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Guest post by Harryette Ehrhardt, founder & past president of the Swiss Avenue Historic District My husband Jack and I bought our house on Swiss Avenue in 1970, three years before Swiss Avenue was a historic District. We worked on the formation of the District and also the founding of Preservation Dallas. I have represented…
Read MoreGrab your cameras, Dallas, as the skyline will glow “Ebby Red” tonight as the city remembers one of its beloved icons, Ebby Halliday Acers. Landmarks to be lit in Ebby’s trademark shade of rouge include the Bank of America building, Reunion Tower, The Joule, KPMG Plaza at Hall Arts, One Arts Plaza, and both the…
Read MoreIt’s confirmed: Which Wich founder Jeff Sinelli was the lucky person to purchase the Dallas Power and Light building at 115 S. Tyler Street. His first order of business? Restoring the neon signage that will return to its rightful place atop the historic building. The property was marketed by broker Randall Simpson for noted preservationist…
Read MoreLike many mundane things that have been made “cool” these days (from Haute Dogs to Lobster Mac & Cheese), it’s now possible (as Candy wrote) to have cool bunk beds. I don’t know about you, but if I had the ceiling height, it would be soooo fun to have half the set pictured above in…
Read MoreThis is generally not a great market to find Sleeper properties, though we are ALWAYS on the outlook for them. Last week, at the Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s International Realty Partyline Real Estate shindig, I heard of another Sleeper ‘hood: Auburn. You can bet your bippee we will be all over there. But you don’t usually…
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