the adolphus hilton

i heard that at one time hilton considered acquiring the adolphus hotel in downtown dallas, but they weren't at all certain that because of the second world war anyone would want to stay at the adolphus hilton.  stadler perhaps, but not adolphus.  personally i always wanted to stay at the paris hilton or the anatole france.  i have heard that the adolphus used to serve a fine high tea.  maybe grandmother took me there one time.  i told her we would go dancing at the adolphus in the year 2000.  she died in 1981, but i did take a beautiful young woman dancing at the adolphus one evening when i was about twenty years old.  it was fun.  an older couple admired us because we were so young and fresh.  we were probably not old enough to drink in public at the time, but perhaps we did.  i loved that girl, but it did not work out.  i don't think i was aggressive enough...in the social sense.  and look how i turned out.  i've never made any real money, but i am a happy writer.  i still might strike it rich.  i know she did. my grandfather's brother, my great uncle bob, whom i never knew used to stay at the adolphus sometimes.  at least that's what grandmother told me.  he was a successful wildcatter, in east texas i would imagine...a millionaire, maybe on more than one occasion.   i used to play tennis with one or two of his grandsons, but have had no contact for many years.  i sent one some  photos of his uncle frank and aunt virginia, but never got a response.  life in highland park, texas, is different.  i know, my mother grew up there, and that's where i started public school.