Pop Culture in Dallas

8:00 Registration and morning refreshments

9:00 Let’s All (Not) Go to the Movies: How the Dallas City Council Protected You from Hollywood by Kristi Nedderman

9:30 The Longhorn Ballroom: The Kitschy Icon of Dallas’ Music Scene by David Preziosi

10:00 Morning break, refreshments, and book sales

10:30 Sump’n Else: Dallas’s Answer to American Bandstand by Steven Butler

11:00 Don Meredith and the Creation of the Modern Celebrity Athlete by Christina Jensen

11:30 Break

11:45 Radio Station KKDA-AM: A Voice for the Black Dallas Community by Sultana Vest

12:15 Shot in Dealey Plaza: Kennedy Assassination Film Production in Dallas by Stephen Fagin

12:45 Adjourn

More Details:

• Coffee and morning refreshments are included in the registration fee.
• Patrons ($125) will be invited to a private tour of the Longhorn Ballroom at 5:30 on Thursday, January 30th.

For more information, please email [email protected].

26th Annual Legacies Dallas History Conference Sponsors (as of December 4, 2024)

African American Museum

Dallas County Historical Commission

Dallas County Medical Society Alliance Foundation (Aldredge House)

Dallas County Pioneer Association

Dallas Historical Society

Dallas History & Archives Division, Dallas Public Library

Dallas Jewish Historical Society

Dallas Municipal Archives

DeGolyer Library, SMU

Legacy Dallas: A Virtual Museum of Dallas County History

Preservation Dallas

Preservation Park Cities

The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Texas State Historical Association

The University of Texas at Arlington Libraries

William P. Clements Center for Southwest Studies, SMU

Photo of Don Meredith courtesy of DeGolyer Library, SMU; historic postcards of Longhorn Ballroom courtesy of David Preziosi; ticket stub courtesy of Steven Butler

Host or Publisher Preservation Dallas