Old East Dallas

Swiss Avenue Mother’s Day Event Features Home of Preservationist Virginia Savage McAlester

By Joanna England / May 7, 2015 /

It’s a time-honored tradition now in its 42nd year, and it’s one of the best way to ogle at some real, historic, graceful house candy! Truly, the Swiss Avenue Historic District’s Mother’s Day Home Tour is the only opportunity you’ll get all year to witness the grandeur of the oldest historic district in Dallas from…

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Couple Says ‘I Don’t’ to Wedding Chapel Rezoning Headache in Old East Dallas

By Leah Shafer / January 22, 2015 /

Adam and Alicia Rico are trendsetters of sorts, and quick to spot an opportunity when it comes to expanding their business reach. The Brooklyn couple relocated to Dallas and opened a floral shop, Bows and Arrows Flowers, on Lower Greenville in 2009. Their gorgeous bouquets and arrangements quickly became one of the must-have wedding details…

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100 Years Later, Christine Loh’s Swiss Avenue Mansion is Ready To Celebrate

By Joanna England / May 6, 2014 /

Swiss Avenue is full of wonderful properties that have so much history and life to them. They have more character in one square foot than many Dallas homes have throughout. Homes on Swiss Avenue are the antithesis of the zero-lot-line McMansions you see in the suburbs (not that there’s anything wrong with that!), and they…

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Tuesday Two Hundred: For The Definition of ‘ADORBS’ Check Out This Junius Heights Cottage

By Joanna England / May 6, 2014 /

Junius Heights is the neighborhood that stoked my love affair with Dallas real estate. My husband and I moved to Junius Heights shortly before we were married, living in a great little craftsman cottage on Glendale Street. We would walk down Junius street to Garden Cafe, and take our dogs for walks around the neighborhood.…

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Swiss Avenue Mother’s Day Home Tour Has a Lineup of Amazing Historic Houses You Won’t Want to Miss

By Joanna England / May 2, 2014 /

It’s a Dallas tradition to honor mom and her commitment to her family and career (and all those dang peanut butter and jelly sandwiches she made and stories she read to you, even when she said she would only read one book and ended up reading five) with a special weekend at the Swiss Avenue…

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