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Maitet
fire stuns
Oak Lawn
By Beverly Potter
OF THE TIMES HERALD STAFF
Shock and dismay rippled
through the Oak Lawn commu-
nity Saturday morning as word
spread that the Crossroads Mar-
ket, co-owned by Dallas Gay Al-
liance leader Bill Nelson, had
been heavily damaged in an ear-
ly morning fire.
Visitors to the store at Cedar
Springs Road and Throckmorton
Street expressed concern early
Saturday that the store may have
been a target for arson because
of the gay and political stances of
Nelson, who lost his bid for City
Council a week ago.
But fire investigator Capt.
Mike Southerland said Saturday
afternoon the fire did not appear
to be a result of arson.
"There's nothing to indicate
that it was a set fire," Souther-
land said. "Burn patterns all look
typical. The building was secure
when we got there."
Southerland said he believes
the fire may have been caused
by either an extension cord lead-
ing to a soft-drink machine or an
electrical short in the machine.
The building's contents were
heavily smoke damaged, and
Nelson said the loss may run as
high as $100,000.
But Nelson said he felt better
after learning of the investiga-
tor's preliminary findings.
"It's a relief to know that it's
an accidental fire," he said.
Nelson, a partner in the store
with Terry Tebedo, CraigJeff Shaw / Dallas Times Herald
Bill Nelson sifts through the remains of his store on Saturday.Spaulding and William Way-
bourn, surveyed the damage Sat-
urday as residents and shoppers
lingered offering condolences
and support.
So many people came by to of-
fer help that "we finally put a
sign up on the outside, thanking
them for their offers," Nelson
said. Cleanup probably will not
begin until Monday, after fire in-vestigators complete their exami-
nation, he said.
"I think everybody's pretty
much in a state of shock," said
Waybourn. "We had cut flowers,
antique furniture. It was kind of
a general store, stuffed animals
and records, film scores, books.
It's a total loss to us."
Nelson said two cats that lived
in the store and were popularwith customers, "Granny Kitty"
and "Alabastor," died in the fire.
"That's probably the biggest loss,
as a matter-of-fact," he said.
In addition to gay magazines
and books, the store carried mov-
ie sound tracks and Broadway
musical record collections, Nel-
son said.
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Potter, Beverly. [Clipping: Market fire stuns Oak Lawn], clipping, 1987; Dallas, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1584191/m1/1/?q=%22Government+and+Law+-+Law+Enforcement+-+Investigations%22: accessed May 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.