Subject: Justin Terveen

• A Grand Return? Um, Maybe.

  September 5, 2007

• How Good Morning America Really Screwed Up Its Dallas Window

  December 6, 2007

• Discovering "The Urban Fabric"

  December 19, 2007

• Happy New Year? If You Say So.

  January 2, 2008

• Witness to the Execution (Which Is A Bit Dramatic, Sure, But Still)

  January 22, 2008

• Ain't Life Grand? It Is, At Least According to Preservation Texas.

  February 8, 2008

• The Best Photo of Dallas ... Ever?

  March 20, 2008

• Statler Hilton Makes National Trust's "Most Endangered" List

  May 19, 2008

• Rooms With a View: Beautiful Photos of the Statler Hilton Hotel

  May 20, 2008

• Dallas at Dawn: Or, How Much Will It Cost to Frame This Photo?

  July 8, 2008

• Because Nothing Good Ever Happens After 2 A.M., Especially Downtown

  August 19, 2008

• Now, About That Other Downtown Hotel, the Poor Ol' Statler

  September 18, 2008

• Threads From the Urban Fabric: Halloween Night in Dallas

  November 6, 2008

• The End is Near

  Justin Terveen It took a year, but I now feel the way this woman looked in downtown Dallas last New Year's Eve. You're now free to get your drink on -- oh, little late for that, never mind. Regardless, we come now to the final posting of the year, a year-ender masquerading as a list of resolutions. No doubt, I've forgotten some of the highlights, lowlights and low lifes of The Year That Was; as always, you're welcome to add to the list, preferably before sobering up.We'll return on Friday, if

  December 31, 2008

• Street Scenes: Shots from Last Weekend's Deep Ellum Arts Festival

  Justin TerveenPlenty of art changed hands in Deep Ellum last weekend, though this particular piece wasn't for sale.The Deep Ellum Arts Festival took over Main Street all weekend, with work for sale from hundreds of local artists, and all the live music and turkey legs you'd expect from a street festival.More shots of folks out in Deep Ellum are up in our slideshow here, thanks to photographers Justin Terveen and Alexa Schirtzinger.

  April 6, 2009

• Behold, the Benighted Concrete Prairie

  Justin TerveenYup, stole that headline from the poetry of one David Yearsley, the Cornell U. prof soon to be the subject of our newly christened interview series "Dude, Seriously, What the Fuck." Till then, we send you into the weekend with this freshly minted image courtesy our old friend Justin Terveen from high atop the Hyatt. Now we must off in search of the nearby bail bondsmen and prostitutes.

  June 5, 2009

• One Person's Power Outage Is Another Person's Photo Opportunity

  Justin TerveenIt was 'round midnight this morning when power was restored in our Northwest Dallas neighborhood, which had been illuminated throughout the stormy night by Dallas police cruiser spotlights; congregated neighbors said the officers were poking around for a possible prowler attempting to make the most of the blackout. On the other hand, it wasn't anything a few candles, a tall glass of bourbon and a backyard patio couldn't remedy.Others were more inclined toward getting some work done

  June 11, 2009

• More on the Statler's Shroud, or: That Veil Will Really Tie the Room Together

  Justin TerveenYesterday I got a call from Todd Howard -- namesake of t. howard associates, president of the American Institute of Architects Dallas chapter and former board member of the South Dallas/Fair Park Trust Fund (with my dad, full disclosure). Turns out he wanted to address some of the Friends of Unfair Park's comments concerning the AIA's veil-the-Statler contest about which I wrote yesterday. Howard was a little concerned that some of the comments were a little too down on the endea

  July 15, 2009

• Today, the First Salvo in the Battle Over 508 Park Avenue. We've Got the Documents.

  Justin TerveenOn Sunday, our pal Justin Terveen went by 508 Park Avenue and shot many photographs, which are available on his Flickr page.​On Friday, we broke the news that the owners of 508 Park Avenue have decided to tear down the building in which blues and country history was made. The Glazers, longtime liquor distributors in Dallas, have their reasons: The former Warner Bros. Picture storage facility, built in the 1920s, has decayed beyond the point of saving. It is not fiscally feasible

  August 12, 2009

• The First Round in Fight Over 508 Park Avenue Goes to History and the Preservationists

  Justin Terveen​To no one's surprise, on Wednesday evening the Landmark Commission's Central Business District Task Force decided, unanimously, Colby Properties' request to tear down 508 Park Avenue. The simple reason: The three members of the task force do not buy the owners' claim that the 1920s-era structure is an "imminent threat to public health and safety," simple as that. In other words, yes, it may indeed be dilapidated and inaccessible, but it won't fall down any time soon. So the tas

  August 13, 2009

• A Photo Tour: 508 Park Ave and Its Downtown Dallas Neighbors

  Justin Terveen​In the fight over the fate of 508 Park Ave., this week saw the opening salvos at City Hall between the Glazers, who own the old Warner Bros. Pictures storage building where Robert Johnson and Bob Wills once recorded, and preservationists who want to keep it standing.Along with worries about the 80-year-old building's structural soundness, the owners cite the building's popularity among the homeless folks who tend to hang around the building as another reason why the place ought

  August 14, 2009

• You Say You Want Some Downtown Dallas Progress Reports? Well, Then, You Got 'Em.

  Justin TerveenOur old pal, The Urban Fabric, grabbed this shot of downtown just last night, matter of fact.​I had Karl Zavitkovsky, head of the city's Office of Economic Development, on the phone this afternoon, so I asked him for a couple of updates per several Friends of Unfair Park's requests piling up in the comment box. After the jump, a word from developer Larry Hamilton as well. And a message left for one city manager.Anyway. First off, some of you were wondering if the city was pursuin

  August 28, 2009

• Owners of 508 Park Ave. to Landmark Commission: The Bridge "Virtually Doomed Redevelopment of the Entire Area"

  Justin TerveenThe former Warner Bros. Pictures storage facility in which Robert Johnson, Bob Wills, the Texas Playboys and, possibly, Charlie Parker once recorded lives -- for now.The city's Landmark Commission on Tuesday afternoon upheld an August 12 decision by its Central Business District Task Force, unanimously denying a request by Colby Properties to tear down 508 Park Avenue based on its "imminent threat to public health and safety." The commission also denied Colby's application to raze

  September 2, 2009

• If Nothing Else, the, Um, Sylvan Avenue Boat Ramp Has Never Looked Better

  Justin Terveen​We can't find Jim this morning -- sure hope he's not down at the Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge construction site! Or out taking photos après le deluge, as is his wont. Especially since our old pal Justin Terveen was out and about over the weekend, trying to cross the Trinity at Sylvan Avenue -- which anyone knows ain't gonna happen after a few inches of drizzle.

  September 14, 2009

• The Red Line to Salvation

  Justin Terveen​Friend of the show Justin Terveen's doing some weekend work for Unfair Park; should have it ready to go Monday, fingers crossed. Till then, then, this inspirational triptych taken yesterday on the northbound Red Line near the Park Lane station.

  October 16, 2009

• DART's Still Sorry for Saturday's Snafu

  Flickr user: clockwerks​Many Friends of Unfair Park have sent word that they too missed kick-off of Texas-OU Saturday due to Dallas Area Rapid Transit's slow ride to Fair Park; DART spokesman Morgan Lyons spent most of his weekend apologizing and explaining ... and then explaining his apology. (Flickr user "Rayindallas" was there when the back-up occurred in downtown; our man Justin Terveen has a photo essay of the "clusterfuck" -- his word -- forthcoming.) Now comes DART's "Special Message to

  October 19, 2009

• One Last "Howdy, Folks" Till Next Year

  Justin Terveen​Figuring that the glorious weather (at last!) would indeed inspire record turnouts and copious photo ops during the final weekend of the State Fair of Texas, we dispatched the great Justin Terveen to Fair Park. Here's but a taste of what he came back with; he's said he's sending more for a Round Two later today. And, later, a Very Special Caption Contest from the fairgrounds.

  October 19, 2009

• Mullet Over

  Justin TerveenWrap your mind around that.​ If you've already checked out Justin Terveen's fine work from the fair's last day, then you'll be no stranger to this particular animal, this... mullet? Well, maybe, but the front side of this haircut is no place for business.Call it what you want, it's going to be a long year before you'll find hairstyle, fashion and accessory tips like this together in one place again. Who knows, maybe by then we'll all be sporting the reverse-bowl cut.

  October 19, 2009

• A Halloween Party Retrospective, In Two Parts

  Justin TerveenZombies, take a seat.​Gloria LevarioA relatively tame moment from Oak Lawn Saturday night.​Halloween's still a few days off, but last weekend there were plenty of chances to take the costume for a spin, especially for zombies in Deep Ellum last night, and for every other thing you can imagine (and a few you might rather not) Saturday night in Oak Lawn.Get a double dose of Halloween spirit in our pair of slide shows from the weekend's festivities -- the Oak Lawn Halloween Street

  October 26, 2009

• Ten Years Later, AIA-Dallas Plans on Updating Its Invaluable Guide to Dallas Architecture

  ​Speaking of great books about Dallas architecture ...On Monday, shortly after I mentioned that the Dallas Historical Society has reissuing Dallas Rediscovered on its to-do list, a Friend of Unfair Park sent word that the American Institute of Architects-Dallas is planning on updating The American Institute of Architects Guide to Dallas Architecture. After all, it's been precisely a decade since its original publication, and in that time the landscape of the city has changed considerably. Like

  November 4, 2009

• One More Try at Razing 508 Park Avenue, Even As Miss. Officials to Turn Robert Johnson's Birthplace Into Tourist Destination

  Justin Terveen​On Thursday, the owners of 508 Park Avenue will ask the City Plan Commission for permission to demolish the building in which Robert Johnson, Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys, and Charlie Parker once recorded. Two months ago, the Landmark Commission denied the application, upholding the Central Business District Task Force's earlier no-how-no-way, but Colby Properties is determined to raze that building along with the adjacent 1900 Young Street -- despite its own engineer's dete

  November 13, 2009

• Unlikely Pairings, in Photo and on Video, With Which To End Your Monday

  Justin TerveenKeeping Rosa Parks company at the DART West End Station that bears her name​So, how to end a Monday: with a Justin Terveen photo snapped downtown over the weekend, or with Gordon Keith and Rhett Miller performing the WKRP in Cincinnati theme song in a video sent to me by a Friend of Unfair Park who knows of my affection for WKRP, the Old 97 and Mr. Keith. Yes, please. The video, from the weekend's Cystic Fibrosis Concert Series benefit at the Granada, follows after the jump.

  November 16, 2009

• Sunset Over the Remains of Reunion

  Justin Terveen​You watched it fall -- all that tension leading to a sudden, violent demise. Now, courtesy the great Justin Terveen, the peaceful aftermath in a series of photos he took Tuesday evening. The last photo of Reunion Arena we'll ever post on Unfair Park.

  November 18, 2009

• For Those Who Like Unwrapping Their Neimans Presents Christmas Eve ...

  ​As we mentioned yesterday, Neiman Marcus's downtown flagship will formally unveil this year's Christmas window display Friday night, just before they light the big ol' Christmas sculptree in Main Street Garden. But downtown denizens have already had their sneak preview: Justin Terveen was downtown yesterday as set decorator Ignaz Gorischek and his elves were putting the final touches on the kiddie tube, and he sent Unfair Park a handful of early looks at the extraordinary display. (Justin's c

  November 19, 2009