Winnetka Heights
When Sandy Margritz left Little Rock, Arkansas, to move to Fort Worth to join her soon-to-be husband, Josh, she left a world behind. Not just the Ozarks and canopied treetops and mountains, she left an entire profession, too. She was an environmental scientist that traveled around after natural disasters to test water and soil and…
Read MoreIt’s hard to live in North Oak Cliff and not know about the stately white manse in Winnetka Heights that hosts the Oak Cliff Society of Fine Arts. The Turner House, a beautiful modified Prairie Foursquare home built in 1912 for Winnetka Heights developer J.P. Blake, has become something of a cultural epicenter for North…
Read MoreFor those who want something haute and historic, this week’s Splurge vs. Steal is for you. We located two historic Oak Cliff beauties that are perfectly priced and both have interiors that are hot, hot, hot! The only difference? Exactly $99K stands between the two. Which is more you, the Craftsman cutie Splurge or the single-story…
Read MoreWhen I first fell in love with Winnetka Heights, I had those ambitious stars in my eyes about historic homes. You know the feeling, like you could transform a 100-year-old house into the stylish, cozy setting for the rest of your life. Today, I am tired. Really, really tired. I no longer have stars in…
Read MoreDiversity is more than a buzz word in the Kings Highway neighborhood of North Oak Cliff. It’s a way of life that describes the people, the architecture, the vibe, and more than a century of cohesive imagination. The early days of Kings Highway are reminiscent of a teenager trying to find himself. As the neighborhood…
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