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Oak Lawn Developments Could Preserve Dallas’ Gayborhood

By CandysDirt.com Contributor / March 8, 2021 /

By Keith W. HefnerRealtor and Dallas Resident In 1970, Frank Caven opened his first gay bar, changing the landscape of Dallas and the Texas LGBTQ+ community forever, at a time when acceptance of homosexuality and frankly dancing too late in the evening was illegal in the city. After many years, and many hard-fought battles for…

True or False: Caven Can Sell Oak Lawn Lots For By-Right, 120-Foot Buildings

By Jon Anderson / December 7, 2020 /

Caven Enterprises is seeking to sell their Cedar Springs lands, which contain a string of well-known LGBTQ+ bars, to developer Mike Ablon who intends to build a pair of high-rises while leaving the bars in place (read the first story here, and the follow-up here). Caven has heavily spun the narrative that without this one…

Dallas Heartthrob Jessie Metcalfe Needs This Under $500K McKinney Condo STAT!

By Karen Eubank / July 9, 2012 /

Dallas, the smart and sexy continuation of the iconic prime time hit over on TNT, has been renewed for 2013 and we’re ecstatic. Not only do we love the show, (the original was the first ever television series to be distributed globally), we love what it means for Dallas real estate. Hey JR and the…