Highland Park, Texas is an enclave municipality within the city of Dallas. Along with its northern neighbor, University Park, Highland Park forms the über-rich conurbation known as the Park Cities. Within Highland Park, right across from the posh country club, is a historic strip mall called Highland Park Village. Declared a national landmark in 2000, …
I love the old postcards where the letters are filled with local landmarks. A few months ago, I created one for Springfield, Illinois. Ever since then, I’ve wanted to create one for my adopted home, Dallas, Texas. Here now is my new Dallas postcard. Here are the landmarks featured: D: Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge. Completed …
Every great city needs a landmark, like the Statue of Liberty, the Eiffel Tower, the Space Needle or the Gateway Arch. All of these monuments evoke their host cities in any context. Here in Dallas we have Reunion Tower, an illuminated ball on a stick just west of downtown. Reunion Tower looms large in the …
The Bishop Arts District is a small shopping and dining district down in the southeast part of Dallas. It makes up just a couple of blocks of the Oak Cliff neighborhood, but there’ a lot to do in those two blocks. There are a bunch of shops and restaurants and art galleries up and down …
I’ve been a fan of This Old House since I was a little kid. I liked it do much that my grandpa suggested I go into heating and cooking. Unfortunately, I couldn’t hammer a nail straight to save my life. But I still like the show. Unlike so many other shows on television, (I’m looking …
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