George Dahl
Oh, my midcentury. Set on a half-acre in North Dallas, there’s an architecturally significant home that’s virtually untouched. It’s the oasis of oasis-es set in the city. The deep drop off the back deck leads to the spectacular pool. Surrounded by a privacy fence and even more privacy provided by the trees. It feels so…
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Throughout the year I come across things that delight and (more often) annoy me. It’s the time of year to share so you know you’re not alone. Peeve: White Supremacy Pictured above is the “white” section for Valspar paints at Lowe’s snapped a week ago. Really? Does the (first) world need 72 shades of white?…
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As David Griffin describes it, this studio apartment in the George Dahl-designed Gold Crest makes a perfect “pied-a-terre.” Renovated in a contemporary manner with limestone floors, smooth gallery-like walls, and tall ceilings, this residence’s prime location on Turtle Creek offers excellent views of another starchitect-designed building: Frank Lloyd Wright’s Kalita Humphreys Theater. We were surprised to see this High…
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Wanna buy the chair of a newspaper reporter ghost of past? Two Dallas auction companies are selling remnants of Dallas Morning News‘ vacated campus at 508 Young Street at an estate auction ending tomorrow morning at 10 a.m. The estate sale companies, Star Auction Resources and World Wide Auction Group Team, call this sale a…
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The high-rise buildings that line the Turtle Creek corridor typically fall into two groups: Midcentury designs by icons of architecture, and newer buildings that sport a lot of classical details. But one of my favorite buildings on Turtle Creek falls into a group all its own. It’s the George Dahl-designed Gold Crest, which has such…
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