon.

Remarkably, it, the people, and the horses, looked just the same in the daylight!

Daytime in Big D…

“Postcard magic” is magic, indeed. It’s all about judicious addition and subtraction.

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Both postcards were found lounging in forgotten corners of the internet. The cards were issued before 1914. Both are larger when clicked

Flashback : Dallas