Dallas History
It was first built in 1958 as the home of the Relief and Annuity Board of the Baptist General Convention. The building has a 15-story tower and a three-story side structure with a rooftop deck. It has all the hallmarks of a midcentury office building — sleek, striking, floor-to-ceiling marble panels in the lobby, panels…
Ever wish you’d bought on Swiss Avenue in the 1970s and 1980s, long before you needed nearly a million smackers to buy a mansion? Well, step right up … If Part One was a bit of a Cliff Notes version of the South Blvd and Park Row historic neighborhood, then this column gets you into…
In August of 1980, a pair of theses were presented to the University of Texas at Arlington by Charles Wayne Watson and Gary L. Young for Masters degrees in Architecture. They were titled “A History and Guide to the South Boulevard / Park Row Historic District.” Watson’s paper covered South Boulevard while Young tackled Park…
Good news for preservationists Lisa Marie Gala, Virginia McAlester, and Jim Rogers, as the IRS has granted the Dallas Endowment for Endangered Properties (DEEP) with tax exempt status under Section 501 (c)(3) of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code. “May is National Historic Preservation Month and The National Historic Preservation Act’s 50th birthday in 2016, so opening…
The Advocate ran this map of Dallas from 1900, and I just had to re-post it. While it clearly shows off Oak Cliff — apparently, the Dallas Zoo was once part of Oak Cliff Park, or perhaps WAS Oak Cliff Park, we forget that before the construction of I-35, all those neighborhoods melded together. PS:…
