Old East Dallas

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…

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.…

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…

Coming Soon: Elizabeth Mast to List Historic Stellmacher Home on La Vista For $1.5M

By Joanna England / February 26, 2014 /

You remember our post about the estate sale over at 6243 La Vista. The home, a historic treasure that had been lovingly preserved by Willetta Stellmacher, will hit the market soon, listed by none-other than Elizabeth Mast.

Mast, the foremost Realtor for the Swiss Avenue area, plans to take her time freshening the Landmark Stubbs home and staging it to show off its colorful history and beautiful details. She plans to list the five-bedroom, four-full-and-two-half-bath estate this coming April for $1.5 million. Mast will stage the home using some of Stellmacher’s incredible collection of antiques and showbiz memorabilia.

Friday Four Hundred: Heading Out To Swiss Avenue This Weekend? Check Out This Home on Victor!

By Joanna England / May 10, 2013 /

This home is just a great combination of old-world charm and new-world conveniences in one of the most coveted and accessible historic districts in Dallas. And considering that 5101 Victor will be open on Sunday from 2 to 4 p.m., you can drop in and check it out after you’ve had brunch at the Swiss…