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.
Junius Heights has been an extremely popular Dallas neighborhood since its inception. According to the Dallas Landmark Commission’s Landmark Nomination Form, it was platted on July 19, 1906. Of course, the developers knew what they were doing because a new streetcar line opened two months later, on September 2, 1906. On that Sunday afternoon, with…
Dallas has plenty of high-profile streets full of luxury homes. However, when you want privacy, land, views, and proximity to downtown Dallas, only one street checks all the boxes. You want to be on West Lawther Drive. Homes in this exclusive and somewhat secluded area on East Dallas’ White Rock Lake don’t come up for…
If you’ve lived in Dallas for a while, you’ve heard of Aldredge House, the magnificent mansion at 5500 Swiss Avenue designed by Hal Thomson and Marion Fooshee. It’s the jewel in the neighborhood’s crown and Dallas’ only historic house museum. To our knowledge, it’s also the only home in America to host a living play.…
It’s lucky for all of us that people like Jamie Singer are passionate about bringing new life to old homes. Plenty of buyers see the beauty, character, and value of historic homes. They just don’t want to do the work to update and create the functionality we need for modern living today. Singer has given…
This Spanish Mission Revival condo is in the Munger Place historic neighborhood and is a rarity on many levels. It was originally built as an investment property in 1910 by entrepreneur T.A. Manning. Manning founded the largest insurance company in Texas, the Southwestern Fire and Casualty Co. In 1905, Munger Place was developed by Robert…
