Historic Preservation
The Swiss Avenue Mother’s Day Home Tour is as traditional as giving Mom a corsage on her special day. Now celebrating its 51st year, the tour aims to make sure mothers and others will have a special weekend. Event planners will mix their long tradition of highlighting interesting homes with new activities for families to…
In the quest for the next Fred’s Texas Café would open, Crowley won the prize. The Fred’s crew seems to be very pleased with the site for the local chain’s newest restaurant. “Crowley’s got a real small-town community feel to it,” said Fred’s Texas Cafe President Quincy Wallace about the suburb chosen for the expansion.…
Historic preservation quietly racked up some major wins across Dallas in 2025, from a rare Pueblo Revival saved by the right buyer to adaptive reuse projects breathing new life into long-neglected buildings. Maybe more importantly, neighborhood-led efforts like the Lakewood Conservation District expansion are proving how grassroots action can permanently protect architectural character. Together, these…
Renovation, restoration, reinvention, call it what you will, but there is a movement afoot. This 1971 California shed-style home proves something exciting is happening in Dallas — buyers are choosing to restore rather than demolish historic homes. I think it’s a generational change. Our younger buyers and investors are looking for character. They see potential…
By Reagan Rothenberger Reagan Rothenberger serves on the Dallas Landmark Commission and requested the initiation of Dallas City Hall as a landmark in March of 2025. The commission voted unanimously to initiate the landmark. The first time one sees Dallas City Hall, they are either impressed or depressed by its design. The opinions of the…
