When White Rock Lake neighbors were cool with Nazis but not gonorrhea
When the City of Dallas dammed up White Rock Creek to create a reservoir for drinking water east of the city in 1911, neighbors…
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Reader’s Digest names White Rock Lake one of world’s most haunted bodies of water
Joining bodies of water like Devil’s Pool in Australia and Blackwater River in Florida, Reader’s Digest named our neighborhood’s lake to its list of…
Mother’s Day Weekend: Swiss Ave. Home Tour, Spring Fling, drink for a good cause and more
Take a peek inside some of the city’s most beautiful and historic homes on the Swiss Avenue Historic District Mother’s Day Home Tour. The weekend…
This Lakewood castle is on the market and may contain a secret tunnel
The Chateau Des Grotteaux, one of our neighborhood’s most iconic properties, is now up for sale. The average passer-by can see its slate roof…
Past and present: When Abrams was Greenville
In 1925, downtown Lakewood looked more like the Old West than the bustling business district it is today. A sign noting the city limits…
When Casa View was farmland and chickens lived downstairs
A uniquely positioned Dutch style farmhouse on San Lorenzo in Casa View is a relic of an age when East Dallas was more farmland…
East Dallas adventurist helps unearth and restore an 85-year-old pauper’s cemetery, hidden near Love Field
When East Dallas neighbor Gary Buckner got the call from his fellow metal detectorists at Golden Triangle Metal Detectors to find hidden gravestones in…
Look: Reinhardt Elementary’s fascinating history
On the northeast side of White Rock Lake, Reinhardt Elementary sits in a quiet neighborhood full of history. The work of a longtime Reinhardt…
Racism, gunfights and antiques: The history of a house
The history of 7411 Coronado tells the tale of resident Leo C. Mills, an opinionated resident whose life story includes racist threats, violence, gambling…
Jim Schutze calls out ‘faked up’ Aldredge House video while Kingston brokers compromise on zoning
The City Council decided the future of the Aldredge House yesterday while both camps in the conflict cried foul. WFAA ran a story Tuesday evening about…
East Dallas neighbor Lindsay Graham has the number one podcast in the country
Neighbor Lindsay Graham (no, not the senator) is an audio producer turned podcaster whose newest release is number one on iTunes podcast charts. The…
#FBF Begin the year by looking back on our neighborhood’s history
New Year’s resolutions are about looking forward, but in order to discern what changes to make, we must look back and evaluate. Part of looking…