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Peace, Love, and Lakewood: Lakewood Home Festival Unveils Auction Party Theme at July Fourth Parade

By CandysDirt / July 4, 2021 /

From Staff Reports Grab your bell-bottoms and put flowers in your hair, because the 2021 Lakewood Home Festival Auction Party theme is “Lakewoodstock”! The Lakewood Early Childhood Parent Teacher Association (LECPTA) Auction Party Chairs and their families cruised down Lakewood Boulevard in classic cars from the Woodstock era, including a 1967 Jeep Kaiser M715 and…

Fairmount National Historic District Holds Annual Home Tour on Father’s Day Weekend

By Joanna England / June 4, 2021 /

Ladies, let’s not get jealous, but this year’s Fairmount Historic District’s Tour of Homes is on Father’s Day weekend instead of Mother’s Day. The 39th annual tour that showcases Fort Worth’s most celebrated collection of Craftsman and Prairie homes will play host to more than 1,500 visitors admiring the rich architectural history all located within…

If You’re in a Strange Mood This Week, Take a Virtual Tour of Austin’s Weird Homes

By Tommy Cummings / May 11, 2021 /

You’ve seen the slogan: Keep Austin Weird. The capital city embraces it. This week is a good opportunity for home lurkers to soak up some weirdness via virtual tour. The Weird Homes Tour, originating out of Austin, is offering high-quality, on-demand videos of seven uh, weird, homes. The virtual tour started Saturday and continues through…

Turtle Creek, Lakewood Home Tours Adapt With Virtual, Street-View Options

By Joanna England / October 9, 2020 /

When COVID-19 hit North Texas, it effectively put the kibosh on spring home tours, and there hasn’t been a single home tour since. However, two organizations have forged ahead with tours, albeit with different formats. For instance, on Saturday, Oct. 10, the Turtle Creek Association will host its 2020 Tour of Homes entirely online. The…

One Lucky Reader Got a Virtual Tour of The Penthouse Plunge

By Jon Anderson / April 19, 2020 /

Last week was a busy week for the old Penthouse Plunge. On Monday contractors remained banned, on Thursday I was agreeing to terms for work to restart (full details tomorrow), and on Friday I welcomed a CandysDirt.com reader and potential buyer for a virtual tour. “Madam X” as I’ll call her, began emailing me in…