Oak Cliff

CandysDirt.com Readers to the Rescue: Digging up The Dirt on Villa Vista!

By Karen Eubank / March 14, 2024 /

Candysdirt.com readers are the best! Last week I asked for help solving a couple of mysteries surrounding Villa Vista, a beautiful Tudor Revival on Rio Vista in East Kessler Park. Boy, did y’all come through! DCAD was offering a build date I knew was wrong, but I had to prove it. Finding the architect’s name…

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Peek Inside This Kessler West Townhome Full of Unique Luxury Features

By Candy's Dirt / March 3, 2024 /

The real estate community is abuzz about Kessler West, the architecturally significant North Oak Cliff community of modern townhomes offering unparalleled luxury and astonishing downtown views. The project has recently opened its model unit and is now hosting tours each weekend during the scheduled open houses and by special appointment. Units are now ready for occupancy.…

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Proposed Glencoe Park Amenity Could Skate Into The 2024 Bond Package 

By April Towery / November 28, 2023 /

A $500,000 skate park in the Glencoe Park neighborhood could appear on the 2024 bond election ballot, and strong opinions about the project have been fired from both sides of the issue.  The big issue? The proposed Glencoe Skate Park is in the middle of a residential neighborhood.  A large pro-skate community exists in Dallas,…

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Historic Kessler Park Home Is Waiting To Be Someone’s Loyal Companion

By Candy's Dirt / November 18, 2023 /

See that doggie in the front window of this Kessler Park home? The one with the fluffy tail, sitting like a good girl as she looks out onto N. Clinton Avenue. There she is again shown below, lying on the gorgeous hardwood floors in the spacious living area of this 1916-built Colonial Revival. She’s waiting…

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Winnetka Heights Holiday Home Tour Offers a Close-Up Look at 6 Historic Dallas Homes

By Candy's Dirt / November 17, 2023 /

Dallasites can take a step back into local history on Dec. 9 when six private homes in the Winnetka Heights Historic District open their doors to the public for the 35th Winnetka Heights Holiday Home Tour. There are more than 600 houses in the Winnetka Heights neighborhood of Oak Cliff, which was platted in 1908…

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