Photograph taken for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper.

Photograph of William G. Fuller, Laigh C. Parker, "Red" Mosier, and Robert J. Smith, standing in front of a chain link fence at Delta Airlines.

Photograph of Panel A of the Historic Wall at Fort Worth's Intermodal Transportation Center, chronicling the African American Marketplace that was there in 1865 to 1940. The text underneath the mural reads "Fort Worth's first African American business man was John Pratt blacksmith. 1865-1876." The public artwork and mural made of tile.

Photograph of Panel D of the Historic Wall at Fort Worth's Intermodal Transportation Center. It chronicles the African American Jim's Hotel. This is a twentieth-century piece created during the 1930s-1940s. This two-dimensional tiled mural is framed with red bricks and is on display for the public.

Photograph of a mural made of tile at Fort Worth's Intermodal Transportation Center. It chronicles the African American Marketplace that was there in 1865 to 1940. The text under the mural says "Hunt Hawes Grocery Warehouse & Bill McDonald's Fraternal Bank and Trust -- Part of the 20th Century. 1900-1910."

Photograph of a public artwork at Fort Worth's Intermodal Transportation Center. It is a square of red bricks with the words "The Dance Floor of Politics" written in a white square in the middle. A person's leg can be seen standing on the lower right corner of the red square.

Photograph of Panel E of the Historic Wall at Fort Worth's Intermodal Transportation Center. It chronicles the African American Jim's Hotel. This is a twentieth-century piece created during the 1930s-1940s. This two-dimensional tiled mural is framed with red bricks and is on display for the public.

A handwritten note on the back of the photograph identifies the picture as "Crazy Hotel southside [sic] after fire of March 15, 1925." Shown is the skeleton of the first Crazy Hotel, after a fire destroyed the entire Crazy "complex." The original hotel complex consisted of the two adjoined hotel sections with a common lobby, the Crazy Flats (a drinking pavilion with rooms for rent), a Bath House, and a drugstore (in which the fire started). The second Crazy Hotel opened two years later, in 1927. It covers the entire city block formerly occupied by the complex which it replaced. The famous second Crazy Hotel of the booming 1930's and 1940's is now [2008] a retirement hotel that was forcibly closed down in 2010.

The "Crazy Flats" drinking pavilion, with rooms for rent, replaced a two-story Crazy Water drinking pavilion in 1909. The first Crazy Hotel was built in 1912, and an annex was added to it in 1914. A fire in the Drug Store of the "Crazy Flats" (SE corner of the Crazy Flats building) on March 15, 1925, destroyed the entire Crazy block. The burned-out site of the Crazy Hotel was bought in 1926 by Carr Collins. A "New", completely rebuilt, Crazy Hotel was promoted as fireproof, since it was built with solid cement walls and ceilings. The former "New Crazy Hotel" had a roof garden (with glassed-in ceiling) for dancing, and colorful past that included a daily radio show originating in its Lobby and broadcast nationally over KTQN (the Texas Quality Network). It had survived the Great Depression of the 'thirties, World War I, the Korean "Police Action", and the Viet Nam War. Those interested in a more detailed story are referred To Guy Fowler's book, "Crazy Water."

Photograph of Tom Craddick, a member of the Texas House of Representatives, standing in front of a podium and giving a guest lecture to the attendees of the 2005 Texas Daily News Association annual conference, held at the Driskell Hotel in Austin.

Photograph of Greg Mefford, Chris Kelley and Dale Peskin seated at a panelists table during the 2005 Texas Daily News Association annual conference, held at the Driskell Hotel in Austin.

Photograph of Robert Decherd, speaking into a microphone on a podium and addressing the guests attending the 2005 Texas Daily News Association annual conference, held at the Driskell Hotel in Austin. Decherd's colleagues Bob Carlquist and Lawrence Walker are seated at the guest speaker panel.

Photograph Wanda Cash, holding up her "Bright Idea" award that she was presented at the 2005 Texas Daily News Association annual conference, held at the Driskell Hotel in Austin.

A photograph Chris Kelley, sitting at the panelist table in front of a microphone as he addresses the audience attending the 2005 Texas Daily News Association annual conference, held at the Driskell Hotel in Austin.

Photograph of Joycelyn Marek (center) seen talking with another guest as they are attending the 2005 Texas Daily News Association annual conference, held at the Driskell Hotel in Austin.

Photograph of Bob Carlquist (center) talking with two other gentlemen during the buffet dinner at the 2005 Texas Daily News Association annual conference, held at the Driskell Hotel in Austin.

Photograph of Tom Craddick, a member of the Texas House of Representatives, standing in front of a podium and addressing the guests attending the 2005 Texas Daily News Association annual conference, held at the Driskell Hotel in Austin. Donnis Baggett (center) and David Dewhust (left) are seated at the special guests table on stage.

Photograph of Donnis Bagget standing in front of a podium and speaking into a microphone as he is addressing the attendees of the 2005 Texas Daily News Association annual conference, held at the Driskell Hotel in Austin.

Photograph of Lawrence Walker and Robert Decherd who are seated at a panel table, while panelist Bob Carqluist addresses the guests attending the 2005 Texas Daily News Association annual conference, held at the Driskell Hotel in Austin.

Photograph of Tom Craddick (left), a member of the Texas House of Representatives, talking with David Dewhurst, who served as the 41st Lieutenant Governor of Texas. Craddick and Dewhurst are attending the 2005 Texas Daily News Association annual conference, held at the Driskell Hotel in Austin.

Photograph of Lawrence Walker (right) presenting a woman identified as Wanda (left) with the "Bright Idea" award, during the 2005 Texas Daily News Association annual conference, held at the Driskell Hotel in Austin.

Photograph of Tom Craddick, seated at a guests speaker table while attending the 2005 Texas Daily News Association annual conference, held at the Driskell Hotel in Austin.

Photograph of Donnis Baggett, taken while attending the 2005 Texas Daily News Association annual conference, held at the Driskell Hotel in Austin.

Photograph of Lawrence Walker (right) presenting Dong Toney (left) with the "Bright Idea" award, during the 2005 Texas Daily News Association annual conference, held at the Driskell Hotel in Austin. Donnis Baggett is seen standing on the stage in front of the microphone as he address the conference attendees.