The Blank Slate Dallas Didn’t Ask For

Christine Perez 22h agoDM

Dallas didn’t lose its downtown. It got a blank slate. And in a city with some of the most creative, entrepreneurial, and well-capitalized real estate minds in the country, a blank slate is not a problem. It is an opportunity. The departures are well documented: AT&T’s exit, Neiman Marcus signaling the closure of its historic … Continued The post The Blank Slate Dallas Didn’t Ask For appeared first on D Magazine.

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