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Here's a house that used to be on Dickason Avenue in the Oak Lawn neighborhood of Dallas. I am guessing it did not begin life in this elaborate form and wasn't in the best condition when it was demolished. Today this is a vacant lot at the corner of Dickason Avenue and Hood Street. A highrise had been planned for the spot but didn't work out.  

Dallas has a history of ruining great neighborhoods. I've heard over the years how cool the lower Oak Lawn neighborhood (between Oak Lawn Ave and Turtle Creek Blvd) was in the 1960s and '70s. It was home to many artists and shop owners selling antiques. The Sale Street Fair attracted people from far and wide each year. Today, it's home mostly to large office buildings and residential highrises.  It was way cooler than Congress Avenue in Austin is today, so they say. In my own time here I have seen McKinney Avenue go from a bar-hopping destination to a quieter street filled with highrises and upscale restaurants. Some of the changes, like the addition of Whole Foods, have been good but I imagine many feel a sense of loss. If you want to be a little rowdy and have some fun, McKinney Avenue isn't what it used to be. So what's happening to Deep Ellum?  Before COVID-19, the art galleries had mostly moved out and a lot of restaurants moved in. There have been several larg...

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Dallas doesn't rank high in walkability, but there are places to walk and more people doing it. We're often looking for different scenery, so one-night last week we headed to the West End. The timing was perfect to capture a sunset from the top of a parking garage across from the new Holocaust Museum. 

There are quite a few bike rides in Dallas with a skyline view, but this is a new one for me. The view isn't new- we see it frequently from the car. It's much easier to stop and take a photo from the bike. Going across the Margaret McDermott Bridge is a nice ride, but the trail connections at either end need some work.