Historic Preservation
When I saw the 2021 Preservation Dallas Awards this year, my heart beat a bit faster because I used to live mere feet from one of the award recipients — the Tietze Park swimming pool — for many years. Although I never dipped a toe into the pool (I never had time!) I loved living across…
Dallas is about to get a new piece of very visible art that is also a preservation project, so I’m doubly thrilled. Artist Shepard Fairey was commissioned for Westdale’s latest art project on the water tower of the Continental Gin Building complex and is, in fact, on his scaffolding right now. You may remember Fairey…
Back in the summer of 2019, columnist Karen Eubank and I mused on just how many historic homes Dallas has. We could, Karen had suggested, feature one a week. As anyone knows, if you share an idea with me that sounds promising, I’m going to take you up on that. We’re now almost two years…
As the saying goes, nothing is certain but death and taxes. Another truth? While taxes are inevitable, they are seldom equitable. This is especially true when it concerns historic districts and property valuations. Thankfully, a new bill in the Texas House has been introduced to address this issue and help those with historic properties afford…
By Veletta Forsythe LillFormer Dallas City Council Member, Preservationist In 1936, when the Hall of State opened, it was the centerpiece of the Texas Centennial. It remains the most famous example of Art Deco architecture in Texas in the largest collection of the style at Dallas’ Historic Fair Park. Celebrating four centuries of Texas history,…
