Preservation Dallas
David Preziosi, the Executive Director of Preservation Dallas since 2012, is making a move. He’s been tapped to be the Executive Director of the Texas Historical Foundation. The organization works to preserve the history of Texas through grants for the preservation of buildings, documents, and records. They also provide money for archaeological sites and put…
Most of us realize what a terrific resource Preservation Dallas is to our city. What you may not realize, however, is that membership has its perks. One of those perks is next week’s InTown Outing to the former Dallas Morning News building at 508 Young Street. The newspaper was founded on Oct. 1, 1885, by…
By Donovan WestoverSpecial Contributor It takes a great deal of teamwork to maintain anything for five decades. Lots of people, lots of time, lots of wins and losses, and lots of devotion go into developing a sustainable entity. I know because I am 51 and every day I question my making it this far. For…
If eyes are the windows to the soul, then windows are eyes to the soul of a house — especially historic windows. They are the first things that offer us a glimpse into the history of a home. They are the singular feature that continually draws comment — the thing that makes us stop and…
I’ve written about most of the iconic homes that have bitten the dust in the Park Cities. It is a knife to the heart for historians and preservationists to see one bulldozed. And it’s going to keep happening. Demolition of historic homes has been going on for decades, all over this city. Dallas has done…
