Dallas History

Coffee, Tea, or Hostess College? Braniff International Hostess College is a Trip Back to Groovier Times

By Joy Donovan / March 20, 2023 /

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.…

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For Dallas Business Pioneer Jane Endsley, Growing Cotton Paved The Way to Greater Success

By CandysDirt.com Contributor / February 16, 2023 /

Jim FosterSpecial Contributor Jane Johnson was born into slavery at Jefferson, Texas, in 1848 and grew up on one of the old family plantations near Jefferson. She married Moses Calloway at Jefferson in 1862. Moses was a native of Tennessee and had also been born into slavery. Moses and Jane Calloway moved to the Chiesa…

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Preservation Dallas’ Summer Sizzlers Lecture Series Launches Today

By CandysDirt.com Contributor / August 3, 2021 /

Preservation Dallas is pleased to present the 2021  season of Summer Sizzlers — our popular series of educational lectures — offering insights into preservation topics, architecture, and history! Typically held in various locations throughout Dallas, this year we are going all virtual! Each session will be held virtually at 6 p.m. on Tuesday nights until Sept. 14. The…

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Head Behind The Pink Wall For An Oh-So-Glam Tour Of Open Houses

By Nikki Barringer / September 19, 2020 /

This Sunday (as in tomorrow) there’s a Parade of Open Houses happening “behind the Pink Wall” from 2 to 4 p.m. But before we even get to the tour, first we need a history lesson, a primer, and a little bit of “Oh, I did NOT know that.” Briggs Freeman’s Jena May put us in…

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DeCarla Anderson Gives Lessons on Selling a Dallas Castle With Historic Pedigree

By Nikki Barringer / July 15, 2020 /

Chateau des Grotteaux is a literal castle at the corner of Gaston and West Shore. It’s such a uniquely magnificent home with a steep (but justified) price tag that listing agent DeCarla Anderson and the previous owner knew it was going to take a minute to sell. Throughout the two-year listing, Anderson met every agent…

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