Preservation Dallas

Atlas Shrugged: Historic West Dallas Industrial Buildings Are an Opportunity To Preserve Our City’s Character

By Karen Eubank / February 18, 2022 /
Atlas Metal Works 818 Singleton Art Deco

As cities worldwide embrace adaptive reuse, why is Dallas still limping along? Atlas Metal Works is simply the latest notch in the bedpost of developers that don’t get it or don’t care. There are companies here that do embrace rich industrial architecture. You only have to look at the enormous success of Todd Interests East…

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This Award-Winning Craftsman is The Sweetest Home in Munger Place

By Karen Eubank / February 18, 2022 /

Can you blame us for being sweet on this Munger Place Craftsman for years? To be considered as a Sweetest Homes in Dallas-Fort Worth, a home had to be listed during the period between Jan. 1 and Dec. 31 of 2021 and be, well, sweet! This classic Munger Place Craftsman has all the ingredients we…

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Surveying The Historic Buildings of Downtown Dallas and Deep Ellum Can Save Our City’s Character

By CandysDirt.com Contributor / February 3, 2022 /

By David PreziosiExecutive Director, Preservation Dallas  In order to preserve buildings and places that are important to the history of Dallas for the future, it is extremely important to identify those buildings that qualify as historic, find where they are located, and learn more about their importance to the development and history of Dallas. That…

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Preservation Dallas Celebrates 50 Years

By Karen Eubank / January 27, 2022 /

Dallas’s preservation efforts have reached an impressive milestone this year as Preservation Dallas celebrates 50 years since its inception. It’s been a long and many times difficult road, but the organization’s advocacy efforts and sheer persistence have made them one of America’s more successful preservation organizations. Small Beginnings, Big Actions What began in 1972 as…

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Eat, Drink, And Enjoy The History of North Texas’ Finest Establishments at The Legacies Conference

By Karen Eubank / January 13, 2022 /

The 23rd Annual Legacies Dallas History Conference takes a light-hearted turn this year by featuring what our city has become known for — great places to eat and drink!   The Legacies Dallas History Conference is a spin-off of the bi-annual publication “Legacies: a History Journal for Dallas and North Central Texas,” started by Dr. Michael…

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