Cedars Bowler Hat & Stanley's Umbrella
A pair of oddball roadside sculptures a few blocks apart in The Cedars: a steel-and-fiberglass giant bowler hat (about 10 ft tall, 20 ft wide), originally meant to top a Timothy Oulton furniture store until zoning rules killed the rooftop plan, so it was planted as a freestanding roadside landmark in 2013; and a 42-foot 'Stanley's Umbrella' rising in the middle of Akard Street near the Lorenzo Hotel, named for Stanley Marcus, whose childhood home was in the Cedars.
The move: Do a short two-stop walking loop in the Cedars to find the giant bowler hat, then track down the 42-foot umbrella a few blocks away for goofy scale-photos before grabbing a drink in the neighborhood.
- 📍 The Cedars
- 💸 Free
- ⚡ Low-key
- 🌗 Outdoors
Where: Bowler Hat: ~1500 block of Griffin St (between Ervay & Browder); Umbrella: Akard St near the Lorenzo Hotel, The Cedars, Dallas, TX 75215
Hours: Outdoor roadside sculptures, viewable anytime; the umbrella sits in/near Akard St - watch traffic
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Verified 2026-06-06.