A week or so ago I mentioned I might get around to blogging about a Gold Dome I came upon whilst driving the streets of Wichita Falls.
Apparently this is the day I get around to blogging about the Gold Dome.
Soon after taking this photo of the Gold Dome, hovering above a couple buildings which have seen better days, I turned a corner to learn the Gold Dome sits atop the Floral Heights Methodist Church.
I was not expecting the Gold Dome to sit atop a Methodist Church. I figured it might sit atop a mosque. Which would have been interesting. The Methodist Church under the Gold Dome is a mish mash of architectural styles, including a church entry with multiple tall columns which looked more like a courthouse than a church.
A short distance past the church I began seeing signage indicating I was in the Floral Heights Historical Neighborhood.
It's been multiple days and I have yet to learn why this neighborhood is named Floral Heights or why it is historical.
I did learn the neighborhood has a Historical Floral Heights Neighborhood Facebook page. But on that page I was only able to learn the Floral Heights Neighborhood has a lot of dog issues, garage sales, and community events, like turkey trots.
But nothing about why the neighborhood is named such or why it is historical.
And now I have the added mystery of figuring out what a turkey trot is.
The learning process is never ending....
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Saturday, June 25, 2016
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
Thanksgiving Turkey Trot In Dallas

Tomorrow Dallas is going to try and beat the Oakland Raiders in Arlington. Dallas never plays football in Dallas, which means Dallas never plays a home game. Dallas played football in Arlington this past Sunday. Tony Romo was slightly hurt. Four days is not much recovery time between games. Or so I would think.
Tomorrow's Turkey Trot in Dallas started way back on Thanksgiving of 1968. I believe that the original race ran from White Rock Lake to downtown Dallas. The current version of the Turkey Trot starts downtown at the Dallas City Hall and runs an 8K or 5K route in the downtown zone. Why the run is not around White Rock Lake, I do not know.
Back in 1968, in Dallas, there were few runners, that fad had not hit this part of the country yet. Now, 41 years later, the Turkey Trot, officially known by its sponsor's names as the Capital One Bank Dallas YMCA Turkey Trot, is one of the biggest, if not the biggest, race of its sort in America.
Over 37,000 runners, 15,000 spectators and 2,000 volunteers will be joining me at the Turkey Trot.
Running should work up a good appetite for a big feeding of turkey and other goodies tomorrow. See you in Dallas.
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