Dallas Historic Landmark
What happens when you spot a preservation-worthy building and know the owner is bent on demolition and utterly resistant to the idea of a landmark designation? Last week I broke down landmarking your residence. For commercial buildings, though? Well, that’s where it gets tricky. Developers in Dallas are not always homegrown, so they often don’t…
Read MoreLet’s say you purchased a gorgeous vintage home and pulled out all the stops to bring it to its former glory. You carefully researched paint colors, meticulously rebuilt existing windows, and perhaps stripped away an ugly fireplace façade to uncovered an original Rookwood. After pouring heart and soul into restoration and renovation, of course, you…
Read MorePeak’s Suburban Addition in Old East Dallas is nestled conveniently between Deep Ellum and Lakewood. With over 500 homes, the neighborhood features architecture from the Queen Anne Victorian era, as well as Prairie, Craftsman, and modern or contemporary architecture styles. The diversity of homes, along with the diversity of the people, is what makes…
Read MoreLofts tend to feel big because of high ceilings, tall windows, and few interior walls dividing up the space. But today’s Thursday Three Hundred really IS a big space—2,296 square feet with polished concrete floors, exposed ductwork, and huge iron windows that hinge open. Unit 208 at 2220 Canton St. is located near the downtown Dallas…
Read MoreAs we reported in January, the now-empty Lakewood Theater has an interested suitor, the Alamo Drafthouse, and negotiations are quite a ways along now. Property co-owners Craig Kinney and Bill Willingham of Willingham-Rutledge talked to multiple restaurants and businesses that could fill the historic space in various incarnations, located at 1825 Abrams Pkwy. in East Dallas.…
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