High-Low
High-Low style, fashion, and interior design can be quite pleasing. I find the State Fair of Texas to be an example of High-Low culture being pleasing. The State Fair is held at Fair Park, which is almost an art gallery of architecturally significant buildings spread through the park. These buildings were designed by the best Dallas architects from the first half of the 20th century. They included architect Mark Lemmon, architect John Danna, and architect George Dahl. These architects also designed architecturally significant homes in Dallas that I have sold. The State Fair also provides what some might consider low culture, like country music, fair food, fireworks, amusement rides, midway games and the parade. Since my fourth grade 40-page handwritten report on fairs, I have always been fascinated by fairs of all types. The Texas State Fair has special appeal, I think, because it is not just in a convention hall or on sawdust covered grounds, but it is placed in a very elegant park of architecturally significant structures. On opening day and evening, the fair goers and fair workers share high spirits. The fairgrounds are fresh and clean, not too crowded, and there is a flow of contagious excitement and joy. I have included a couple of parade pictures just to remind me of the carefree fun that emanates from the State Fair of Texas. *High-Low
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