Gaston Avenue

These Lakewood Open Houses Show You How Far $1M Goes

By Joanna England / March 25, 2021 /

When home shopping in Dallas, it’s almost inevitable that Lakewood comes up. The neighborhood, which is generally located within the 75214 ZIP code, has a tremendous variety of architecture and scale. It’s an area that has seen builders come in and tear down small cottages built in the 1920s when nearby White Rock Lake was…

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Dave Perry-Miller Continues Support for Lakewood Home Festival During Trying Times

By Candy's Dirt / November 13, 2020 /

The Lakewood neighborhood is home to a variety of architecturally significant residences and highly rated schools. Combined with the strong, vibrant community, they comprise the tapestry that is this East Dallas treasure. This weekend all three of these unique attributes are on display during the COVID edition of the 44th Annual Lakewood Home Festival, of…

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DeCarla Anderson Gives Lessons on Selling a Dallas Castle With Historic Pedigree

By Nikki Barringer / July 15, 2020 /

Chateau des Grotteaux is a literal castle at the corner of Gaston and West Shore. It’s such a uniquely magnificent home with a steep (but justified) price tag that listing agent DeCarla Anderson and the previous owner knew it was going to take a minute to sell. Throughout the two-year listing, Anderson met every agent…

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Historic Georgian Mansion on Gaston Avenue The Great Gatsby Would Love

By Karen Eubank / September 15, 2016 /

  We’ve found the perfect home for anyone that longs for the era of gracious lawn parties, jazz drifting through the air, and the ever-present champagne glass in hand. Wait, that’s what the CandysDirt.com staff longs for. Wonder if we pool our resources … Seriously though, this Georgian mansion on Gaston Avenue was built in…

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The House on Gaston With The Yellow Door: Historic Home With French-Carribean Style

By Joanna England / May 22, 2015 /

When Vlora Alberga bought the home at 5638 Gaston in 2006, she had been living in Dallas just a year, scouring the city for the right home. When she walked inside this stucco clad 1920s Mediterranean revival, the pigeons that had taken roost descended upon her. To say it was a fixer-upper would be a…

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