Downtown Dallas
I’ve been closely watching the action over at Dallas City Hall as of late — and there’s been a lot of action — but one upcoming action item has me particularly concerned. On Wednesday, the Dallas City Council will vote on whether to raise the expanded convention center design back to its originally planned height…
While the public has been caught up in the fight to save Dallas City Hall, there is another downtown brutalist building that deserves recognition, attention, and, quite possibly, saving. It’s the J. Erik Jonsson Central Library that faces City Hall. Part of Mayor Jonsson’s 1965 citizen-led initiative, Goals for Dallas, was a massive effort to…
Should Dallas preserve key connections between Oak Cliff and downtown, even if doing so tacks on roughly $600 million to the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center redevelopment? That’s the question Dallas City Council will face next week. The Transportation & Infrastructure Committee recommended raising the height of the project last month after considerable uproar broke…
It appears the fate of Dallas City Hall will be decided on Wednesday, June 10, at a special called meeting of the city council, with four voting items on the agenda determining whether taxpayers will foot the bill to repair 1500 Marilla St. or relocate municipal operations. Two proposals on the table would authorize preliminary…
The siren of opportunity north of Dallas’ downtown area is commanding business leaders’ attention. Given the choice between having a presence in the central business district or Uptown, Preston Hollow, or a northern suburb, they seem to prefer alternatives to the city center, and that’s made for a rough week for downtown boosters. And sandwiched…
