Karen Eubank
Karen is a senior columnist at Candy’s Media and has been writing stories since she could hold a crayon. She is a globe-trotting, history-loving eternal optimist who would find it impossible to live well without dogs, Tex-Mex, and dark chocolate. She covers luxury properties and historic preservation for Candys Dirt.
Homes designed by the legendary architect Charles S. Dilbeck have an almost magical quality. They are beautiful, of course, and impeccably built, but it’s their quirkiness and charm that truly delights us. Dilbeck had not only creativity but imagination. You can tell he thought quite seriously about not only creating unique designs but also making…
New Yorkers have escaped to the Hamptons for decades. While the Hamptons have the beach, Cedar Creek has the lake. For landlocked Dallasites, water, natural beauty, proximity to the city, and a resort lifestyle make owning a second home here an obvious choice. Think about how you want to spend your summer vacation. Do you…
Richardson’s Como Motel has been a midcentury fixture for decades. The iconic sign beckoning weary travelers off of North Central Expressway has changed through the years, but it’s still so cool you can’t miss it. That is until it all gets torn down. That seems to be the fate of yet another piece of our…
For generations, French-inspired architecture has dominated the residential luxury market. We can always attribute that to timeless aesthetics, cultural influence, and historical legacy, but the bottom line is these homes are quite simply the fairy tale castles of our childhood. It’s synonymous with luxury. No other style of architecture has that quality. It can be…
What do you know about the Municipal Archives? I bet it’s not much, so let’s change that. Our city archives are located at Dallas City Hall. They include every imaginable departmental record in a variety of forms and formats, including ledgers, manuscripts and typescripts, maps, photographs, microforms, and printed materials. It’s a gold mine of information…
