Developer shut down in Peak’s Addition sues the City of Dallas
The company behind the stalled development at 4217 Swiss Ave. is suing the City of Dallas in federal court for revoking its permit. Last…
Historic Preservations
A home of their own: Juliette Fowler Communities’ care spans 125 years
It was 125 years ago this month that the charitable vision of one of East Dallas’ first daughters found its legs. Juliette Fowler wanted…
Councilmen Adam Medrano and Philip Kingston join the fight against Peak’s Addition developer
The legal team for the Peak’s Addition Homeowner’s Association (PAHA) in their battle to scale back a development at the corner of Peak and…
This 114-year-old school building in the neighborhood could be your next residence
East Dallas has its fair share of homogenous modern apartments popping up, increasing density in a gentrifying neighborhood while displacing much of its original…
#FBF The battle for the soul of Little Forest Hills
Little Forest Hills is the funky little brother to Forest Hills’ grand estates just east of Garland Road. The neighborhood prides itself on being…
Two historic East Dallas mansions host lectures this month
The Friends of the Aldredge House (FOAH),a nonprofit organization that hopes to financially support the historic home, is launching its first educational event this…
The still-vacant Lakewood Theater has another new real estate broker
Lakewood Theater, a historic Dallas landmark that has been vacant since January 2015, is now on its third real estate brokerage firm in the…
Bowling, movies and live music all possible tenants for Lakewood Theater
Since Lakewood Theater’s final performance in January 2015, the building has sat vacant. Due to requests for and approval of landmark status, the iconic…
Advocate Giveaway: 4 pairs of tickets
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Can a building earn landmark status after demolition permits are filed? ‘This is sort of new territory’
The City of Dallas faced a new question this week: Can a building be saved by earning landmark status after the demolition permits have…
Lakewood Theater spire: A bird’s-eye view of the neighborhood
This drone video taken from the top of the Lakewood Theater spire was posted on YouTube by Paul Manak and called to our attention…
A peek inside the O’Neil Ford house at 3201 Wendover in Lakewood
One of our March stories focused on the second owners of the Lakewood house O’Neil Ford designed in 1939. Alfred and Juanita Bromberg commissioned the…
