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Dallas Leaders Outline Historic Preservation Strategy, Say They Need More Staff to Implement It

By April Towery / April 8, 2024 /

Editor’s Note: The Dallas City Council approved the Historic and Cultural Preservation Strategy on April 11. Dallas staff was tasked in late 2022 with developing a community-vetted vision to preserve the city’s historic structures. Their efforts were on display last week during a Dallas City Council briefing.  The Dallas preservation program was created 50 years…

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Dallas City Council’s Jesse Moreno Promises That Old City Park Will Remain a Park, But What About Everything Else?

By Karen Eubank / February 23, 2024 /

Thursday night, an extremely well-attended public meeting was held at Old City Park’s historic Browder Springs Hall on the transition of the park’s management, operation, and future.  Dallas City Council’s District 2 representative Jesse Moreno kicked the evening off with a few stories about his relationship with the park, which included being married at Pilot…

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Preservation Dallas Presents Workshop on Fixing, Saving Historic Windows

By Leah Shafer / September 16, 2016 /

Do your historic wood windows stick, leak, rattle in the wind, or slam shut on your fingers? Ignore those advertisements for replacement windows and learn how wood windows can be repaired, saving energy and your home’s history. Preservation Dallas is presenting an introductory workshop that will tell you why these architecturally significant historic windows should be…

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