Year: 2024
CandysDirt.com’s podcast Dallas Dirt is seeing exponential growth as the number of YouTube viewers and audio downloads hit more milestones in March. The podcast is available on both YouTube as a video show and Apple Podcasts, Spotify, et al as an audio show. Now, I promise I’m not whipping out the spreadsheets to show you…
There is no denying that Dallas is one of the great American epicenters for Midcentury Modern architecture. With notable influences like Charles Dilbeck, Arch B. Swank, and Howard Meyer, many areas of the city are shaped by this distinct 20th-century style. North and East Dallas set the backdrop for this breathtaking brand of architectural excellence…
Not that long ago, a friend texted me “Holy Mackerel.” First, I had to double-check how to spell that, and second, never has an expression truly captured the essence of all my feelings looking at the latest listing from David Griffin & Company’s David Collier. It’s a bittersweet listing for Collier. It’s the end of…
For the first time in almost a decade, Dallas Development Services raised its building permit fees to close the gap between operating costs and revenues. The matter has been postponed twice by the Dallas City Council as staff was directed to gather more feedback from stakeholders. The higher building permit fees have been criticized by…
Swiss Avenue has accounted for a lot of firsts. The tony neighborhood was developed by cotton gin magnate Robert S. Munger, who created Munger Place, Texas’ first deed-restricted neighborhood. The centerpiece of the exclusive neighborhood was Swiss Avenue, a ribbon of grand homes stretching from Fitzhugh Ave. to La Vista Drive. Swiss Avenue became Dallas’…
