Adamson High School

Union Bear Bartender Jonathan Colley on Crime and Punishment and Local Beer

Jonathan Colley is one of the resident barkeeps and beer nerds in the basement at West Village (aka Union Bear). He got into the beer biz by frequenting his neighborhood watering holes in Oak Cliff, where he met the ambitious Spillers Group. When they recently opened Union Bear, they hired Colley, w ... More >>

After Mayor Dwaine Caraway's Tirade, an End For Now to the Ongoing Scrap Over Scrapyard

Mayor Caraway's new togs look summertime comfy!​Oak Cliff Metals' move, which was on the council's to-do list last month, returned this afternoon, with Mayor-For-Now Dwaine Caraway once again squaring off against Vonciel Jones Hill over the site that's in her district near S. Central Expressway an ... More >>

The Many, Ongoing Interests of Ray Wylie Hubbard

After Fighting to Keep Adamson From Becoming Historic Landmark, DISD Backs Off. For Now.

​Speaking of historic landmarks ...For more than a year, the Dallas Independent School District has been fighting the Landmark Commission to keep Adamson High School from being designated as a city landmark -- so much so that in September '09, the board passed a resolution that said, in part, "any ... More >>

Ashes to Ashes, Dust to Dust: Rubble Is Now All that Remains Of Oak Cliff Christian Church

Photos by Melissa Hennings​There's no need to recap the recent history of the Oak Cliff Christian Church -- that's all been well-documented here, beginning with the initial December '09 post warning of its inevitable demise. At this late date I'll say only this: Last weekend, I was out with the 7- ... More >>

Time's Running Out for Preservationists Hoping to Save Old Oak Cliff Christian Church

Unless a buyer steps up before August 17, DISD can go ahead with plans to raze the church at 10th and Crawford. ​​Late yesterday afternoon, John McCall Jr. -- the former president of the Old Oak Cliff Conservation League and its current attorney -- sent word that the future of the old Oak C ... More >>

There Are a Number of Familiar Places on Preservation Dallas's Most Endangered List

Justin Terveen508 Park Avenue, currently the subject of litigation as its owners try to tear down the building​At this very moment Preservation Dallas executive director Katherine Seale is at the Women's Museum in Fair Park formally presenting its annual list of properties, neighborhoods and "hist ... More >>

For the First Time, Old Oak Cliff Conservation League Release Its "At-Risk" Buildings List

A sign on the Eagle Ford School, one of the OOCCL's at-risk buildings​Preservation Dallas's most-endangered list won't be released till June 30. But this morning, the Old Oak Cliff Conservation League has released its own variation -- an "Architecture at Risk List," its first. Not surprisingly, th ... More >>

As Time Runs Out For Oak Cliff Christian Church, Some Lookers But No Takers

The Old Oak Cliff Conservation League had downtown architectural firm RTKL draw up some conceptual renderings of the church featuring DISD's proposed athletic fields for the new Adamson High.​Like we said last month, the Old Oak Cliff Conservation League has till August 15 to find a buyer for the ... More >>

Outside City Hall, Marching to the Respectful Beat of Dallas's Top Drumlines

Of council members Dwaine Caraway, Jerry Allen or Tennell Atkins, we're not sure who's a bigger fan of the high school drumline, but this morning in the plaza outside City Hall, the three city officials sure looked ready to wrestle for it.Speaking to a few rows of guests and flanked by four high sch ... More >>

Demolition By Neglect? Historic Davy Crockett School Now a Wild Frontier.

All photos by Patrick MichelsDavy Crockett School as it looks right now. DISD no longer uses the building and has no plans for future use.​Yesterday a good Friend of Unfair Park who fought to keep Adamson High School away from the Dallas Independent School District's wrecking ball suggested it was ... More >>

Sorry, Dallas City Hall, But Oak Cliff Doesn't Need Your Permission to Get Stuff Done

Courtesy the Oak Cliff Transit Authority​Can't let this pass without pointing something out. Two stunning stories that have come down the pike in the past 24 hours -- the awarding of a major federal grant for trolley in Oak Cliff and the success of preservationists in forcing DISD to back down, at ... More >>

Preservationists Insist "Some Good" Has Come Out of Mediation With DISD Concerning the Fate of Oak Cliff Christian Church

Spike JohnsonDISD was all ready to raze Oak Cliff Christian a few weeks ago. So, now what?​It's been exactly two months since Unfair Park broke the news that the Dallas Independent School District had purchased the old Oak Cliff Christian Church on 10th Street with the intention of razing Charles ... More >>

In Oak Cliff Neighborhood, the Complex Negotiations Behind New Adamson High

The Concord Apartments in Oak Cliff, yet another piece of property scheduled for demolition to make room for Adamson​In recent weeks, whenever we've attempted to get information out of the Dallas Independent School District concerning its plans for the Adamson High School expansion, we've been met ... More >>

Well, It Looks Like It's Time For Your Weekly Oak Cliff Christian Church Update

Photos by Michael AmonettThis is the scene today at Oak Cliff Christian Church, which should be razed in a matter of weeks.​But, don't worry, there won't be too many of these left: Michael Amonett, president of the Old Oak Cliff Conservation League, sends word (and pictures) today that Ponce Const ... More >>

So, Looks Like the Historic Oak Cliff Christian Church Has About Three Weeks Left

Photos by Jeffrey LilesInside Oak Cliff Christian Church, crews are removing asbestos in advance of the building's imminent demolition.​Oak Cliff's own Jeff Liles is out in front of the Oak Cliff Christian Church at this very moment, and he reports that workers for Ponce Contractors are inside the ... More >>

A Sort of Tour of the Interior of the Oak Cliff Christian Church, Which DISD Plans to Raze

​Right before Christmas, Dallas Independent School District board president Adam Medrano told Unfair Park he is "not sure what can be done at this point" to save the Oak Cliff Christian Church, which DISD purchased in the fall to make way for some piece of the new Adamson High School campus. (Tent ... More >>

Roger the Dodger Gets Called Back to Lead One More Super Bowl Drive

With Demo Permit in Hand, DISD's Closer to Razing Historic Oak Cliff Christian Church

Oak Cliff Christian Church in an undated photo, courtesy the Oak Cliff Conservation League​Dallas Independent School District spokesman Jon Dahlander says he can't talk about the district's intentions with the former Oak Cliff Christian Church on 10th Street, which, as we first mentioned Tuesday m ... More >>

Already Worried About DISD's Intentions With Adamson High School, Preservationists Add Old Oak Cliff Christian Church to Worry List

The former Oak Cliff Christian Church as it appeared circa 1955​A few week back Schutze wrote about Adamson High School alums' efforts to spare their old school from the wrecking ball as the Dallas Independent School District makes way for a new campus. (In the words of DISD spokesman Jon Dahlande ... More >>

Has Woodrow Wilson High School Aged Better Than Adamson, Or Does it Just Have a Heckuva Lot More White Kids?

Sara KerensAdamson High School in Oak Cliff, where less than 1 percent of the students are white.​Jon Dahlander, spokesman for the Dallas Independent School District, posted a comment on Unfair Park today that perfectly expressed the school system's official position on the preservation/demoli ... More >>

What Is On Mike Rhyner's Mind Today? Schutze's Column on Adamson High School.

If you, like Mike Rhyner, are interested in the historic significance of this Oak Cliff landmark, all ya gotta do is click this.​Earlier today on The Ticket, Hardline host Mike Rhyner brought up two of our favorite subjects: Dallas's demolition of what little history it has left (especially downto ... More >>

Adamson High School Alums Are Fighting DISD to Preserve the School Building and Their Bond With Its Students

It's Official: KERA's All-Music Station, KXT, Will Make Noise Starting November 9

​At last: KERA just sent word that its announced-in-June all-music radio station, now known as KKXT-FM (91.7), will officially makes its bow November 9 at 7 a.m. Also announced this morning were the nationally syndicated programs KXT, as it'll be known, will air: Acoustic Café, American Routes, M ... More >>

On Thursday, Dallas ISD Board to Be Briefed on District's Desire to Raze Adamson High

From the Dallas Landmark Commission Nomination Form, which recommends giving Adamson High School historic landmark status​We have 508 Park Avenue; The Dallas Morning News, Adamson High School, which the Dallas Independent School District wants to demolish, save for the facade, to make way for a ne ... More >>

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