john fitzgerald kennedy

JFK historian & enthusiast Don Miller spends much of his time at the sight of the assassination educating visitors on what happened, along with selling software with 'exclusive videos' and JFK information. He has personally marked X's on the road in the exact spot Kennedy was gunned down. According to him, the city of Dallas would come by daily and wipe off the X's, until the site was eventually declared a historic landmark.

In the video above: After the deadly shot to Kennedy's head, you can see his wife Jacqueline immediately reach back to the truck of the vehicle. According to Kennedy historian Don Miller, Jackie reported she was grabbing a piece of John's head which was blown off from the shot. (youtube link).

Photos from the location of the Kennedy Assassination, Dallas, Texas. August 30, 2009. I was born well after November 22, 1963, the date US President John F. Kennedy was killed by unknown assassin(s), yet this moment is still one of the most memorable to me. The few images which were taken from the scene of the incident will be forever etched into my mind and the scene of the murder was very eerie. The vicious video (above) of Kennedy being shot once in the back/neck followed by a brutal blow to the head is hard to watch. There are countless theories, movies & accounts of what happened, yet to this day there is no clear, agreed upon conclusion of what exactly happened or who was responsible for the murder of Kennedy, which created perhaps the greatest murder mystery of all time.

dallas faces

Faces from downtown Dallas, Texas. August 30, 2009. In the previous entry, I posted a bunch of photos from downtown Dallas. The images were mostly without people in them and focused on various buildings and textures. Since I was wandering around on a Sunday afternoon, there was a noticeable lack of people. These photos are of some of the people I did encounter in my explorations. Many of them were homeless. (via)

dallas, texas - light & shadows

 Scenes from downtown Dallas, Texas. Sunday, August 30, 2009. I arrived in downtown Dallas on a late Sunday afternoon with the sun blazing in typical Texas fashion. The interesting thing about downtown Dallas is that much like many other major cities across the United States, there are few people and not much going on during off-work hours (nights and weekends). White Flight & other issues relocated many urban dwellers to the surrounding areas, leaving behind an eerie landscape with nobody around. This trend has been reversing more recently, with many large cities re-energizing their downtown areas and more people moving back into them.

The other interesting thing about downtown Dallas is that many of the buildings were designed with lots of exposed glass. When you combine this with sunlight, it creates some cool reflections and textures all over the city. I basically spent a few hours wandering around trying to capture just that. (via)

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new cowboys stadium

Images of the new $1.2billion Dallas Cowboys stadium, Arlington, Texas. What hit me most about the new Cowboys stadium was simply the massive size of the thing. I can imagine it would be pretty awe-inspiring from the inside but that is a view I did not get to take in, as the security posted at each gate made sure nobody made their way inside for even a glimpse. They did offer tours for $17, but I can't imagine I would have much fun touring a stadium with a bunch of annoying Cowboys fans. (via)