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Sweeeeeeeeet!

Well, that's something, anyway.

hope they look into this: "And Westdale actually has the listed on the county tax records as 2505 Elm, not 2551 Elm -- the historic address. Fact is, if Westdale went to the city and asked to get 2505 Elm demolished to make room for a parking lot, no one would ever notice -- and in the meantime, 2551 Elm would get adiosed."

"demolition by neglect" was the name of my second Metal band but my 3rd band overall. The second band was an Aerosmith tribute called "Camerosmith" (dude....we fucking rocked on Sweet Emotion). Ryhner tried to book us but we had to fire him for stealing our cocaine. lol Crazy times......

You mean like the old Dallas High School/Crozier Tech building? Talk about demo by neglect!

Toots, have you ever seen an alligator gar?

I hope it's not already too far gone. That would be a real tragedy.

What would be really cool is if Westdale made the decision that since they're going to have to do work on the building they might as well make something out of it.

I'd be happy with the stereotypical restaurant+hotel or even office space. *Anything* is better then a rotting corpse.

Why yes I have Joe.

The alligator gar, Atractosteus spatula, is a primitive ray-finned fish fish. It is also referred to as the gator gar. Unlike other gars, the mature alligator gar possesses a dual row of large teeth in the upper jaw. The teeth are why people call it the "alligator". The color of the gar is a brown or olive-color and their scales are diamond-shaped and interlocking and were once used by American Indians for jewelry. Pretty cool huh?
The alligator gar is the largest type of gar and is the North America. It can be as long as 8 to 12 and often weighs at least 100 pounds when fully grown. The current world record weighed 279 pounds and was caught in the Rio Grande River in 1951. Even larger gars, over 300 pounds have been caught by trotliners.

So yes, I know about the Alligator Gar.

With all the changes going on in the area, I'm glad folks from the city are starting to acknowledge this tiny piece of Dallas history before it's self destructed. Demolition by neglect has been in effect to much of Deep Ellum for years.

Most area property owners continue to put up the good fight and try to hold onto / improve their assets. The few tenants left also strive to stay in business while fewer people than ever are inclined to patronize this forgotten area. Not to mention it's nearly impossible to get to Deep Ellum easily via any street in Dallas anymore. Is this all part of a master plan we are not privy to?

Fact; no property owners are as large or have as much invested as Westdale, who for years have intentionally bought, evicted, neglected, allow depreciation, bought more and have sat and waited to make their move. They loom in the darkness and hide behind unofficial spokesman / politician / crony, Barry Annino, who will say whatever you want to hear full of loopholes so he doesn't get nailed. Why is it Westdale never speaks publicly, or puts forth any plan of action / intentions or simply taken responsibility for anything... Kevin? Chuck? What gives?

The Knights is just one building of several blocks of property they own. Nearly all have more historic significance than all of Uptown, the West Village and Victory combined.

I am so glad that somebody cares about the history in Dallas. Deep Ellum is the only place in Downtown that predates WWII. This building is one of the most beautiful things in Deep Ellum. We are not talking about a warehouse here, I agree with the comment that this would make a great hotel or even a retail strip with some residential above it. We lost the tunnel, some bars, what is next?

Next you'll be telling me that you're not wondering just what is the Jellybean.