Category: Dallas

Not bad for a little city on the prairie.

View from Thanksgiving Tower last evening.  Not bad for a little city on the prairie. This was posted on Google+…

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1938 Richardson High School Eagles

The 1938 Richardson High School Eagles Featuring a couple of relatives and my grandfather, Slayter Wyatt Gant. (Back row, fourth from the left) The 1938 team lost to the Buckner Orphan Home in the division championship.

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5130 Radbrook Place – Dallas, Texas – Sale Preview

A short preview for our sale listing of 5130 Radbrook Place, a Mediterranean style Preston Hollow estate on .967 acres. 5130 Radbrook Place from Round House Partners on Vimeo.

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“Flower of the Prairie: George Grosz in Dallas” at the DMA

Got a chance to visit the Dallas Museum of Art last week to see them rewinding time in Dallas back to the early 1950’s. The exhibit features a series of watercolors showcasing the city as well as several local history lessons. Artist, George Grosz, was commissioned to complete a series of works by Leon Harris, of the then A. Harris department store, for the store’s anniversary. (I learned some more Dallas department store pedigree, via […]

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White Rock Lake Is 100 Years Old Today

Even though the celebration has been going on all year and last year depending if you count the construction start of White Rock Lake in 1910.   The lake was built because the city was growing so fast and suffering from a major drought and Bachman Lake just couldn’t handle the demand anymore.  September 1, 1911 seems to be the generally accepted date of when the dam was finally completed. September 1, 1911: Daily Dallas Times […]

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