Dallas History
Opportunity is knocking and Brian Jackson can’t wait to find out which business or philanthropist will answer the door to give an iconic piece of East Dallas history a home. The Junius Heights resident designed an homage to the old 707 streetcar in hopes it’ll inspire someone to give this historic relic a permanent stop,…
One can say the history of Dallas preservation runs deep and straight to Junius Heights. Longtime resident Martha Heimberg purchased her home in the neighborhood in 1973 for $26,500. She was there when the historic columns welcoming people to the neighborhood were moved to Column Park on Abrams Road. When she first moved to the…
We all have expectations. Expectations that a trip to Neiman’s downtown flagship store in Dallas would be special. Expectations that we would be dazzled by the perfumes that floated through the air when we entered and that the sales associates would be impeccably dressed in the latest attire and that the Zodiac Room’s popovers would…
Families create their own Christmas traditions. For my daughters and me, one of the most anticipated holiday events, year after year, was lunch at The Zodiac Room at Neiman-Marcus’ flagship store in downtown Dallas. Since management announced the store’s closing later this month, thinking about our Christmas tradition makes me happy that we experienced so…
Oh, if these walls could talk. The secrets and gossip that must have seeped into the walls at 2801 Wycliff Ave. in Dallas surely would make a bestseller. And if you’re ready to put an ear to the sheetrock, the Dallas building once known as the Braniff International Hostess College is up for sale again.…
