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The old Texas School book Depository
Today we head back to Texas with some images from Dealey Plaza in Dallas, the site where John F. Kennedy was assassinated exactly a week ago yesterday in 1963. To be honest, it felt a little weird going around and taking pictures of the area, and it was almost surreal as we took the tour of the old Texas Book Depository, where Lee Harvey Oswald was (supposedly) perched when he fired the fatal bullet that killed President Kennedy.
Dealey Plaza
I wasn’t alive back in 1963 (my parents were only 3 back then) but I’ve always had a profound interest in American history, so I have read or watched a great deal about that infamous day and all the conspiracy theories that go along with it. I’m not trying to ignite any debate here; to be honest I’m not really sure I have that strong of opinion one way or another on if it was Oswald, or the CIA, or the mafia or whoever else. However I am a logical person and a lot of the facts about Oswald being the shooter just don’t seem to add up. That being said, it was still a really eerie to see the corner of the Depository where he allegedly sat in wait, the floor and walls in the same condition as they were then. I don’t have any pictures from inside, as cameras were not allowed, but it was certainly an experience to see it.
Sixth floor window through the trees
The one thing that is not up for debate is where the fatal bullets hit JFK and they are clearly marked on Elm Street. It was odd seeing people standing on the spot and smiling; it just didn’t seem like the type of thing to pose by and smile. It was just crazy to me, being able to stand n the exact spot where it all happened, walk around the Grassy Knoll, go behind the retaining wall. Hard to imagine what happened there almost 50 years ago.
The fatal spot
Behind the Grassy Knoll
Thanks for stopping by today folks. See you all tomorrow.
Awesome, awesome stuff, Dave. It’s nice to see these. I did this tour when I was in Dallas around 2001 or so, and I agree, it’s an eerie feeling standing in that room where the shots were fired.
You’ve done an excellent job processing these and recreating the memories of my visit. I remember getting a photo (among many) of a bullet strike on the concrete just above a sewer across from the grassy knoll.
Well done, man.
Good stuff Dave! Been there but did not look from all of these angles! Nicely done!
Great set of images Dave. You’ve done a terrific job showing the various angles and povs.
I’ve been there as well, and it’s definitely a unique experience to be where such historical events transpired.
Nice set Dave. In all our trips to Dallas/Ft Worth I’ve never taken that tour. Will have to do it.
Excellent series and write up Dave. I’ve never taken the tour but I need to do so after seeing this.
nice work Dave! I stay in a hotel around the corner from that spot when I am in Dallas, but never have time for the tour. I will have to change that!
Cool shots and an interesting read. X marks the spot I guess. I agree, would have been strange to see the smiles. I’m not one to judge though.
Really great stuff Dave. This is a great photo essay. You’re shots really tell the story so well. The POV in the images and the processing is excellent.
Fantastic stuff Dave! I agree that alot of the “facts” don’t add up about the whole incident.
what a great post Dave and a superb series, very well done my friend!
It feels very odd to be looking at this spot after all it’s past associations, and in a color shot looking pretty. Kennedy’s death is one of the key moments I recall of that era. I was at boarding school and a friend sitting next to me during evening ‘Prep’ (Brit term for Homework) was illicitly listening to a radio through an earpiece and suddenly said ‘Kennedy’s been shot’. The whole room (it was the Library) gasped out loud.
Stunning, Dave. I’ve seen it on the TV of course, the old grainy film, but these images bring it too life on so many levels.
That is indeed an experience. I would love to visit this spot one day. Nice documentation and writeup.
Great series of shots. Love that X Marks The Spot one!