Historic Preservation
The antiquated ordinance that allowed the demolition of homes smaller than 3,000 square feet within a Landmark District needed to be repealed to preserve what was left of Dallas’ Black history. That’s especially true in the Tenth Street Historic District. But at Wednesday’s Dallas City Council meeting, activists argued that abolishing the troublesome 2010 ordinance…
The M Streets East Conservation District is a collection of neighborhoods. It includes Greenville Crest, Greenville Heights, Geneva Heights, and Altadena Revival. The collection of Colonial Revival, Tudor, Minimal Traditional, and Craftsmen homes is intact, thanks to proactive residents. There are nearly 500 homes that make up this neighborhood. Although the structures range in age…
Thursday night, an extremely well-attended public meeting was held at Old City Park’s historic Browder Springs Hall on the transition of the park’s management, operation, and future. Dallas City Council’s District 2 representative Jesse Moreno kicked the evening off with a few stories about his relationship with the park, which included being married at Pilot…
We have loved this Charles Dilbeck-designed Park Cities duplex for years. When CandysDirt.com Publisher Candy Evans first spotted it for sale in 2017, it needed some TLC. That’s just what it received. Admittedly, it takes vision to breathe new life into a historic home, but when that happens, the result is nothing short of magnificent.…
When you find a Hal Yoakum New England Colonial that is beautifully intact and completely upgraded, my advice is to sign the contract — immediately. Yoakum designed this New England Colonial in 1938. He was one of the go-to architects in Dallas from the late 1920s until his death in 1974. His work for the…
