Carlisle on the Katy Trail

Dallas Development is a Strange Dichotomy of Tall Buildings Built in All The Wrong Places

By Jon Anderson / June 4, 2021 /

Last week I was sickened to read about Spectrum Properties’ plans for the North Texas Food Bank headquarters bound by Pearl Expressway, Cesar Chavez Blvd., and Farmers Road in the Farmer’s Market area of downtown Dallas. Not because the Food Bank will be displaced – it won’t. But because Spectrum, who purchased the land from…

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The Katy Trail is Becoming a Walled Garden and a Ruined Amenity

By Jon Anderson / September 26, 2017 /

From the American Airlines Center and before even turning the corner and passing over the Tollway, the Katy Trail is lined with new apartment buildings towering over it.  From Victory Place, Camden Victory Park, The Alexan, and the latest — Magnolia Station and The Katy at Victory Park — walking at this end of the…

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