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This Teardown Town

South Dallas' history is in danger of being demolished, so why are so few protecting it?

A A A Comments By Robert Wilonsky Thursday, Jun 9 2005

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The James H. and Molly Ellis House is one of South Dallas' most prized homes, but it sits in danger of demolition while its owners decide what to do with the 100-year-old estate.

Mark Graham

The James H. and Molly Ellis House is one of South Dallas' most prized homes, but it sits in danger of demolition while its owners decide what to do with the 100-year-old estate.

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But the house is, and getting older every second that it's allowed to sit there and rot. Dixon may be willing to bide her time, but the house and its history cannot wait for someone to breathe life into what's fast becoming one more corpse in a historical district where something like this was never supposed to happen.

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