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Jack Gosnell

  • Blogs

    March 2, 2011

    Outside the Statler, a Celebration. Inside the Statler, a Sneak Peek at the Work to Be Done.

    Photos by Sam MertenWho can you name in this gathering of officials the mayor pulled together for a press conference-closing group photo?​When Sam and I got to Main Street Garden around 2:15 this afternoon for the Statler-sale press conference, there weren't a lot of people around -- just a few fo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 1, 2011

    Going Underground (Again): More Thoughts On and Looks At Downtown Dallas's Tunnels

    Click to embiggen: Vincent Ponte's plan for Dallas from the June 1968 Esquire​As promised, Patrick "Car-Free" Kennedy has posted his thoughts on the YouPlusDallas video in which Jack Gosnell regales viewers with tales of how Dallas came to bury its businesses beneath downtown. And, like Gosnell an ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 28, 2011

    Into Downtown's Tunnels, A Horror Story

    From time to time we've revisited the damage done to downtown Dallas by Montreal urban planner Vincent Ponte, who proposed in the June 1968 issue of Esquire that downtown Dallas bury its businesses underground -- a decision then-Dallas Mayor Laura Miller referred to in The New York Times in '05 as " ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 9, 2010

    What's Up With The Grand Ricchi, Anyway?

    ​I'd planned on going to the Downtown Connection TIF District Review Committee Meeting, but, well, I had a prior commitment, and, besides, the thing was canceled for lack of a quorum. There was, though, an item of interest on the agenda: "Review and approval of design plans for 1600 Pacific by Dal ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 8, 2010

    One Guess What Downtown Really Needs

    UCR Urban's Jack Gosnell -- who helped convince Forest City to redo the Merc and the Continental -- is among those who've been charged with recruiting retail to downtown. Which, presumably, is why Aaron Gentry, our pal Justin Terveen and the You Dallas crew accompanied Gosnell on a tour of downtown, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 21, 2008

    Angela Hunt is Pissed

    UCR Urban's Jack Gosnell -- who helped convince Forest City to redo the Merc and the Continental -- is among those who've been charged with recruiting retail to downtown. Which, presumably, is why Aaron Gentry, our pal Justin Terveen and the You Dallas crew accompanied Gosnell on a tour of downtown, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 20, 2008

    And One More Piece of Dallas' History Turns to Rubble

    UCR Urban's Jack Gosnell -- who helped convince Forest City to redo the Merc and the Continental -- is among those who've been charged with recruiting retail to downtown. Which, presumably, is why Aaron Gentry, our pal Justin Terveen and the You Dallas crew accompanied Gosnell on a tour of downtown, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 9, 2007

    Re: Hard Rock and a Hard Place

    UCR Urban's Jack Gosnell -- who helped convince Forest City to redo the Merc and the Continental -- is among those who've been charged with recruiting retail to downtown. Which, presumably, is why Aaron Gentry, our pal Justin Terveen and the You Dallas crew accompanied Gosnell on a tour of downtown, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 9, 2007

    Landmark Commisison Caught Between a Hard Rock and Hard Place

    UCR Urban's Jack Gosnell -- who helped convince Forest City to redo the Merc and the Continental -- is among those who've been charged with recruiting retail to downtown. Which, presumably, is why Aaron Gentry, our pal Justin Terveen and the You Dallas crew accompanied Gosnell on a tour of downtown, ... More >>

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    July 24, 2003

    She's Gotta Serve It

    Dallas dining is largely controlled by men. Seven women are trying to change that.

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