casa linda plaza
If I were illustrating a children’s storybook with the perfect home, it would look like this 1942 Casa Linda Estates cottage. Everything about the façade is adorable, and the pale turquoise shutters are truly inspiring. When I scrolled through Realtor.com the other day, the lead photo for this home really made me want to see more, which…
If you’re a long-timer around Northeast Dallas, you might remember the Brown Bag BBQ restaurant in Casa Linda Plaza. RE/MAX agent Jenny Capritta remembers it fondly as her family’s now-closed restaurant back in the 1970s. When it was time for Jenny to make roots as an adult, White Rock Lake was an easy choice. Jenny…
Built in 1946, Casa Linda Plaza ranks as the oldest shopping center in Dallas. It encompasses three of the four corners of Garland Road and Buckner Blvd., and serves the surrounding neighborhoods, which include Casa Linda, Forest Hills, Little Forest Hills, Emerald Isle, and so on. And if there’s one thing that’s sure to set…
When buyers walk into a home, they are focused, naturally, on everything the eye can see. That’s why design and photography is so important when marketing a home. But increasingly, as this bout with Atmos Energy in some Dallas neighborhoods has taught us, the focus needs to be on the things we cannot see with…
During World War II, America ramped up its steel production to make weapons, build ships, and fuel the effort overseas. Once the war was over, we had tremendous capacity, and it had to go somewhere. Enter the big cars of the 1950s, huge appliances, and home construction (coming out of the war, there were around six…
