Monday, December 1, 2014

The home's owner, whose grandmother ran the boarding house 50 years ago, is now showing off the modest property for tours and eventually will be used as a bed and breakfast.

His snug single bedroom at 1026 North Beckley in Dallas, Texas appears exactly as it did when he used an assumed name and stayed as a guest in November 1963 - bar a change of sheets.
The home's owner, whose grandmother ran the boarding house 50 years ago, is now showing off the modest property for tours and eventually  will be used as a bed and breakfast.
Oswald stayed in the 5-by-14 room for three weeks while working a new job at the Texas School Book Depository and he paid $8 each week for his room, the living room and refrigerator privileges.




Oswald Rooming House Tour © 1206 N Beckley Blvd, Dallas Texas (214)-310-0700





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