$130 M Project With Unexpected Sunlight Takes Shape

Sunliight beemed on the old Sanctuary when the dust settled



The new buildings take shape on the downtown campus.

There are several churches in the heart of downtown Dallas but none more 'in the heart" than First Baptist.
It is surrounded by only the width of a street by 30,40,50 and 60 story buildings. Needless to say, deep shadows covered the original church building for decades.Less than a year ago, First Baptist announced that they were building a One Hundred Thirty Million Dollar campus and that the old buildings that they were now in service by the church would be demolished  by Alfred Nobel's nobel invention (except for the original Sanctuary).
The day of the demolition crowds gathered in nearby buildings to watch. When the dust settled, sunlight, not seen in decades was shinning on the old sanctuary. Everyone was in awe.

The image of the old Sanctuary where the crane is located  was so close to one of the buildings that it was left to be torn down manually after the demolition and in the image shows that it is now gone.

The image of the semi circle is part of the new construction and ties into all the remaining buildings that are in use by the church. When complete it will add  to the overall beautification of the city of Dallas and shows the church's commitment to the downtown area for years to come. So many churches move out of the downtown area in cities throughout the US, but those that choose to stay show many tens of thousands more what true leadership looks like.


The view of the neighborhood a block south of the church.



Monarch Butterfly and a House made of Pumpkins

These come from a few days ago. Jusrt getting  the time to load them up for editing has been pressed during the Thanksgiving Holiday. But, finally, here they are.

Nature's Coloring Book Is About Full For This Season

With the rain and winds last evening and over night,about 60 percent of the leaves are now down. Rain is again forecast for the weekend. So, here are a few more pages before the book closes.

Feeling the Beat

I could have listened to the sound all afternoon! At one point, I was watching the leaves fall from a tree and their motion was in sync with the rhythmic beat. Then, I go this shot.

Nature's Coloring Book

Beautiful afternoon.Beautiful fall colors.

PREVIOUS POST UPDATE:
The General Aviation US Postage stamp was approved and is now available in sheets of 20 from the store tab. Meanwhile, some beaudiful mums and fall colors in the leaves at the lake.

General Aviation

General Aviation has its ups and downs. [ (C) dallaspaparazzo.com ] [R] All puns aside, general aviation is a great business. So, I have designed a few business products for general aviation use. They will soon appear in the store section. If you are a fixed base operatror,manage a flight school or operate a general aviation service and would like to know more, email the blog. There is an actual US Postage stamp in the works on the Zazzle brand for general aviation. If it gets approved, we'll let everone know.

Cottonwood Creek at the High 5

Once again, orange cones fill the lanes of the High 5 as the LBJ 635 project is well underway for the next four years. Traffic is not only bad, it's worse than bad! Today, as the 55 foot holiday tree was completed at the Galeria, anyone trying to wrap their brain around how that is going to play out this season might as well stop at your watering hole and forget about it until the early days of 2012. Because..... you are going to have about four more holdiay seasons before 635 is done with the upgrades and expansion.

So, put a piece of rawhide between your teeth and chew. Hopefully, it will be over a year ahead of time like the High 5.