From the farmhouse to the country club: Parks Estates history
Unless you know where to look, you will probably cruise right by Parks Estates, but it is one of East Dallas’ oldest and most…
Residential Real Estate
Why apartment rents in East Dallas fell faster than other neighborhoods
North Texas leads the state in building new apartments, with 37,000 on the way, according to the Dallas Morning News. Along Gaston, Live Oak…
Why is this giant lot in the middle of East Dallas still empty?
Live Oak Street may just be the apartment remodeling mecca of Dallas. You can’t turn around without bumping into some new townhomes or gutted…
Destroyed: Coronado house with colorful history
A few months ago, we dug into some Dallas history about a house at 7411 Coronado and the man who lived there, but the…
See what’s left of the old Dallas ISD building. Up next: Apartments (surprise, surprise)
No, this is not a dystopian cityscape. There are no teen survivors of the nuclear holocaust scavenging for radioactive squirrel-dogs living in the burned-out…
Dallas’ insane bulky trash pickup system to end soon
By Rachel Stone The luxury of Dallas’ bulk and brush collection practices will come to an end soon.Currently the city’s sanitation department will pick…
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…
Will this be Hollywood Santa Monica’s first $1 million dollar home sale?
Historic Hollywood Santa Monica may soon have its first million dollar home sale. Despite Trulia research that says the Dallas home market is cooling…
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…
Take in the White Rock and Hollywood Home Tours this weekend
It’s April in East Dallas, and that means there are home tours to enjoy. Two collections of beautiful and historic homes are on the…
City will allow Swiss construction to continue unless court says otherwise
Construction on a development at 4217 Swiss Avenue continues despite the Dallas Board of Adjustment overturning a previous decision to allow construction to continue…
Could this vacant field near Mockingbird and Central become a 20-story building?
Though it is a cold, soggy field today, this lot near SMU could be a 20-story development with penthouses and efficiency and one- and…
