The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza in Dallas is easy to park near and get to, and if you arrive hungry, there's an affiliated café serving goodies like Cuban coffee and Brazilian-style sandwiches.
You're not supposed to take photos inside and I chose not to take any outside, though a noisy demonstration just up the street -- somehow involving Libya and Israeli flags --tempted me.
I took the elevator to the sixth floor, checked out the extensive multimedia exhibit and the area where Lee Harvey Oswald had positioned himself, overlooking Dealey Plaza. There were people from all over the world but the spaces were not crowded, it being a Sunday, chilly and damp. Good time to go. A special exhibit on the seventh floor focused on Jack Ruby and included his hat, the one he was wearing when he shot Oswald. It was eerie. As was Dealey Plaza itself, which I walked around before the heavens once again opened up. Two dudes, both African American, knew all about the various conspiracy theories and, at separate turns, pointed out the details. One of these guys, a gentleman identifying himself as Scott Dew (originally of Grand Rapids, Michigan, he said), showed me the grassy knoll area.
The whole thing is stunning to take in and looks like a perfect ambush setup. Indeed, proceeding slowly through Dallas by car, President Kennedy himself had noted how easy it would be to shoot at the president from a tall building.
By the time I left Dealey Plaza, there were no others remaining except the two informal guides, and the ghosts.
Today's Rune: Journey.
3 comments:
p.s. I was looking at an ABC poll of Americans conducted in 2003 (the 40th anniversary) with these results:
70% "suspect a plot"
22% "think it was one man"
That's amazing. Must have been interesting listening to those two men. I'll admit, I kind of do believe in the grassy knoll conspiracy.
I've been through Dallas a lot but never stopped there. I will keep it in mind.
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