HP Christmas Traditions Continue With New Tree
The Highland Park tree lighting on Thursday honored old traditions while making a new one. The 150-year-old Big Pecan tree
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Take One Final Look at Big Pecan Tree
As a young girl, Patricia Essa Purcell Bagnall would walk with her grandmother on Lakeside Drive to fill jugs with artesian water and listen to tales of the “early days.”
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How Do You Say Goodbye to a Tree?
The obit for Highland Park’s historic monarch pecan hasn’t been published yet, but the writing can begin.
Read morePark Cities Historic and Preservation Society Landmarked Four Homes
The Park Cities Historic and Preservation Society celebrated four homeowners for excellence in historic, architectural, or renovation significance with landmark
Read moreWounded Landmark
Highland Park’s grand old monarch pecan has become a troubled tree — troubled enough to pose a public danger and
Read morePickard Designs Makeover For Dallas Landmark
In its heyday, the Hotel Indigo in downtown Dallas was one of the hotspots of the famed “Theatre Row” district,
Read moreArmstrong’s Sons-in-Law To Thank For Landmarks
When the man who named Highland Park, John S. Armstrong, died of a heart attack in 1908, his two sons-in-law,
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Highland Park
The town of Highland Park – and yes, it’s called a town, not a city – sits 3 miles north
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Town Makes ‘Big Pecan’ Podium Delivery
The legacy of Highland Park’s Million Dollar Monarch continues. Highland Park ISD recently received podiums made from the tree that once stood at Armstrong Parkway at Preston Road for more than 104 years.
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Podium Pecan
The wood harvested from the historic “Big Pecan” could stand again as podiums in every Highland Park ISD campus.
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Things To Do
The tree lighting will return in person with seasonal treats, a balloon artist, holiday music, a photo booth, and an opportunity to donate to “Toys for Tots.”
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