Allie Beth Allman
The young reporter who may have unwittingly said, “Thank you” to President John F. Kennedy’s alleged assassin passed away Friday at the age of 88. Pierce Allman, the father of Dallas real estate and co-founder of Allie Beth Allman & Associates Real Estate, was a newsman for WFAA-Radio that fateful day in Dallas. Allman’s authoritative…
Read MoreIt is with heavy hearts we report on the death of Pierce Allman, co-owner of the eponymous real estate firm Allie Beth Allman & Associates. He was a Dallas-based journalist, public relations executive, community leader, philanthropist, civic enthusiast, long-time resident of Highland Park, and SMU alumnus. Allman died Friday, November 25, the day after Thanksgiving.…
Read MoreVaquero may well be our Montecito. I feel sure if Prince Harry and Meghan purchased a Texas home, it would be here, and this English-inspired Vaquero estate would be just the place to raise little Archie and Lili. Celebrities, athletes, politicians, and business leaders have called Vaquero home for years, so a duke and duchess…
Read MoreThis Bud Oglesby Modernist on Inwood Road is an architectural anomaly, and that’s a very good thing. Dallas built its reputation on bigger and better, fancier, and flashier. A majority of our architecture reflects that. When Oglesby came along, his modernist aesthetic caught the old guard off guard. However, Oglesby found his niche and was…
Read MoreWhen Warren Buffet gives the opening tribute (albeit via video), you know it’s not your typical awards luncheon. The business magnate’s short but sweet message—Go Cowboys, Go Allie Beth—set the tone for last Thursday’s sold-out event honoring real estate matriarch Allie Beth Allman, the recipient of Dallas Business Journal’s first-ever Lifetime Achievement Award.
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