I made my first trip ever to Dallas from Pa. last month. I wanted to check the Bonnie & Clyde sites you highlighted. What a disappointment to see a pile of rubble there!
From 1976 to 1978, I drove hardware supplies from Arlington throughout the D/FW metroplex. I often took Singleton into the industrial districts, and drove by the HB Barrow Star Station every week, as my old Mapsco grid map shows, at the corner of Singleton and Borger. Only once, I stopped to look around what this video shows. As Nick says, it was desolate, abandoned, and badly neglected. No one then thought it would be taken down. A girlfriend told me the Barrow brothers, Clyde and Buck, used to steal chickens from her grandfather in West Dallas. He never stopped them, since he knew their family was starving. This desperation led the boys to the tragic crimes which ended theirs and Bonnie's lives. I hated learning this landmark, decrepit as it was, had been demolished. It should have been left alone, and let the people decide for themselves what they think of it.
@@Comm0ut Immaterial. Those buildings were part of history, like it or not. It could have turned into a boon for the neighborhood. One doesn't have to destroy history just because the people related to it were bad examples of the human race.
Thank you so much for sharing...I guess we all feel somehow connected to history...what also strikes me the most is the Hartgraves Cafe where Bonnie was waitressing and apparently a sweetheart laughing at her customers jokes, taking orders from the back building across and to come out to sit on those door steps behind for a Smoke during her breaks to relax her feet " Hopefully they keep that building " make some sort of a cafe or museum and have proceeds to the victims of fallen officers or something I guess...THANK YOU once again 🙏
So glad you enjoyed the video and thanks for watching! I have a bunch of Bonnie and Clyde vids on my channel if you’re interested in their stuff. Thanks again 😎🤘
This is is a tough one. I can see both sides. When you think about it, around 90 years have passed since this pair was around, and the matter finally got *resolved, resulting in disharmony. Did those who wanted it preserved, as an historic site, feel it might bring more tourists to the area, I wonder? As you said, the owner had the final say, Nick. I wonder what he's going to do with this controversial property. That's wonderful that you have it recorded. Thanks, as always, Nick.👏👏
Glad you enjoyed this video Rhonda! Yea I mean there’s stories to both sides. However like I said it was up to the owner and I’m just glad I got to see it! Thanks again have a good weekend 😎
It was disgusting what they did to tear historical home down, it was a disgrace! I know they don't care about West Dallas but this is important history and it should have been preserved!
@@TravelswithNick Buddy Barrow was really broken hearted, they were trying to get the building moved and preserved somewhere else the guy did it just to be spiteful I believe!
It's a big shame that the barrow business was knocked down...it's Texas history no matter if good or bad. Sad that we acted too late to make it a landmark!
That is unfortunate, i believe strongly the history should be protected. It was holy clydes home at one point but his parents and siblings lived there as well.
Sad that it was torn down and would have made an interesting look back at life at the times and a great museum. I guess with property values today the land was more valuable to the owner than the history . Not sure why the tale of 2 outlaws caught the fancy of people but it sure did including me. Keep Safe❤Keep Well❤
Bonnie and Clyde were good people I believe they were pushing back in a brutal world they lived in. Especially after the treatment Clyde received in the Texas prison. Things No young man should ever have to experience. I’m glad he returned some pay back on them. I respect his fearlessness.
Well said! Thanks for watching! I have a full Bonnie and Clyde playlist on my channel visiting a ton of locations if you’re interested. Thanks again 😎🤘
I agree with you nick history should be preserved of not all but sertern famous criminals here in England we have pub's and other buildings still standing were the Kray twins used and places from the 1800s were Jack the ripper did his murders tourists love seeing these things sertern criminals become famous it's part of history to look back happy vloging nick another great video well done 👍
They should've kept the house up in my opinion. There were many ways to make West Dallas safer and nicer, but what it has become especially in the "Devils Back Porch" area is sad....West Dino is not and will never be the same anymore.
You are entirely correct: It's no different than historical markers/national landmarks in places like southern New Mexico recognizing personalities such as Billy the Kid (another highly unsympathetic figure).
When you sale to people who have no interest in old gangsters, outlaws, 2 bit killers, how ever you feel about Bonnie & Clyde. This old shack was a part of America’s depression days that turned a few men to a fast hard life on the run. & the dirty cops didn’t help, We should all say, Thanks FDR
HE SHOULD HAVE TOLD The city that it needed to be moved, or he was going to demolish it. That way they could either move the building or put some type of lien or demolition freeze on it till they could make it a landmark. Our country has this thing about destroying the past that needs to come to a stop. This landowner needs to be held to some kind of responsibility for this because it’s not right to demolish something that is part of history. There is hardly anything over in that part of Dallas of any kind of landmark so that would’ve been nice to have. Now that land will probably sit there for years. Nothing being built on it and that could’ve stayed there , this was senseless and him just showing I want since it’s mine. I’ll do iwhat I please he needs to pay a price by the city of of Dallas legally. It needs to cost him financially for his horrible Travesty that he made
I understand the sentiment to preserve it but if you couldn't take a walk inside to get a fuller perspective then for me personally it would be something of a letdown.
Do some research. Only 5 people lived there. Clyde’s and his parents and his little brother and sister. All the other kids were grown and had their own places.
Ya can't stand in the way of progress sadly. that filling station sat on prime property for development and will be devoloped soon i hope instead of sittin there an empty lot. Just like the place where they took their bodies to be imbalmed and autopsied, it is torn down as well, still an emty lot, made into a sort of park rememberence. Their are some that would say law enforceforcement should have given them a chance to surrender on that teas desolate road instead of just come out guns blazing, but law enforcement knew these two would never give up and come out shooting anyways, so they decided to just shoot up the car and bring this end to very violent criminal couple who killed people and robbed banks. The ultimate middle finger by lw eneforcement to the bonnie and clyde duo was that they were not buried next to each other like they wanted to be, they were buried miles apart from each other much to the disagreement of some of the family who knew their wishes. It is what it is, can't change it.
I’m happy that they demolished the entire place. Nobody needs to pay homage or respect to a criminal. They should have burned it down first, then burn it again. So glad never to have to see that place ever again.
Funny thing is there is very little about the victims of these monsters, yet their lives are well documented. Kinda like Manson except his victims were celebrities (Well, the first group anyway). Doesn't speak well of our society.
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I am so sick and tired of people demolishing a piece of old history. The Barrow Filing Station should have been keeped for a National Landmark.
Agreed that would’ve be cool for others to see in the future. Thanks for watching 😎✌️
I made my first trip ever to Dallas from Pa. last month. I wanted to check the Bonnie & Clyde sites you highlighted. What a disappointment to see a pile of rubble there!
Agreed! We actually moved from PA to Dallas 2yrs ago! Thanks for watching
From 1976 to 1978, I drove hardware supplies from Arlington throughout the D/FW metroplex. I often took Singleton into the industrial districts, and drove by the HB Barrow Star Station every week, as my old Mapsco grid map shows, at the corner of Singleton and Borger. Only once, I stopped to look around what this video shows. As Nick says, it was desolate, abandoned, and badly neglected. No one then thought it would be taken down. A girlfriend told me the Barrow brothers, Clyde and Buck, used to steal chickens from her grandfather in West Dallas. He never stopped them, since he knew their family was starving. This desperation led the boys to the tragic crimes which ended theirs and Bonnie's lives. I hated learning this landmark, decrepit as it was, had been demolished. It should have been left alone, and let the people decide for themselves what they think of it.
It’s a real shame it was demolished. I wish it was kept a national landmark but unfortunately not. Thanks for watching!
Good video Nick, I appreciate your time and effort in preserving our American history. Keep up the good work.
Thank you! I have a full Bonnie and Clyde playlist if interested :)
I would be interested in that. where would I find that?
Wow, nice place you got Nick!!
Thanks man 🙏
I’m a cousin of Clyde’s and I’m infuriated they did this.
Wow no way that’s awesome! And yea this was definitely a bummer 😞
I cannot believe they tore this down, erasing history once again !!!! 😡
What is your opinion on the innocent people his gang murdered?
@@Comm0ut Immaterial. Those buildings were part of history, like it or not. It could have turned into a boon for the neighborhood. One doesn't have to destroy history just because the people related to it were bad examples of the human race.
How do you feel being related to an infamous gangster?
Thank you so much for sharing...I guess we all feel somehow connected to history...what also strikes me the most is the Hartgraves Cafe where Bonnie was waitressing and apparently a sweetheart laughing at her customers jokes, taking orders from the back building across and to come out to sit on those door steps behind for a Smoke during her breaks to relax her feet
" Hopefully they keep that building " make some sort of a cafe or museum and have proceeds to the victims of fallen officers or something I guess...THANK YOU once again 🙏
So glad you enjoyed the video and thanks for watching! I have a bunch of Bonnie and Clyde vids on my channel if you’re interested in their stuff. Thanks again 😎🤘
Like that idea
This is is a tough one. I can see both sides. When you think about it, around 90 years have passed since this pair was around, and the matter finally got *resolved, resulting in disharmony. Did those who wanted it preserved, as an historic site, feel it might bring more tourists to the area, I wonder? As you said, the owner had the final say, Nick. I wonder what he's going to do with this controversial property. That's wonderful that you have it recorded.
Thanks, as always, Nick.👏👏
Glad you enjoyed this video Rhonda! Yea I mean there’s stories to both sides. However like I said it was up to the owner and I’m just glad I got to see it! Thanks again have a good weekend 😎
OH NICK I'm just crushed what the hell wrong with this county
I wanted to visit it..but it's GONE...
Yup it’s a shame
YES IT IS...I can't Believe...
So .the city of Dallas demolished it.?
It was disgusting what they did to tear historical home down, it was a disgrace! I know they don't care about West Dallas but this is important history and it should have been preserved!
Agreed!!
@@TravelswithNick Buddy Barrow was really broken hearted, they were trying to get the building moved and preserved somewhere else the guy did it just to be spiteful I believe!
It's a big shame that the barrow business was knocked down...it's Texas history no matter if good or bad. Sad that we acted too late to make it a landmark!
Agreed. Thanks for watching!
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They should've restored that place back to how it looked like when clyde and his family still lived there.
That would’ve been cool if they did!
Like many historic places when someone wants to develop an area, they don't care they demolish it..
That is unfortunate, i believe strongly the history should be protected. It was holy clydes home at one point but his parents and siblings lived there as well.
Sad that it was torn down and would have made an interesting look back at life at the times and a great museum. I guess with property values today the land was more valuable to the owner than the history . Not sure why the tale of 2 outlaws caught the fancy of people but it sure did including me. Keep Safe❤Keep Well❤
I agree! They could’ve made it into a few historical things but very true about the value of the land. Thanks for watching 😎🤘
This is so sad I had hoped to visit this place one day, once again erasing history, there should be a crime against it
Bonnie and Clyde were good people I believe they were pushing back in a brutal world they lived in. Especially after the treatment Clyde received in the Texas prison. Things No young man should ever have to experience. I’m glad he returned some pay back on them. I respect his fearlessness.
Well said! Thanks for watching! I have a full Bonnie and Clyde playlist on my channel visiting a ton of locations if you’re interested. Thanks again 😎🤘
Yes!!
I agree with you nick history should be preserved of not all but sertern famous criminals here in England we have pub's and other buildings still standing were the Kray twins used and places from the 1800s were Jack the ripper did his murders tourists love seeing these things sertern criminals become famous it's part of history to look back happy vloging nick another great video well done 👍
They should've kept the house up in my opinion. There were many ways to make West Dallas safer and nicer, but what it has become especially in the "Devils Back Porch" area is sad....West Dino is not and will never be the same anymore.
Thanks for your opinion and checking out my video!
My wife’s dad new of Clyde Barrow back in his day back in Texas when he lived there when Bonnie and Clyde ran around
Wow! Thx for sharing that
That owner then went on and sold the land in October 2022…to a Car wash company.
Dang. Not surprised though. Thanks for watching!
You are entirely correct: It's no different than historical markers/national landmarks in places like southern New Mexico recognizing personalities such as Billy the Kid (another highly unsympathetic figure).
Thanks for checking out my video!
When you sale to people who have no interest in old gangsters, outlaws, 2 bit killers, how ever you feel about Bonnie & Clyde. This old shack was a part of America’s depression days that turned a few men to a fast hard life on the run. & the dirty cops didn’t help, We should all say, Thanks FDR
Thanks for watching!
HE SHOULD HAVE TOLD The city that it needed to be moved, or he was going to demolish it. That way they could either move the building or put some type of lien or demolition freeze on it till they could make it a landmark. Our country has this thing about destroying the past that needs to come to a stop. This landowner needs to be held to some kind of responsibility for this because it’s not right to demolish something that is part of history. There is hardly anything over in that part of Dallas of any kind of landmark so that would’ve been nice to have. Now that land will probably sit there for years. Nothing being built on it and that could’ve stayed there , this was senseless and him just showing I want since it’s mine. I’ll do iwhat I please he needs to pay a price by the city of of Dallas legally. It needs to cost him financially for his horrible Travesty that he made
If the owner of the property didn’t like the building and wanted to tear it down. Then why did he buy the property to begin with.
I understand the sentiment to preserve it but if you couldn't take a walk inside to get a fuller perspective then for me personally it would be something of a letdown.
Good point!
I checked yesterday on Google it was still there
Then that’s old cuz we were there last year in person and it’s been gone for a while
@@TravelswithNick yes most definitely then I do apologise 😁👍🏻
@@TravelswithNick have you ever been interested in doing something General George Armstrong Custer last stand
Maybe they can put in a Dairy Queen with a Texas Historical Marker - “That’s what I like about Texas!” 😅
It should of been a national land mark
Agreed. Thx for watching!
I’m going to try to do some metal detecting on the site in Dexfield Iowa where they had a shoot out
Do some research. Only 5 people lived there. Clyde’s and his parents and his little brother and sister. All the other kids were grown and had their own places.
Ya can't stand in the way of progress sadly. that filling station sat on prime property for development and will be devoloped soon i hope instead of sittin there an empty lot. Just like the place where they took their bodies to be imbalmed and autopsied, it is torn down as well, still an emty lot, made into a sort of park rememberence. Their are some that would say law enforceforcement should have given them a chance to surrender on that teas desolate road instead of just come out guns blazing, but law enforcement knew these two would never give up and come out shooting anyways, so they decided to just shoot up the car and bring this end to very violent criminal couple who killed people and robbed banks. The ultimate middle finger by lw eneforcement to the bonnie and clyde duo was that they were not buried next to each other like they wanted to be, they were buried miles apart from each other much to the disagreement of some of the family who knew their wishes. It is what it is, can't change it.
I’m happy that they demolished the entire place. Nobody needs to pay homage or respect to a criminal. They should have burned it down first, then burn it again. So glad never to have to see that place ever again.
Funny thing is there is very little about the victims of these monsters, yet their lives are well documented. Kinda like Manson except his victims were celebrities (Well, the first group anyway). Doesn't speak well of our society.