There’s much to do in Dallas to keep any visitor to the city occupied and happy. From excellent hole-in-the-wall burger joints like Twisted Root Burger Co. to newly-established outdoor recreation spaces like Palo Pinto Mountains State Park located just outside of the metropolitan area brimming with scenic landscapes and trails, the Pegasus City, as it’s sometimes affectionately called, has tons to offer when it comes to food and hiking. However, if you’re the kind of traveler who’s also interested in appreciating historic homes and architecture, visiting local parks in walkable neighborhoods, and doesn’t mind venturing a little further out, you’ll definitely be interested in visiting Vickery Place in northern Dallas.
Located just five miles from the city’s downtown neighborhood, Vickery Place was once enveloped in cotton fields. It was the introduction of streetcars in 1888 that led to the population boom in not just this neighborhood, but in others in Dallas’ city limits as well. As one of the earliest suburbs of the city, houses designed in several different architectural styles from the early-to-mid 1900s can be seen in the neighborhood.
Vickery Place’s roughly 7,000 residents don’t just benefit from living in a neighborhood full of historic homes and tasteful architecture. They also benefit from being in a neighborhood that is very walkable, so you can use that to your advantage and walk down the neighborhood’s pretty tree-lined streets and take in the architecture at your leisure. With a walkability score of 77 according to Walkscore, Vickery Place earns a spot in the list of Dallas’ top ten most walkable neighborhoods. This also means that the plethora of shops, restaurants, and parks located close to Henderson and Greenville avenues are easily accessible to residents of the area, without them having to worry about the headache of finding parking.
Appreciating Vickery Place’s historic and eye-catching architecture
Texas is no stranger to neighborhoods with historic homes within the confines of some of its larger cities. This is true of San Antonio’s beautiful Monte Vista neighborhood with its walkable streets, impressive homes, and cute cafés, and it’s certainly true of Dallas’ Vickery Place as well. So much so that the neighborhood was designated with the City of Dallas Conservation District status in 2006. Vickery Place boasts one of the largest collections of 20th century homes in all of Dallas, and its Conservation District is confined to the area bordered by Goodwin Avenue on the north, Greenville Avenue on the east, Richard Avenue on the south, and Laneri Avenue to the west. A drive or stroll down streets within this area will showcase these architectural styles as reflected on homes that are primarily one or two-story constructions…