On Saturday, we drove into Dallas to meet Susan and Mark at Fair Park. Fair Park is where the Texas State Fair is held. Fair Park is a Texas size facility. We went to the African-American museum, where we saw an interesting exhibit on the Freedman's cemetary, which was recently rediscovered. A large group of motorcycles drove up to visit the Vietnam memorial wall at the fair. We received a detailed tour of the Texas building from the proud guard.
Most of the buildings were built for the 1936 Centennial, in which Texas commemorated the 100th anniversary of the independence of Texas from Mexico. The buildings are, as one would expect, in the Art Deco Style, and have been restored in recent years. Susan says that this is the largest collection of monumental Art Deco murals in the world.
After the fair we went to an excellent Mexican restaurant in a funky neighborhood. Then we headed out to White Rock Park and Lake, a beautiful area in the big city.
We ended the day in Downtown Dallas, where we saw the monumental bronze herd of longhorn cattle, as well as a group of young people dressed up for a quinceanera.
A long day, but a good day.
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