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History Emerges During Dallas Cemetery Crawl

December 8, 2021December 9, 2021 Evelyn Wolff 0 Comments Community, dallas Cemetery, Emanu-El Cemetery, FP, Freedman's Cemetery, GIVINGPEOPLE, Greenwood Cemetery, Hillcrest Mausoleum, McCree cemetery, oak cliff cemetery, oakland cemetery, Park Cities, Preservation Dallas, preston hollow, Sparkman Hillcrest Funeral Home, western heights cemetery

On the eve of All Hallows Eve, I found myself wandering through cemeteries and mausoleums as a participant in Preservation Dallas’ 2021 Fall Tour – Cemeteries of Dallas.

Preston Hollow Real Estate

I’m Still Standing!

November 11, 2021November 11, 2021 Evelyn Wolff 0 Comments 40th Anniversary, Homes, Northside People, People newspapers archives, preston hollow, Preston Hollow real estate, Real Estate, tom rhodes

House hunting in 1981 reveals what has changed, what hasn’t.
(Read time: 5 minutes)

Park Cities Preston Hollow Real Estate

1980s Real Estate Was a Woman’s World

November 4, 2021November 8, 2021 Evelyn Wolff 0 Comments creative advertising, market numbers, Park Cities, preston hollow, Real Estate, rhodes group, tom rhodes

Tom Rhodes was one of the first realtors to market himself, not just his listings in the early 1980s.
(Read time: 3.9 minutes)

Park Cities Preston Hollow Real Estate

Lindley Arthur Making Old Homes New Again

September 2, 2021September 2, 2021 Evelyn Wolff 1 Comment Design, designer, Furniture, GIVINGPEOPLE, Home Interiors, Homes & Design, Interior, interior design, Lindley Arthur, Lindley Arthur Interiors, Park Cities, Park Cities People, Preservation Park Cities

Not only does Lindley Arthur live and work in the Park Cities, but she also grew up here and joined what’s now Preservation Park Cities last year.
(Read time: 5.1 minutes)

Business Park Cities

Newspaper Advertising Time Capsule: What a Sales Rep Saved in 1994

June 16, 2021June 17, 2021 Evelyn Wolff 0 Comments 1994, advertising, business, designers, Evelyn Wolff, Highland Park, journalism, Newspapers, Park Cities, Park Cities People, sales rep, SMU, University Park

I was beginning my junior year studying journalism at SMU when the first issue of Park Cities People hit front lawns in Highland Park and University Park.

Obituaries Park Cities Preston Hollow

Patricia F. Smith

June 4, 2021June 7, 2021 Evelyn Wolff 0 Comments obituaries, obituary, Park Cities Obits, Patricia F. Smith, Preston Hollow obits

May 13, 1946 – May 17, 2021

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Shop May Be Closed, But Not Forgotten

May 10, 2021May 10, 2021 Evelyn Wolff 0 Comments Flowers, Not Forgotten, Plants, Shop Closed, Wicker basket

Floyd and Johnetta were looking for a business they could do together and had bids on three: the Jack in the Box on Lovers Lane, The Wicker Basket, and another florist.