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- Dallas, Texas - Grave of Abraham Zapruder: He Filmed JFK's Assassination
Abraham Zapruder's grainy 8mm footage of the assassination of JFK is the most famous home movie in history.
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Emanu-El Cemetery
- Address:
- 3430 Howell St., Dallas, TX
- Directions:
- Emanu-El Cemetery. North side of the city. US Hwy 75 exits 1A or 1B. Drive west one block to Howell St. The cemetery entrance is on the east side of Howell, between N. Hall St. to the south and Lemmon Ave. to the north. The grave is just south of the mausoleum, near the road, with a small magnolia tree growing over it.
- Hours:
- Gates open daily 7:30-4 (Call to verify) Local health policies may affect hours and access.
- Phone:
- 214-720-7710
- Dallas, Texas - Grave of J.D. Tippit: Oswald Shot Him
J.D. Tippit was a policeman murdered by Lee Harvey Oswald, on Nov. 22, 1963, less than an hour after JFK was assassinated. Oswald was arrested for killing Tippit, not JFK.
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Laurel Land Memorial Park
- Address:
- 6000 South R.L. Thornton Fwy, Dallas, TX
- Directions:
- Laurel Land Memorial Park. South side of the city. I-35E exit 420. Turn east onto E. Laureland Rd. Drive a half-mile. At the intersection of Marsalis St. on the left, you'll see the cemetery entrance gate on the right. Turn right into the cemetery, then make your first right once inside the gate. The road curves right, almost back to Laureland Rd. That's where the grave is, on the right, along the fence line, next to a small tree.
- Hours:
- Gates open daily 8-5 (Call to verify) Local health policies may affect hours and access.
- Phone:
- 214-371-1336
Visited Officer Tippit's grave on April 26, 2019. The grave marker has been neglected. Engravings hard to read; no longer looks anything like the photos taken by previous tipsters. There is a lid -- not sure what to call it -- that has come detached from the marker, which exposes a pipe going underground. It's rather disturbing and upsetting to see that no one is taking care of this grave. Unlike at Lee Harvey Oswald's grave, there are no flowers at this marker. There should be.
[Victoria Balfour, 05/05/2019]There is a sign to the left of the fountain explaining the art installation. You only know about it if you read the sign that is tucked away in a little recessed area. The local people around us thought it was neat that the fountain had a video but had no idea of its significance.
[Carmen Reed, 08/03/2016]Whites Only Drinking Fountain: Now It's Art:- Address:
- 509 Main St., Dallas, TX
- Directions:
- Just east of Dealey Plaza, on the north side of Main St., inside the Dallas County Records Building. On the second floor (which in this building is confusedly called the First Floor), to the right when facing the elevators, next to a fire hose case, near the Marriage License office. A small stainless steel drinking fountain.
- Admission:
- Free
A statue of Pegasus in front of Booker T. Washington Performing Arts High School in the Dallas arts district. Nicely done rendition, by artist Stewart Kraft, of a Dallas icon.
[Rick Kincaid, 02/03/2014]Pegasus has been the unofficial mascot of Dallas since Mobil Oil put one in rotating, red neon atop its downtown corporate headquarters. This version of the winged horse is made of artfully rusted hunks of steel.
Statue of Pegasus:- Address:
- 2501 Flora St., Dallas, TX
- Directions:
- Booker T. Washington Performing Arts High School. Just north of downtown, on the corner of Flora and Routh Sts.
- Admission:
- Free
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Oct. 31, 2019: Tipster Karen writes: The pipe "is actually where the flowers go. It is a vase, turned upside-down. It is very common to see if somebody ever chooses to visit their dead relatives. Folks turn it down into place; and when there are flowers, they flip it upright."