East Dallas
Besides White Rock Lake, why do people move to East Dallas? A popular answer to that question is “the trees.” East Dallas is known for its lush canopy of elms, live oaks, pecans, and ash trees. In the area near the spillway at White Rock Lake, where Ash Creek and White Rock Creek converge, the…
I love Forest Hills. It’s one of my favorite neighborhoods in Dallas. You can’t beat the location. I think we all know this, but I’ll hit the highlights just in case we have a newbie tuning in for the first time. It’s tucked away in East Dallas, across from White Rock Lake and the Arboretum.…
By Norman Alston, FAIASpecial Contributor The Geneva Heights Elementary school in East Dallas is facing quite a challenge. In November of 2020, the citizens of Dallas approved a truly remarkable bond program for the Dallas Independent School District. At $3.2 billion, it’s the largest ever undertaken by a school district in Texas and dwarfs previous…
Hey, this house looks gray, right? WRONG. Compass Real Estate’s Svetlana Grujic said it’s actually Cobalt Blue. Plot twist, right? And so is the inside. This little three-bedroom short stack is a classic 1950s home over in Casa View Oaks, still one of the most affordable neighborhoods in East Dallas. It’s been gutted and completely…
As someone who lives on the east side of White Rock Lake, I’m pretty used to the occasional weird smell emanating from the urban body of water. However, when the second email hit my inbox about a sewage-like odor coming from White Rock Lake, I had to smell it for myself. The Dallas Arboretum is…
