Preservation Dallas Summer Sizzlers #4: The Evolution of the Lakewood Shopping Center Tuesday, July 30 Full Ciurcle Tavern, 6341 La Vista 6pm The 2019 Summer Sizzlers series started this month with two great programs. There are still four programs to go in our popular series of educational lectures and tours, offering insights into preservation topics, architecture and history! Have you ever...
Abandoned North Texas Tuesday, July 23 Wilson Carriage House, 2924 Swiss Avenue For the past decade, Shane and Jessica Steeves have traveled the roads of Texas in an effort to capture as many of the abandoned buildings before they disappear. What started out as a side hobby, quickly evolved into a passion for photography, architecture, and history. Join us as they discuss their adventures which lead...
Why Dallas? Untangling the Mystery of Dallas' Rise to Prominence Wednesday, July 17 Wilson Carriage House, 2924 Swiss Avenue Why did Dallas rise to become one of America’s most important cites? Its not on a main body of water like Chicago or LA, nor is it a capital or have a major university. Paul Benson, professor of Humanities at Mountain View College, will discuss how it has always been a mystery...
At the Movies: Whitney Young, Jr. Thursday, July 25 11:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Free Event The current AIA Dallas exhibition in our Gallery space is 50 Years After Whitney Young Jr. It celebrates the American civil rights leader who spent most of his career working to end employment discrimination in the United States and turning the National Urban League from a relatively passive civil rights...
Benjamin Latrobe Thursday, July 18 11:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Free Event We'll continue our mini film festival with a screening about Benjamin Latrobe, considered by many to be America's first architect. He designed much of official Washington, including the original portions of the U.S. Capitol and iconic features of the White House, but his work extended to other projects, including the Baltimore...
Summer Sizzlers Session One: Finding Little Egypt Tuesday, July 9, 6 p.m. Knights of Columbus Hall, 10110 Shoreview Road In 1883, former slave Jeff Hill purchased about thirty acres in what is today’s Lake Highlands neighborhood. By the 1920’s, a church and a one-room school had been added to the growing homesteads of Little Egypt. The entire community collectively sold their property to...
AD EX Lunch Learning Sessions: At The Movies: Frank Lloyd Wright NOTE NEW DATE: Thursday, July 11 11:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Free Event Lunch Learning Sessions are headed to the movies for a month. Escape the heat and bring your lunch as we watch several architecture documentaries of interest. Frank Lloyd Wright was born in June 1867. To celebrate the...
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