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Snider Plaza Alliance Appeals Case to Fight Rezoning

By Candy Evans / January 21, 2022 /

A group of community members is appealing a ruling that could give a developer the go-ahead to change the look and feel of Snider Plaza, University Park’s landmark shopping center, forever. Last November, Dallas County District Court Judge Sheryl McFarlin dismissed a lawsuit that was seeking to block a commercial development planned for the southeast…

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History Revealed as Demolition Begins on Dahl-Designed University Park Chase Bank

By Jon Anderson / July 20, 2017 /

In 1930, the Hillcrest State Bank was formed. Doing well, as banks do, by 1938 they were able to open a George Dahl-designed location on Hillcrest Avenue between Daniel and Haynie avenues. In 1981, Hillcrest State Bank changed its name to Texas Commerce Bank.  In 1998, the name was changed again to Chase Bank of…

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