TUESDAY | March 24 6 p.m. 1904 Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard Dallas, TX 75215 1 Join us as we tour the long shuttered Forest Theater. This is a unique opportunity to see the building before work begins in earnest on its rehabilitation. 1 The Forest Theater, with its distinctive neon emblazoned tower floating over the marquee, and the attached shopping center, opened in 1949. The 1,500 seat...
Lobello House Tour SATURDAY |March 7 10-1p.m. 5106 Springmeadow Drive Dallas, TX 75229 1 In 1962 Charles Dilbeck designed a distinctive home for local developer Sam Lobello, Jr. and his wife Margaret nestled into a cul-de-sac in Russwood Acres. At 8,800 square feet, the Lobello House was one of his boldest contemporary designs while still comprising Dilbeck’s idiosyncratic ranch...
Summer Sizzlers Who knew where Little Egypt was located? Why did Dallas rise to prominence instead of towns like Denton or Decatur? What is stored in the basement of the Hall of State? Join us as we explore these topics as well as three others throughout the summer! Preservation Dallas is pleased to present the 2019 season of Summer Sizzlers – our popular series of educational lectures and tours,...
Summer Sizzlers Who knew where Little Egypt was located? Why did Dallas rise to prominence instead of towns like Denton or Decatur? What is stored in the basement of the Hall of State? Join us as we explore these topics as well as three others throughout the summer! Preservation Dallas is pleased to present the 2019 season of Summer Sizzlers – our popular series of educational lectures and tours,...
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...
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