Repeat the Past? Of Course You Can!

Sometimes, in certain parts of Dallas that have been largely spared bulldozer-happy redevelopment, you can almost imagine what this city might have been like at the beginning of the 20th century. Squint hard enough at Fair Park, and in sections of Deep Ellum and Oak Cliff, and there are enough...

By Jennifer Davis-Lamm

March 19, 2015

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Sometimes, in certain parts of Dallas that have been largely spared bulldozer-happy redevelopment, you can almost imagine what this city might have been like at the beginning of the 20th century. Squint hard enough at Fair Park, and in sections of Deep Ellum and Oak Cliff, and there are enough art deco elements to take you right back to the Jazz Age, whose fashion and excess bore no hint of the hard times to come. In black and white stills of the era, it looks so energetic and free, and maybe that’s why it’s still so fun to superficially attempt to recreate the time. The Dallas Heritage Village (1515 S. Harwood St.) turns the calendar back for its 2015 Jazz Age Sunday Social at noon Sunday. The event, co-sponsored by the Art Deco Society of Dallas, is a full-on costumed throwback that puts all the trappings of the F. Scott Fitzgerald years at your fingertips: vintage car rides, dance lessons, antique vendors and live jazz from the Singapore Slingers and Razzmajazz Dixieland Band all come together for a flap-tastic garden party. Tickets are $10; admission is free for kids 12 and under. Visit dallasheritagevillage.org for more.
Sun., March 22, 1 p.m., 2015

Jennifer Davis-Lamm

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