Mr. Rankin. Were you involved in the discussion about the choice of route?
Mr. Curry. Not particularly. Chief Batchelor, my assistant chief, and Chief Lunday. I discussed this some with the Secret Service Agent Sorrels, and Lawson in a staff meeting at city hall.
Mr. Rankin. What was that discussion?
Mr. Curry. Well, we, when I say we, I mean my staff and I, we told them what we thought would be the most direct route.
Mr. Rankin. What did you say that would have been?
Mr. Curry. It would have been to come into Lemmon Avenue, to Central Expressway if they were coming through town and over that route.
Now, if they were going directly to the Trade Mart it would have been to come in Lemmon to Inwood Road and down Inwood to Hines, and Hines to Industrial and Industrial into—but this would not have taken them through the downtown area.
Mr. Rankin. Then if they were going to go through the downtown area what did you say about the route that should be taken for that?
Mr. Curry. This was probably the most direct route that they chose except they could have come in what we term the Central Expressway to Main Street, and then west on Main Street right down the route that was taken.
They chose rather to come in on Lemmon Avenue to Turtle Creek, and here again this is a more scenic route and more people would have an opportunity to see the motorcade. And followed Turtle Creek into Cedar Springs, to Harwood and south on Harwood to Main Street, west on Main to Houston, north on Houston to Elm and west on Elm to Stemmons Expressway.