Stanley Marcus

The Fabulous Estate of Derrill Osborn Is Mysterious Like the Fashion Icon

By Shelby Skrhak / November 23, 2019 /

This is an estate sale as intriguing as the man himself. From the moment I read this controversial full-page, full-color obituary in the Dallas Morning News, which was written and hand-delivered to the newspaper downtown earlier by the deceased himself, I knew the estate sale of Mr. Derrill Osborn would be epic.  The venerable icon of international…

South Blvd. and Park Row: National Register Neighborhood in South Dallas; Part 1

By Joanna England / May 13, 2016 /

In August of 1980, a pair of theses were presented to the University of Texas at Arlington by Charles Wayne Watson and Gary L. Young for Masters degrees in Architecture. They were titled “A History and Guide to the South Boulevard / Park Row Historic District.”  Watson’s paper covered South Boulevard while Young tackled Park…

Gabriel Barbier-Mueller Brings European Sensibility, Vision to Dallas Development

By Leah Shafer / July 16, 2015 /

Many diners at Saint Ann Restaurant & Bar and passers by admire the Virgin de Guadalupe monument standing outside, a tile-and-brick structure that murmurs the history of the area. This Harwood Avenue location was Dallas’ first school for Hispanic children, the 1927 St. Ann’s school house. It was located in the heart of Little Mexico, in what is…

Friday Five Hundred II: Estate of Alice Snavely, Personal Secretary to Stanley Marcus, is a Time Warp to The 1960s

By Joanna England / March 21, 2014 /

What do go-go boots, big hair, and color-coordinated appliances have in common? They were all popular in the 1960s. You’ll only see one of these things in our Midcentury Masterpiece of a Friday Five Hundred, though. We already talked about this amazing home during the legendary estate sale in January, when Janelle Stone Estate Services…

Treasure Trove Estate Sale of Stanley Marcus' Personal Secretary is on Today And Tomorrow

By Joanna England / January 31, 2014 /

I call dibs on the couches! Look at those beauties! Seriously, this is a not-to-be-missed estate sale in Northwood Hills, folks. Just from glancing at the photos on the Janelle Stone Estate Services website, I can see that there are tons of great antiques and furnishings on offer in the estate of Alice Snavely, personal…