The Cedars

The Cedars Collection Aims to Give More People Downtown Views

By Bethany Erickson / December 10, 2018 /

In the beginning, the Cedars was a bustling community that was also a Dallas hot-spot — and it remained so from its beginning in the 1870s until the 1920s, as the more wealthy denizens of the neighborhood moved on. By the 1960s, the neighborhood took a hit from progress, as homes saw the wrecking ball…

Get Closer to Downtown Dallas With One of Three Open Houses

By Bethany Erickson / December 6, 2018 /

If you’ve been thinking about moving closer to downtown Dallas, but weren’t sure which downtown-adjacent neighborhood you wanted to live in, or whether you wanted to be smack-dab in downtown, we have some great options this week. Every Thursday, we bring you our pick of the hottest North Texas properties in our CandysDirt.com Open Houses…

Blue House Making Move to Browder and Beaumont

By Bethany Erickson / April 25, 2018 /

It took a bit, but the Blue House is almost completely safe now. Almost, because windy weather has held up the removal process, so it sits on two lots — its original on Griffin, and the new lot at Beaumont and Browder. It may take a while for the entire house to make the trek…

Dallas Landmark Commission Votes to Preserve Meadows Building, Delays on Victorian in The Cedars

By Jon Anderson / February 2, 2016 /

The past year has been full of firsts for me at 1500 Marilla. First there was the Planning Commission (who, as unpaid appointees, I wonder how the commissioners live) and then a full council session. Today I was last-minuted into attending a meeting of the Dallas Landmark Commission. Each new experience in the Dallas City…

The Beat: Biggest Penthouse in The Cedars

By Jon Anderson / September 18, 2015 /

Jim Croce sang that “the south side of Chicago is the baddest part of town.” And now, thanks to years of work, Dallas’ South Side district, otherwise known as The Cedars, is the baddest part of Dallas. CandysDirt.com is bringing you the exclusive pre-listing peep at the most unique space in the neighborhood. Unlike the…