From the Vault: Research Challenge!
by Paula Bosse
Mission: track down this house’s location….
by Paula Bosse
Some people look at research as tedious, some people look at it as fun. I definitely think it’s fun. I really loved researching the image above, which I approached as a chance to solve a mystery more than anything else: I wondered if I could find out where the house once stood, the only clues being in the message on the postcard — and I did! Read the original post from 2015: “Tracking Down a Photo Location & Discovering a City Pioneer: D. M. Clower, The Man Who Brought the Telephone to Dallas.” Follow along as I chronicle how I figured it out and what Dallas-history resources I used along the way.
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Flashback : Dallas 
Ms. Bosse,
I have a funny story about S.A. and E. DeG. that took place in the old Aldredge book store. I don’t think it would be appropriate to publish it. Please email me at texascsb3@gmail.com, and I’ll send you a good laugh.
I’m flattered that you published my tale of me as a teenager working at the book store. Thank you.
The last time I saw your dad was in about 1997. I was searching for an out of print book about a land scandal involving my great grandfather, and couldn’t find it. So naturally I called Dick, and the book was in my hands within a week!
Chris Barker
1218 Sun Ray
Horseshoe Bay, TX 78657-2111
(214) 714-6341
P.S.
I grew up at 4645 Beverly Drive. It was that one block West of the tracks (now N.D.Tollway) that was still in H.P.
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I note the modest house, which was occupied by a very successful electrical engineer. While Mr. Clower might not have been a household name, he certainly had great success in his profession, as described in the original story. Today, most people would turn up their noses at a house like that which was probably a very treasured dwelling for his family.
Our sense of what’s fitting has changed.
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Absolutely.
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