Pioneer Plaza is located by the Dallas Convention Center at the intersection of South Griffin and Young Street. Pioneer Plaza honors Dallas’ cowboy past by celebrating the trails that brought settlers to Dallas. Pioneer Plaza features native landscaping with a flowing stream and waterfall with a re-creation of a cattle drive in the form of bronze statues of longhorns being driven by three horse riding cowboys.
Each sculpture was created by Robert Summers of Glen Rose, Texas.
The sculptures are believed to be the largest bronze sculptures of
their type in the world.
Pioneer Plaza is the largest public open space in the central
Dallas business district. Pioneer Plaza is second only to Dealey Plaza as the most-visited landmark in downtown Dallas.
Pioneer Cemetery connects to Pioneer Plaza and interesting to walk
through. There is a very large Civil War Memorial in Pioneer Cemetery
featuring Robert E. Lee, Stonewall Jackson and Jefferson Davis.
Needless to say I was so impressed with these sculptures. My photographs of the cowboys who were bringing the cattle on the drive were too dark. As I walked among the cattle I felt as if they would butt me out of the way. Chills and Thrills!
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