Historic Preservation
Hollywood Heights real estate is on fire. A historic Tudor home here was listed by Allie Beth Allman’s Joe Kacynski last Friday and sold to the first person who walked through the door. That’s not an unusual occurrence, not if you have a move-in-ready home in this neighborhood. So why is Hollywood Heights so hot?…
A while back, I promised you the dirt on the famous Belmont Motor Hotel, the Charles Dilbeck design that sits high upon a hill overlooking downtown Dallas. It took a while, but sometimes you simply have to be patient and persistent. One gray, rainy day a couple of months ago, I met with the Belmont’s…
What could be better than a beautifully updated historic Hollywood Heights Storybook Tudor? Well, it’s summer, so one with a pool is at the top of my list. We all know, when you buy a house, you don’t just buy a property — you buy into a neighborhood. I can tell you firsthand that it’s…
If I weren’t already deeply rooted in my neighborhood, I’d be the first in line to buy this Kessler Park English Tudor. It’s a treasure trove of everything I adore in a historic home: character, charm, original details, and an enchanting backyard. An early advertisement offers great details: “This beautiful home is plastered throughout with…
There was no one like Virginia McAlester. Without her, I have little doubt the mansions on Swiss Avenue would be only a memory, and much of our architectural heritage would have disappeared. McAlester was an advocate and activist for our built history. She is best known, in a national sense, for writing “A Field Guide…
