North Dallas
There is a stretch of homes built in the early 1960’s just south of Interstate 635, most on slab foundations, running about 1500 to 2500 square feet in size. Built of brick, stone and wood siding, the homes were likely constructed by production builders as affordable starter homes as Dallas stretched. There was…
When I last wrote, we were waiting word from Harry Stone Montessori as to whether Tiny made the cut. And, well, while he passed the assessments, with hundreds of kids vying for 45 spots, we weren’t horribly shocked when the letter said he did not get in. I mean, it would’ve been nice, yes. But realistically,…
If you’ve been wondering — as we have — why signs regarding a zoning change have been hanging on the fence at Episcopal School of Dallas, you got your answer in the Metro section of the Feb. 24 Dallas Morning News. As David Flick reports, ESD wants to build a new lower school on a…
If you live near Churchill Way, your property values are about to go up. The Alcuin School has pledged $1,000,000 to fund neighborhood security patrols in the neighborhood — $100,000 per year over the next ten years if the ‘hood agrees to a small zoning change. Why are they doing this? To be nice neighbors.…
Really, it’s one of Dallas’ most unique new homes. I’m talking about Ed Murchison’s listing at 22 Vanguard Way, otherwise known as the Chris Craft House, designed by architect Vince Snyder. The home is named after the famous boat company that immortalized hand-crafted wood boats because interlocking wood beams under the home’s long, vaulted ceiling,…
