Tenth Street Historic District
I last caught up with James McGee, president and CEO of Southern Dallas Progress Development Corporation, in February, when his first renovation project in the Tenth Street Historic District hit the market. McGee has been a visionary for the Oak Cliff neighborhood, and he’s been busy. McGee has long been an advocate for investment south…
Sometimes it only takes one person to see potential and spark change. James McGee, president and CEO of Southern Dallas Progress Community Development Corporation, is that champion for the Tenth Street Historic District. By restoring and updating homes, he is gradually providing the change this historic Freedman’s town needs. The Tenth Street Historic District, recognized…
Less than a month after the ForwardDallas 2.0 comprehensive land use plan was approved — following an intense debate over the protection of single-family neighborhoods — preservationists are championing duplexes in a historic district. At an Oct. 7 meeting of the Dallas HIstoric Landmark Commission, the panel heard proposals for three duplexes in the Tenth…
The antiquated ordinance that allowed the demolition of homes smaller than 3,000 square feet within a Landmark District needed to be repealed to preserve what was left of Dallas’ Black history. That’s especially true in the Tenth Street Historic District. But at Wednesday’s Dallas City Council meeting, activists argued that abolishing the troublesome 2010 ordinance…
The Dallas City Council is expected to vote Feb. 28 on a code update to protect historic homes from demolition when they fall into disrepair. Neighborhoods such as Southern Dallas’ historic Tenth Street are watching closely. A code amendment would repeal a 2010 ordinance that they say has had a disproportionately negative impact on Black…
