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by dfwcre8tive
24 Feb 2024 00:10
Forum: The Airports
Topic: DFW Airport Fantasy Redesign
Replies: 8
Views: 711

Re: DFW Airport Fantasy Redesign

The Westside Terminal was an interesting idea.

https://www.airporthistory.org/dfw-rebuild-1.html
by dfwcre8tive
10 Feb 2024 00:57
Forum: The Parks, Trails, + Miscellaneous Infrastructure
Topic: Dallas Zoo
Replies: 16
Views: 13902

Re: Dallas Zoo

Has the monorail been disassembled yet? I wonder if the vehicles will be sold or put into storage.
by dfwcre8tive
19 Dec 2023 17:17
Forum: Rail + Guided Transit
Topic: Dallas Union Station
Replies: 3
Views: 1352

Re: Dallas Union Station

Does Hunt own air rights over the tracks? The elevated pedestrian bridge is also interesting. It's an active freight line so I imagine any structure would need to be pretty high (the reason the overhead bridges were replaced with the pedestrian tunnel in the first place). It's likely not even real ...
by dfwcre8tive
15 Dec 2023 13:02
Forum: Urban Development
Topic: Medical/Market Center: Stemmons Towers
Replies: 20
Views: 15051

Re: Medical/Market Center: Stemmons Towers

I'm glad someone found this thread in 2019 and was inspired. :D There are a lot of nice mature trees, and the core has a good connecting plaza; they can utilize that existing spine to create some interesting gardens for residents. If resident parking garages were added at the rear of the building ad...
by dfwcre8tive
15 Dec 2023 12:09
Forum: Rail + Guided Transit
Topic: Dallas Union Station
Replies: 3
Views: 1352

Re: Dallas Union Station

Does Hunt own air rights over the tracks? The elevated pedestrian bridge is also interesting. It's an active freight line so I imagine any structure would need to be pretty high (the reason the overhead bridges were replaced with the pedestrian tunnel in the first place).
by dfwcre8tive
13 Nov 2023 14:39
Forum: Urban Development
Topic: Downtown Dallas: 601 N Akard - YMCA
Replies: 51
Views: 26615

Re: Downtown Dallas: 601 N Akard - YMCA

https://x.com/stevebrowndmn/status/1724097241109889097?s=46&t=ggSh9v0WoyGMEuf4BPzlmg I’m not well versed on this at all. What does this mean for the Y at this location? No subscription to DMN The Y “is not actively selling the building at this time,” a spokesperson for the organization said in ...
by dfwcre8tive
30 Sep 2023 23:59
Forum: Urban Development
Topic: Demolished (and about to be) Properties 2.0
Replies: 104
Views: 54409

Re: Demolished (and about to be) Properties 2.0

Historic Preservation in Dallas Takes Another Hit as Exchange Park is Razed
https://candysdirt.com/2023/09/05/excha ... inful-hit/
by dfwcre8tive
24 Aug 2023 12:18
Forum: Rail + Guided Transit
Topic: Silver Line
Replies: 401
Views: 423064

Re: Silver Line

Are they really building the train station for 12th street in the middle of the median of Municipal and Ave K in Plano? It looks that way. That's terrible. They are both 1 way segments of a 6 lane divided road. Sorry DART riders. Also they built one apartment building across from the station and th...
by dfwcre8tive
08 Aug 2023 16:51
Forum: Urban Development
Topic: Demolished (and about to be) Properties 2.0
Replies: 104
Views: 54409

Re: Demolished (and about to be) Properties 2.0

RIP Howard R. Meyer-designed Tiferet Israel built in 1939 on Grand Avenue. Robert Wilonsky reports that this was demolished after another fire occurred in the building yesterday. His photo attached. 365763105_10227661025684807_7176809998124161721_n.jpg https://www.dallasnews.com/news/2023/08/08/cant...
by dfwcre8tive
28 Jul 2023 14:42
Forum: Urban Development
Topic: Deep Ellum 1.0
Replies: 1020
Views: 776485

Re: Deep Ellum 1.0

It's official. Deep Ellum is on the National Register of Historic Places

https://www.keranews.org/arts-culture/2 ... ric-places

https://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/edit ... servation/
by dfwcre8tive
16 May 2023 14:55
Forum: The Airports
Topic: DFW Airport
Replies: 420
Views: 330444

Re: DFW Airport

All these decades of holding on to that space I was half expecting Terminal F to be a new centerpiece of the airport when this is clearly just the new overflow terminal. Looks about as barebones and disposable as could possibly be. Thank you, I thought it was just me. This looks like one of those p...
by dfwcre8tive
30 Jan 2023 23:49
Forum: Rail + Guided Transit
Topic: MATA: M-Line Trolley
Replies: 98
Views: 104875

Re: MATA: M-Line Trolley

Six ex-Dallas PCC cars are available for sale by the Seashore Trolley Museum.

https://trolleymuseum.org/wp-content/up ... ochure.pdf
by dfwcre8tive
02 Dec 2022 14:26
Forum: Urban Development
Topic: Uptown Dallas: 3001 Maple (Maple Terrace Office + Residences)
Replies: 52
Views: 30751

Re: Uptown Dallas: 3001 Maple (Maple Terrace Office + Residences)

Progress photos in this article. The new window feel like a miss; unfortunate since windows are a character-defining feature of any historic building. The previous windows were not original but it looks like the original were more of a 4-over-1 design. The new ones are too industrial for the buildin...
by dfwcre8tive
17 Aug 2022 15:32
Forum: Urban Development
Topic: Downtown Dallas: Statler Hotel & Residences + Future DMN Offices (Old Statler Hilton + Old Library)
Replies: 436
Views: 371796

Re: Downtown Dallas: Statler Hotel & Residences + Future DMN Offices (Old Statler Hilton + Old Library)

Here are the conditions the Landmark Commission will look for in a design. A new structure here does NOT need to reference the adjacent mid-century modern style of the Statler (the Statler is outside of the historic district), but it can't just be a solid block or mix too many styles/materials. The ...
by dfwcre8tive
11 Aug 2022 16:16
Forum: Urban Development
Topic: Downtown Dallas: Statler Hotel & Residences + Future DMN Offices (Old Statler Hilton + Old Library)
Replies: 436
Views: 371796

Re: Downtown Dallas: Statler Hotel & Residences + Future DMN Offices (Old Statler Hilton + Old Library)

Agree with comments by the Landmark Commission. Scale is out of place with the adjacent historic buildings on Commerce (and even the library across Harwood). In my opinion a better design would be to differentiate this building from the other (make it look like two mid-scale buildings instead of one...
by dfwcre8tive
22 Apr 2022 15:51
Forum: Urban Development
Topic: Demolished (and about to be) Properties 2.0
Replies: 104
Views: 54409

Re: Demolished (and about to be) Properties 2.0

West Dallas home with ties to Bonnie and Clyde demolished The historic home of outlaw Clyde Barrow, which sat at 1221 Singleton Blvd., was demolished this week. It was bought by a developer in 2020. https://www.dallasnews.com/news/2022/04/22/west-dallas-home-with-ties-to-bonnie-and-clyde-demolished...
by dfwcre8tive
21 Sep 2021 00:01
Forum: Urban Development
Topic: Houseman Building; 400 N. Akard
Replies: 20
Views: 12199

Re: Houseman Building; 400 N. Akard

I love that this is happening and I like the addition but it's too bad they're not doing more to update the lower portion of the building to make it more consistent with its new top. The stucco portion with the arches could easily utilize the same materials and/or design treatments as the new porti...
by dfwcre8tive
13 Aug 2021 13:48
Forum: The Parks, Trails, + Miscellaneous Infrastructure
Topic: Downtown: Harwood Park
Replies: 44
Views: 29934

Re: Downtown: Harwood Park

I wonder if they will try to incorporate any of the "scene shop row" history of the area... could be a fun way to bring some murals or selfie moments into the space.
by dfwcre8tive
16 Jul 2021 13:47
Forum: Urban Development
Topic: Downtown Dallas (Eastside): 2 mixed-use towers
Replies: 96
Views: 37601

Re: East Side Downtown 42-Story Tower Proposed

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Location: https://goo.gl/maps/BurUgDS7smSUGUkN7
by dfwcre8tive
01 Jul 2021 12:29
Forum: Urban Development
Topic: Deep Ellum: Epic ~ Knights of Pythias Temple
Replies: 670
Views: 568745

Re: Deep Ellum: Epic ~ Knights of Pythias Temple

https://www.dallasnews.com/business/technology/2021/07/01/uber-shrinks-its-plans-for-deep-ellum-pulls-out-of-all-state-and-local-incentives/ Uber is terminating all of the state, county and municipal economic incentive agreements it struck when it selected Dallas to be its largest employment hub out...
by dfwcre8tive
15 Jun 2021 11:31
Forum: Urban Development
Topic: Downtown Dallas: Thanks-Giving Square
Replies: 143
Views: 127455

Re: Downtown Dallas: Thanks-Giving Square

Cleaning of the Chapel exterior after many years of dirt and grime had built up. 131631213_4297767650275422_7450051534766820965_n.png Saw this, so glad to finally see this happen. Going to go shoot it soon while we can enjoy the clean. :D I think you'll have some time; the last cleaning was about 2...
by dfwcre8tive
15 Jun 2021 11:20
Forum: Urban Development
Topic: Downtown Dallas: Thanks-Giving Square
Replies: 143
Views: 127455

Re: Downtown Dallas: Thanks-Giving Square

Cleaning of the Chapel exterior after many years of dirt and grime had built up.

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by dfwcre8tive
26 Mar 2021 10:53
Forum: Urban Development
Topic: Downtown Dallas: Thanks-Giving Square
Replies: 143
Views: 127455

Re: Downtown Dallas: Thanks-Giving Square

Why Dallas should be grateful for a Thanks-Giving Square makeover Architecture critic Mark Lamster weighs in on a new plan that would remake and expand the iconic downtown Dallas park. https://www.dallasnews.com/arts-entertainment/architecture/2021/03/18/why-dallas-should-be-grateful-for-a-thanks-g...
by dfwcre8tive
04 Mar 2021 20:23
Forum: The Parks, Trails, + Miscellaneous Infrastructure
Topic: Downtown: Klyde Warren Park
Replies: 228
Views: 173202

Re: Downtown: Klyde Warren Park

Three Downtown Dallas Parks Deliver Differing Visions of Public Space https://magazine.texasarchitects.org/2021/03/04/three-downtown-dallas-parks-deliver-differing-visions-of-public-space/ Klyde Warren Park Klyde Warren Park, Dallas’ freeway-topping jewel which has been successful beyond anyone’s w...
by dfwcre8tive
04 Mar 2021 20:22
Forum: The Parks, Trails, + Miscellaneous Infrastructure
Topic: Downtown: Carpenter Park
Replies: 57
Views: 41401

Re: Downtown: Carpenter Park

Three Downtown Dallas Parks Deliver Differing Visions of Public Space https://magazine.texasarchitects.org/2021/03/04/three-downtown-dallas-parks-deliver-differing-visions-of-public-space/ Carpenter Park On the eastern edge of downtown is Carpenter Park, which is slated to be completed in spring 20...
by dfwcre8tive
04 Mar 2021 20:21
Forum: Urban Development
Topic: Downtown Dallas: Thanks-Giving Square
Replies: 143
Views: 127455

Re: Downtown Dallas: Thanks-Giving Square

Three Downtown Dallas Parks Deliver Differing Visions of Public Space https://magazine.texasarchitects.org/2021/03/04/three-downtown-dallas-parks-deliver-differing-visions-of-public-space/ Thanks-Giving Square Completed in 1976, Thanks-Giving Square was one of the first parks in the heart of downto...
by dfwcre8tive
30 Jan 2021 00:26
Forum: Urban Development
Topic: Downtown Dallas: 601 N Akard - YMCA
Replies: 51
Views: 26615

Re: Downtown Dallas - 601 N Akard - YMCA

My vote goes to a modernized version of the Sanford Center. I believe the current building is the uncompleted base for this tower, right? The parking deck and ground floor were completed and occupied by a bank until the YMCA renovated/added space when they relocated here in 1980. The foundation shou...
by dfwcre8tive
05 Jan 2021 21:45
Forum: Urban Development
Topic: Downtown Dallas: Thanks-Giving Square
Replies: 143
Views: 127455

Re: Downtown Dallas: Thanks-Giving Square

Another write-up about improvements: https://www.archpaper.com/2020/12/callisonrtkl-reimagines-philip-johnsons-thanks-giving-square-in-dallas/ Thanks for sharing. As stated in the article, the goal is to keep the garden area (within the walls) a contemplative space that respects the original archit...
by dfwcre8tive
01 Oct 2020 22:11
Forum: Urban Development
Topic: Downtown Dallas: Thanks-Giving Square
Replies: 143
Views: 127455

Re: Downtown Dallas: Thanks-Giving Square

Here's the latest on our work at Thanks-Giving Square. Design for the rejuvenation has been moving along with a fundraising campaign to begin soon. What a Reimagined Thanks-Giving Square Could Look Like https://www.dmagazine.com/commercial-real-estate/2020/10/what-a-reimagined-thanks-giving-square-c...
by dfwcre8tive
30 Sep 2020 17:04
Forum: City Issues/News
Topic: Fair Park
Replies: 165
Views: 138167

Re: Fair Park

Photos of the Hall of State restoration look amazing, from the exterior to the tiny interior details. https://www.fox4news.com/news/14-million-hall-of-state-restoration-project-nearly-complete Screen Shot 2020-09-30 at 3.07.03 PM.png Source: https://www.instagram.com/p/B_skFLPHB94/ Screen Shot 2020-...
by dfwcre8tive
31 Aug 2020 23:47
Forum: City Issues/News
Topic: Restaurants: general news/development
Replies: 171
Views: 186099

Re: Restaurants: general news/development

Can the downtown restaurant scene recover? Lack of foot traffic is taking its toll https://www.dallasnews.com/food/restaurant-news/2020/08/31/can-the-downtown-restaurant-scene-recover-lack-of-foot-traffic-is-taking-its-toll/ When asked how business was going at his downtown Neopolitan Italian resta...
by dfwcre8tive
13 Aug 2020 16:43
Forum: Urban Development
Topic: AT&T Discovery District
Replies: 451
Views: 382645

Re: AT&T Discovery District

drove by yesterday after work and they put up the new pegasus city brewery sign.. looks really good and was lit up nicely. Commerce street really improving with all of this and will only get better with hawthorn and pegasus city opening soon. Wow, gorgeous. Reminds me of old theatre row down elm st...
by dfwcre8tive
13 Aug 2020 16:36
Forum: City Issues/News
Topic: DFW in the Media
Replies: 82
Views: 74830

Re: DFW in the Media

I finished S2 of The Umbrella Academy and it was a lot of fun! It's silly superhero shenanigans, so if that's not your glass of sweet tea here are a couple of the notable Dallas establishing shots. No spoilers here I promise, the first screenshot is from the first five minutes of the season. You ca...
by dfwcre8tive
30 Jul 2020 16:39
Forum: City Issues/News
Topic: DFW Economy
Replies: 462
Views: 427268

Re: DFW Economy

I've heard CRE people contend that companies will be seeking more real estate moving forward and not less, to accommodate employee spacing/distancing and such, but I'm still not buying it. At some point, employers will pull their employees back into the office. The idea that white-collar managerial...
by dfwcre8tive
28 Jul 2020 19:49
Forum: The Bus + Roads/Highways/Bridges
Topic: Street name changes/proposals
Replies: 25
Views: 26931

Re: Street name changes/proposals

Wow, I had never heard the story of Santos Rodriguez, absolutely heartbreaking. There's a park in Seattle dedicated in his memory as well, but nothing yet in Dallas. https://www.dallasnews.com/news/2018/07/24/mother-of-santos-rodriguez-visited-the-seattle-park-named-for-her-son-in-2015-dallas-still...
by dfwcre8tive
15 Jul 2020 12:19
Forum: Urban Development
Topic: Deep Ellum: The Stack - 2700 Commerce
Replies: 171
Views: 122249

Re: Deep Ellum: The Stack - 2700 Commerce

Dallas City hall is ugly. I loathe any building build with concrete as an design feature. Burnett Tower in Ft. Worth is the same kind of ugly. They all look like Soviet buildings. You'll love this... https://www.instagram.com/brotalism/ or https://www.instagram.com/brutalady/ :D
by dfwcre8tive
09 Jul 2020 15:53
Forum: Urban Development
Topic: Downtown Dallas: 508 Young Street (old Dallas Morning News building)
Replies: 85
Views: 68304

Re: Downtown Dallas: 508 Young Street (old Dallas Morning News building)

Landmark Dallas Morning News building still headed for a redo https://www.dallasnews.com/business/real-estate/2020/07/09/landmark-dallas-morning-news-building-still-headed-for-a-redo/ ... He said the original building designed by noted Dallas architect George Dahl will be used for a luxury hotel. “...
by dfwcre8tive
07 Jul 2020 12:44
Forum: Rail + Guided Transit
Topic: Dallas Area Rapid Transit
Replies: 519
Views: 425567

Re: Dallas Area Rapid Transit

Did you also have a similar diagram for the deferred Knox-Henderson subway station, northsouth? Here are some other diagrams. All are in the Dallas Public Library available for research (where I found these originally). https://www.flickr.com/photos/dfwcre8tive/7136074561/in/album-72157618842236092...
by dfwcre8tive
17 Jun 2020 00:57
Forum: Rail + Guided Transit
Topic: DART D2 Subway
Replies: 508
Views: 404434

Re: DART D2 Subway

https://mir-s3-cdn-cf.behance.net/project_modules/disp/31cf287691599.56029e9372c53.png https://mir-s3-cdn-cf.behance.net/project_modules/disp/8ec52f7691597.56029d1bc2a2f.jpg https://mir-s3-cdn-cf.behance.net/project_modules/disp/92b3a27691595.56029d19b68ff.jpg https://www.behance.net/gallery/113351...
by dfwcre8tive
27 May 2020 10:51
Forum: Urban Development
Topic: Dallas Covid-19 Business Casualties
Replies: 60
Views: 40962

Re: Dallas Covid-19 Business Casualties

Magical iconic subterranean restaurant in downtown Dallas closes after 36 years https://dallas.culturemap.com/news/restaurants-bars/05-20-20-dakotas-downtown-subterranean-closed/?fbclid=IwAR30aKYqUKOty3EF5bve1fPY9jt_hl_z1ohZiCX_h5Eoo_FbKG9xWGxT2AY Here's an article about the restaurant's history. R...
by dfwcre8tive
22 May 2020 23:52
Forum: Urban Development
Topic: East Quarter: ~24 Building Redevelopment
Replies: 563
Views: 533250

Re: East Quarter: ~24 Building Redevelopment

That's a nice view! On a somewhat related note, with the rest of the EQ getting spruced up, I wonder if we'll ever see Salazar Center remove the ugly glass skin which was added back in the '80s. It wasn't ever the prettiest building, but what we have now is hard to look at. https://farm3.static.fli...
by dfwcre8tive
22 May 2020 02:06
Forum: Urban Development
Topic: Downtown Dallas: Sheraton Hotel
Replies: 46
Views: 37760

Re: Downtown Dallas: Sheraton Hotel

Some photos of what this building once looked like... https://flashbackdallas.com/2020/04/12/the-southland-center-mid-century-cool-1959/ metadc1615219_xl_UNTA_AR0870-084-004-037.jpg https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1615219/m1/1/ https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1615133/m1/1...
by dfwcre8tive
18 May 2020 13:23
Forum: Urban Development
Topic: Deep Ellum: Epic ~ Knights of Pythias Temple
Replies: 670
Views: 568745

Re: Deep Ellum: Epic ~ Knights of Pythias Temple

Too many pessimists on this string... Will Uber ride off to Dallas with its headquarters? As cost-cutting pressures mount, speculation intensifies that Uber could move its San Francisco headquarters to lower-cost Dallas. https://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/news/2020/05/01/will-uber-ride-off-to...
by dfwcre8tive
15 May 2020 11:37
Forum: City Issues/News
Topic: DFW in the Media
Replies: 82
Views: 74830

Re: DFW in the Media

Nice to be listed. Also embarrassing to have had that much opportunity, be in that kind of company, and yet the city's lasting original contributions to global civilization are the Texas donut apartment block, graphing calculators, Mary Kay marketing mantras, and the inspiration for Outkast's "...
by dfwcre8tive
05 May 2020 11:50
Forum: Urban Development
Topic: Latino Cultural Center
Replies: 1
Views: 3435

Re: Latino Cultural Center

I believe phase 2 is starting for LCC. Does anyone have a rendering of the new black box expansion? http://www.dallascitynews.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/LCC-Phase-2-Image-1.png http://www.dallascitynews.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/LCC-Phase-2-images.jpg http://www.dallascitynews.net/latino-c...
by dfwcre8tive
28 Apr 2020 16:16
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: COVID-19 Discussion
Replies: 10
Views: 12985

Re: COVID-19 Discussion

This city in Lithuania is allowing restaurants to reopen with only outdoor seating. Good seasonal idea to relocate dining to the city's plazas, streets, and parks.

https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/outd ... index.html
by dfwcre8tive
20 Apr 2020 18:40
Forum: The Airports
Topic: DFW Airport
Replies: 420
Views: 330444

Re: DFW Airport

Check out these stories about the never-built 1989 DFW Terminal F plans. Lots of great visuals by Corgan.

Part 1: https://www.airporthistory.org/dfw-rebuild-1.html

Part 2: https://www.airporthistory.org/dfw-rebuild-2.html
by dfwcre8tive
10 Apr 2020 17:00
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: COVID-19 Discussion
Replies: 10
Views: 12985

Re: COVID-19 Discussion

Maybe this will be a new trend in other cities... Emeryville announces plan to eliminate 'beg buttons' at crosswalks in response to COVID-19 “You no longer need to press pedestrian push buttons,” O’Connell said, explaining that the buttons would be automatically activated when the traffic light chan...
by dfwcre8tive
27 Mar 2020 16:47
Forum: Urban Development
Topic: Arts District: Flora & Olive Tower (~441 FT / ~39 ST)
Replies: 543
Views: 485168

Re: Arts District: Flora & Olive Tower (~441 FT / ~39 ST)

I'm curious how many employers are going to ask themselves why they have so much office space when so many people can effectively work from home. I realize it may not be going perfectly, but its def working well for many. I feel like this was a question companies were already asking, and now it's b...
by dfwcre8tive
28 Dec 2019 13:43
Forum: Urban Development
Topic: DTD: The National/Thompson Hotel (1401 Elm)
Replies: 681
Views: 590074

Re: DD: 1401 Elm and Thompson Hotel

Kinda random, but I was wondering if anyone knew anything about the old mural inside 1401 elm? It was probably posted in the old forum, citing renovation that they were interested in keeping it. Ive been looking for pictures online, but can't seem to find it. Could have sworn it was a tree. You can...