THE BOOK BUILDING
Unfortunately, little attention was paid to the back section of the
TSBD in 1963, or even since. It is even difficult to locate clear
pictures of the rear of 411 Elm St. as it was in 1963.
To better understand the construction , it would be advantageous to
have copies of the WR Commission Exhibits that show the architectural
layout of the various floors. CE 1061 shows the first floor; CE 1118
and CE 497, the second floor. Other floors are CE 507 (7TH), CE 487
(5TH) and CE 483 (6TH).
Notice that there are 5 sets of windows (10) along the back of the
building on all floors except the first floor. Also notice that the
westernmost of the windows is located next to the stairwell and west
of the two freight elevators.
Attached to the rear of the building was the loading dock
( no longer there) that had two separate entrances to the building;
one to the loading dock itself and another to the Houston St. Dock.
(See CE 1061 . CE 362
Over these docks were two roofs; one over the main dock and one over
the Houston St. Dock. There was also a dock on the west side of the
building with two large overhead
doors.
The second floor is especially interesting , since it was here that
LHO was seen about 90 seconds ( questionable time) after the final
shot. It was also here that he was seen heading for the front
stairway: and notice that there are two restrooms on the west side of
the building , with windows facing the triple underpass. Even alleged
assassins have to pee. while watching the president of the American
Empire being murdered.by members of the political plutocracy.
Since numerous witnesses testified that they saw a person, or persons,
running away from the TSBD after the shooting, I am suggesting that it
was possible for a shooter to exit the place before Baker and Ruth
Paine's friend, Truly , reached the second floor ( or even after,
since they left the stairwell to encounter LHO).
Additionally, it would have been possible to exit the building via the
windows above the second floor. It would not have taken a circus
maneuver for someone to drop to the roof outside the window, over the
docks, and then with another short drop to the ground, escape without
encounter or capture.
You should have been there. OY VAY !
L'Shalom...
For other interest see Exhibits : CE 491, CE 488, Ce 489, and THE
CHICAGO ORDER, CE 490.
ex nihilo nihil fit (L)
out of nothing, nothing comes
RUTH and ROY'S PLACE
The building is the secret-if ya wanna know the truth.
And how they got Lee in there-ya needa ask Miss Ruth.
The place is full of cub-by-holes and spots where you could hide.
And, you didn't need a stairway-there were other ways outside.
An architect could show you how the dirty deed was done;
And, where the man was hiding-the man who shot the gun.
When the policeman came and asked the man to help him find his way,
The guy in charge of everything had only this to say:
" Would you like to see the basement? Or, the stairway would be fun!
The shooter should be out by now; there's no need for us to run.
We know these folks weren't strangers-they knew each other well,
And, soon they'll be together to celebrate in HELL.
So, the building is the secret-take another look,
The secret isn't magic-the answer's in the book.
First a bit about the TSBD building and the history of the company.
The now famous building at 411 Elm Street, In Dallas, was built in
1903. The original owner was International Harvester. In 1936, D.
(Dryhole)Harold Byrd , a Texas oil tycoon, bought the building with
the intention of using it to manufacture air conditioning units. The
plan never developed and the building stood vacant from 1936 to 1940.
Byrd then leased the place to ***ton Grocery who used the building as
an office and grocery wharehouse. ***ton moved out in late 1961 and
the book company took out a lease in late 1962.
The TSBD Company was organized in 1908 and incorperated in 1927.
Through the 40's, they were located at 2210 Pacific Ave. In 1950, they
acquired a four story wharehouse at 1917 No. Houston St.(They still
operated it in 1963).
In 1952, they moved their management and clerical personnel to 501 Elm
St. ( The first floor of the Dal-Tex Building across the street from
the present TSBD building). In 1962, the city directory shows the
wharehouse as vacant.
In Nov. 1963, Ruth's pal, Roy Truly, the manager , told the FBI:
"We had occupied the building at 411 Elm St. for only a few months;
the building was occupied by a wholesale grocery company engaged in
supplying restaurants and institutions." FBI File DL 100-10461.
On 11-22-63, the first person to see LHO was Patrolman Marion L.
Baker , who was riding a two-wheeled motorcycle in the motorcade. As
he approached the corner of Houston and Elm St, he heard shots that he
believed came from the building in front of him, or the building to
the right of him, which was the Dal-Tex Building. He noticed pidgeons
flying from the top of the TSBD and decided to investigate. Suspicious
that the shots came from the upper floors, the officer entred the
front door of the building, encountered Truly, the manager, and asked
to be directed to the elevator, or the stairs that led to the upper
floors, where he concluded he would find the shooter.
TRULY: "...As he ran up the stairway--I mean the steps, I was almost
to the steps, I ran up with him inside the lobby of the building, or
possibly the front steps, I don't remember that close. But I remember
it occured to me that this man wants on top of the building. He
doesn't know the plan of the floor-and that is-that just popped into
my mind and I ran in with him. As we got in the lobby, almost on the
inside of the first floor, this policeman asked me where the stairway
is. and I said,'This way,' And I ran diagonally across to the
northwest corner of the building." Vol.3, p.221 WR
Roy Sanson Truly showed signs of clairvoyance here. Despite the fact
that he believed that someone had shot at the President from west of
his building, he knew that the policeman knew otherwise and "wants on
top of the building.". And why he guided the officer to the northwest
corner of the first floor, to the rear stairway and the rear freight
elevators, is confusing, since there was a stairway and an elevator
several feet from where the two men were standing, in the front lobby
of the building.
It was true that the lobby stairway only went to the second floor and
the elevator only went to the fourth floor , but doesn't it seem
natural to head upward from the nearest point and make the move to the
rear stairway after reaching the fourth floor, and especially since
Truly knew the building better than Baker?
In the May, 1994 issue, of FOURTH DECADE, Wm. Weston provided
researchers with information about the TSBD building and its history.
His title: 411 Main Street.
The author tells us that the book people had occupied the address for
only a couple of months before doing considerable renovation prior to
moving in. In addition to the new heating and air conditioning, a
narrow shaft-a dumbwaiter- was installed from the fourth floor to the
first to facilitate the paperwork movement. From Weston's work:
"When the construction of the new office suites had been completed,
they initally had one significant drawback: the only means of access
to them was either the front stairs, which went up to the second
floor, and/or the stairs in the northwest corner of the building which
ascended all the way up to the seventh floor. They could not use the
two big freight elevators in the back of the building, for they were
reserved for the wharehouse workers. Climbing up and down stairs every
day was a minor hard****p for some people. Yet, this problem was later
rectified when a newly constructed passenger elevator became
operational.
"As soon as the passenger elevator became operational, the stairway in
the northwest corner was closed off in lieu of 'repairs.' No one was
allowed to use it. The nature of these repairs remains unknown,
although they were not the kind that prevented heavy use of the stairs
on the day of the assassination."
From testimony of Pauline Sanders , employee: FBI interview. "SANDERS
advised that the stairwell would probably have been the easiest way
for Oswald to leave without being too noticible since the stairwell is
in need of repairs and employees had been instructed not to use the
stairwell."
Yet, Truly, who probably was responsible for the directive, took
Officer Baker to the farthest point in the building to reach the upper
floors
Let us prey,
Definition: Plutocracy
http://www.progressiveliving.org/plutocracy_defined.htm
Our Real Government Is in Israel
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We are All Jews Now
http://www.dissidentvoice.org/Articles4/Jones_Palestine.htm
L' Shalom.....
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