See that white rectangle in the upper right of the picture? That is the Dallas Cowboy Stadium Wal-Mart Supercenter.This picture was taken in July of 2004. I was flying up to Seattle and when I realized the plane was going to fly directly over the worst case of eminent domain abuse in American history I got out my camera and started snapping pictures.
This was very early on in the project. The last house standing is still standing in this picture.
Now, why is the Dallas Cowboy Wal-Mart Supercenter on my mind this morning? Well, you may recollect me mentioning that the Wal-Mart parking lot is blocked off on Dallas Cowboy game days. On Saturday I saw the entries off Randol Mill Road were blocked off during the Cotton Bowl. And dozens of buses were parked on the lot.
When I found the parking lot blocked during a Dallas Cowboy game I figured it was just Randol Mill Road that was blocked. So, I tried to get to the entry on the north end of the parking lot, but found all roads leading there to also be blocked.
On Saturday we saw people walking in to Wal-Mart. So, it was open.
And now this morning I got a perplexing comment from the ubiquitous Anonymous claiming to work at the Wal-Mart in question.
"Perhaps you should have looked closer.
That Walmart doesn't close during games. The North entrance of the parking lot is open.
How do I know? I f*$%ing work there."
I don't know what to make of this. I know what I saw. Blocked roads. And on Saturday dozens of buses parked on the Wal-Mart lot. Do they pay to park there? When other vehicles get towed if they park there during a game, when signs say "No Event Parking?"
If it is true that the north entry is not blocked, then what is the route to that entry? And what is the reason Randol Mill Road is blocked?
It's very perplexing.
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