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ONLY IN OAK CLIFF Alex Moreno spins records during the second annual Oak Cliff Art Crawl in April. As part of the Better Block project on Tyler Street, volunteers created temporary shops with outdoor seating and other beautification that is not allowed under Dallas city codes.

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The minimally invasive

da Vinci Robot

turns recovery time into quality time.

Surgery for hysterectomy, uterine fibroids, and vaginal vault prolapse won’t sideline you for long thanks to the da Vinci® Surgical System.

Unlike traditional surgery, this sophisticated robotic technology enables our surgeons to operate with minimally invasive precision, which dramatically reduces pain, scarring, and recovery time. So, if you’re a candidate for gynecological surgery, the way to get back to life faster is here.

Minimally invasive. It’s how we operate.

Learn more at 214-947-0000, or visit www.methodisthealthsystem.org/daVinci Texas law prohibits hospitals from practicing medicine. The physicians on the Methodist Health System medical staff are independent practitioners who are not employees or agents of Methodist Health System.

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Everything old is new

The Walker family renovated a 1920s Kessler Park home.

Photo by Wesley Stringer

FEATURES 30 at home in their sanctuary

Artists Candice Chase and Mark Thomas made the church at 12th and Windomere their home and studio.

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comments RECYCLING TELEVISIONS A clarification to an answer you provided in the April issue: Someone was asking about getting rid of chemicals, TVs and other various products (“How It Works”). On the TV part, you cited that Goodwill would take a working TV off of one’s hands — this actually is not true. I tried to take some nice working tube TVs to my neighborhood drop-off center a few weeks ago and was refused, as they don’t accept them. I was thrown off, so I checked their website — sure enough, they don’t accept them.

However, I was able to find another group that not only would take them, but will come pick them up (and anything else that you would normally donate to a Goodwill/ Salvation Army type company): Soul’s Harbor. Just don’t want anyone to go through the trouble I went through many weeks ago — those TVs are very heavy to try and unsuccessfully cart off!

Let us point you in the right direction with buying or selling in today’s market.

Just Listed 5922 Richmond 4/3.5/2 Sqft. 2,950 Roger Pickett 214.946.4900

5235 Goodwin 3/2/2 Sqft. 2,427 Roger Pickett 214.946.4900

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1811 Creekhaven 4/2.5/2 Sqft. 2,554 Ed Abenante 214.883.0995

1211 Mule Deer 4/2.5/2 Sqft. 2,324 Patty Tafoya 214.682.7157

762 S. Manus 3/2/2CP Sqft. 2,339 Robert Bown 214.803.0071

1424 Ferndale Ave Commercial Ed Abenante 214.883.0995

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2102 Mesa Wood 3/2/2 Sqft. 1,377 Anastasia Semos 469.438.4667

4515 Dove Creek 3/2/2 Sqft. 1,544 Roger Pickett 214.946.4900

—Beth Provost, via email Editor’s note: Soul’s Harbor is a Dallas organization working to help men break the cycle of homelessness. The nonprofit can be reached at 972.286.1940 or soulsharbordallas.org.

Salvation Army also will pick up working televisions from Dallas locations; to arrange for pickup, call 214.630.5611. The Advocate regrets the incorrect information about Goodwill; for information on what Goodwill donation centers will and won’t accept, visit goodwilldallas.org/donation_centers.shtml, or call 214.638.2800 ext. 137.

ROSEMONT EARLY CHILDHOOD PTA I became a member back when my now 25-year-old son was just a thought (“Mommy Mafia”, April Advocate). I made friendships that have lasted, I learned things about the community, and I had a chance to help out Rosemont. An invaluable organization!

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the trumpet of the robot Years of practice didn’t make me a musician

In high school, I played the trumpet. Baseball was my first love, and I would have much preferred playing on a baseball team than lugging a trumpet back and forth to school.

But skill conspired against me, so somewhere around fifth grade, a friend and I wound up with trumpets in our hands.

We attended band class every day, and we were required to practice five nights a week as homework, 30 minutes per day.

And 30 minutes per day is what I put in; not a second more. My mom’s kitchen timer clocked me in, and when the bell went off, I stopped practicing in mid-note, plopped the trumpet into its case, and set off to find out what was on television.

My friend’s house was on the way home, and when I stopped by — no mat-

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ter the time of day or night — I’d usually find him with the trumpet in his hands.

He didn’t have a timer, didn’t really need one, because he played as long as he wanted, just for the fun of it.

So he was dedicated, and I was diligent. And I would say most students filling the chairs in band class were like me. We were punching the clock, putting in our time and then moving on.

Some of us were members of a smaller jazz band group (extra credit, plain and simple). If you know anything about jazz, you know that it’s music with no boundaries or rules; it just ebbs and flows, seemingly on its own. You have to know what you’re doing to be a jazz musician.

The band director liked to give each of us a chance to showcase our talent, so to speak. Whether we wanted to or not, at some point we had to lay down the main track while the rest of the group played background. For the lead, there was no music to follow; the assignment didn’t require specific practice time, and there was no right or wrong. It simply required us to step up and play from the heart, drawing upon all of our years of practice. I believe it’s called a “riff” in the music world.

Having labored woodenly and just long enough over the music I had been provided for the prior eight years, I was in trouble.

As the band played behind me, I stared at the wall, my lips jammed into the trumpet’s mouthpiece, and nothing came out. Nothing. Listening to the music, I didn’t feel anything — other than fright.

Years of practice had come down to this: I wasn’t a musician; I was a robot.

I slumped down, defeated, and wondered how more than a thousand hours of practice left me so woefully unprepared for my star turn.

And then my friend stood up for his shot, and he literally channeled Louis Armstrong. His music twisted and turned and dropped and climbed rhythmically, and the band fed off his energy and scaled new heights of its own. When he finished, there was an almost audible gasp of satisfaction in the room.

The instrument in my hands was workmanlike but nothing more; the same instrument in his hands was melodic and polished and inspiring.

I’ve often wondered why he was so good, and I wasn’t. In the end, it’s simple: My friend loved what he did, and it showed. I didn’t, and that showed, too.

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Girl Talk

Free Event!

Saturday, May 15 10 a.m.–noon Methodist Dallas Medical Center Hitt Auditorium

Let’s Discuss the Latest Advancements in Women’s Health.

Girls just wanna have fun at every stage of life. So save the date for Girl Talk, a free event for aging gracefully and healthfully.

More than idle chitchat, physician speakers will discuss minimally invasive procedures for breast health, as well as daVinci® Robotic Surgery options for uterine fibroid removal, hysterectomy, and vaginal vault prolapse. The daVinci robot enables our surgeons to operate with minimally invasive precision, which dramatically reduces pain, scarring, and recovery time.

Refreshments • Giveaways • Education Let’s be social. Follow us on:

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MALINA PEARSON apologized repeatedly for the state of her Oak Cliff house.

The vase on her dining room table had no flowers. A box sat unpacked since her move in November. The closets didn’t have doors yet. When we interviewed her, she was gearing up for a photo shoot in Los Angeles and putting in long nights with friends creating Wigwam, the pop-up store during Oak Cliff Art Crawl’s Better Block project. Basically, her house isn’t picture perfect because she has a life. Those imperfect details bother Pearson, though, because in her work as a prop stylist, she’s the one who makes photo sets look perfect for catalogs such as Pottery Barn Teen, West Elm and Garnet Hill. No apologies are necessary for the home Pearson shares with her chihuahuas, Hank and Lefty. It is brimming with natural light that showcases Pearson’s Danish modern furniture and her impeccable style. She bought it for $80,000 and renovated it last year, turning a bland little rancher into a sophisticated home that matches her style.

What renovations have you made to this house?

Everything. We stripped it down to the studs and raised the roofline.

We took off the front porch and brought that square footage into the house. We completely redid everything. The back of the house, where the kitchen is, was a porch.

Every wire, every window was replaced. The floors are original; I just had to tooth in oak where it was missing or damaged.

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I enlisted friends to work after hours.

The electrician is the brother of a friend of mine. A friend who is a furniture maker built the cabinets in the hall. My friend, Deanne Teeter, is an architect, so she helped with planning and zoning to get the porch OKed. Every little thing adds up, and I’m lucky enough to know people who were willing to help me. And I was my own contractor, which is a huge savings.

IT STILL SEEMS LIKE A HOUSE THAT WAS BUILT IN THE ’60S, EVEN THOUGH EVERYTHING IS NEW. I tried to add things back to the house that had a soulful feel. One example is I bought these old doors from a garage sale. So none of the doors in the house are new. In my job, I have to pull things together and make it look like something acquired over a number of years, but really I got it in two days. And it’s kind of the same idea in my home.

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If you’re going to do it, you might as well just start from scratch. You can spend money on nice faucets and appliances, but you don’t know what’s going on behind the walls.

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RENOVATING A HOUSE SEEMS LIKE AN AWFULLY BIG PROJECT TO TAKE ON YOURSELF. It’s a lot of work, and you just have to love it. I love to shop, and I’m always shopping for windows, wood, fixtures, flooring and things like that for my work. Fifty percent of the job is shopping. You would think I would get tired of it or I wouldn’t want to do it on my own, but I love it.

SO WHAT ARE YOUR FAVORITE PLACES TO SHOP IN DALLAS? I like Curiosities and the White Elephant Antique Mall. I like the mix at We are 1976 as well as Bows and Arrows. My mom is an antiques dealer, so I get some stuff from her.

I tend to shop out of town more than in Dallas. Most of my work is in San Francisco and New York, so I do a lot of shopping in those cities.

YOU SHOP ALL THE TIME, BUT YOUR HOUSE SEEMS UNCLUTTERED.

A. 723 Kessler Woods Trail $795,000 David Collier B. 1434 La Senda Place SOLD Diane Sherman C. 1126 N. Windomere Avenue $365,000 Jarrad Barnes D. 300 S. Edgefield $369,950 Diane Sherman E. 418 N. Montclair Avenue $345,000 Diane Sherman F. 1649 Sylvan Avenue $219,000 Henry Barber

One thing that helps me not go completely overboard, because I am always shopping and I have the opportunity to buy things daily, is that I try to stick within a color scheme. I might love this turquoise couch, or whatever, but I try to keep it in a neutral color scheme, and that’s helped me not get too much stuff. I try to stick with whites and neutrals and pops of color here and there. And I think that makes it less confusing.

CAN YOU GIVE US SOME STYLE TIPS? That’s a hard question. I guess I would say, don’t be afraid to let your personality show through your stuff. Don’t think you have to stay married to one style. Never take yourself too seriously, and always have a little something that’s just off enough to keep people interested.

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It is nearly impossible to turn LEFT at the STOPLIGHT on my street. How can I get a left-hand turn signal INSTALLED?

1. A citizen can phone either 311 or directly call the City of Dallas Transportation Planning and Engineering office at 214.670.3260.

From there, a city employee takes down basic information, such as the intersection in question and the directions in which a turn signal is desired.

2. A city engineer has up to 90 days to take action on the request and will call the citizen to get more information about the intersection in question, including what days and times the intersection’s traffic light seems to cause the most problems.

3. The engineer then conducts a study of the intersection, taking into account traffic and accident reports from the previous three years, as well as studying the sight lines and available traffic lanes at the intersection.

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The best thing about this process is that it is relatively simple and pain free: No outof-pocket money needs to be spent, and no forms need to be filled out. However, from start to finish, the process of adding a left-hand turn signal — if approved — can take a long time. If you’re willing to wait, here is how it works: 4. The engineer will compile the findings, and get in touch with the citizen within a month of the study’s completion. If the engineer decides that a turn signal is either not feasible, or not needed, the engineer will explain why. If the engineer instead agrees with the citizen that a traffic signal is needed, then the engineer will file a request. (In the past year, 80 requests for new traffic signals were filed, and five of those approved and installed.) The timetable on when action is taken, however, depends whether the engineer believes a left-hand turn signal is urgent, and on other factors such as available funds that the city has for projects such as these.

5. For more information, call the Transportation Planning and Engineering Office at 214.670.3260.

Email howitworks@advocatemag.com with your question.

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Small ways that you can make a big difference for neighborhood nonprofits

Christopher swam a half mile in 17 minutes Find Your Fitness

Christopher York was not a swimmer two years ago. The best he could do was tread water.

Now he swims circles around competitors in triathlons.

VOLUNTEER ... ... with the Friends of Oak Cliff Parks.

The group works from 7-11 a.m. every Saturday in parks around Oak Cliff. But there is always work to do in the parks, and volunteers can choose to work in any park at any time they like. Contact Barbara Barbee at 214.331.4758 or brbrb303@aol.com to get involved, friendsofoakcliffparks.org.

For aspiring athletes, or anyone who wants to be faster, stronger and ahead of the game, personalized training is a stroke of genius.

50% off the enrollment fee when you join, or join with a friend and both receive 75% off.

Call 214.820.7872 or visit baylortomlandryfitnesscenter.com OR DONATE ... ... a bicycle to the Lone Star Ride Fighting AIDS. The 165-mile ride in September benefits charities including AIDS Services of Dallas in Oak Cliff. The program needs used adult road bikes for its loaner program so that cyclists who cannot afford a bike can borrow one.

Anyone who wishes to donate a bike can contact David Minehart at 214.521.2412 or dminehart@lonestarride.org. More information about the ride is available at lonestarride.org.

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Know of ways that neighbors can spend time, attend an event, or purchase or donate something to benefit a neighborhood nonprofit? Email your suggestion to launch@advocatemag.com.

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FREE The annual Cinco de Mayo parade on Jefferson Boulevard starts at 11 a.m., and the festival is from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. It is the biggest Cinco de Mayo parade in North Texas, and more than 20,000 spectators are expected from all over the region. The 1.2-mile parade down Jefferson, organized by Oak Cliff Coalition for the Arts, is expected to have more than 1,000 participants.

The festival includes a stage with musical and dance performances, and there will be lots of food and fun stuff to do. The festival is family friendly, and no alcohol is allowed. Some proceeds go to the Oak Cliff Coalition for the Arts educational programs. 214.650.8381 or oakcliffarts.com. —Rachel Stone 05.01 HANDMADE MARKET FREE

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05.08 JAZZ AT BISHOP ARTS THEATER CENTER $57.50-$62.50

Smooth jazz guitarist Marc Antoine and keyboardist Brian Simpson perform with saxophonist Tom Braxton in this installment of the TECO Theatrical Productions 2010 Jazz Series. Bishop Arts Theater Center, 215 S. Tyler. 214.948.0716 or tecotheater.org.

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TACO TIME With his Mexico City-style taqueria, El Tizoncito, Leo Spencer is starting fresh. Spencer had a successful food company in Mexico until a few years ago, when his partner was abducted. And he feared that his daughter could be a target for kidnappers, who often terrorize and extort the Mexican middle class. So he moved to Texas in 2007. He helped Mico Rodriguez develop the concept for Taco Diner and worked for M Crowd until last year, when he decided to open his own restaurant.

“It was hard at the beginning because I went to the heart of Oak Cliff trying to change the misconceptions of taquerias,” he says. A taqueria shouldn’t be a dirty hole-in-the-wall or a tiny kitchen in the back of a meat market, he says. “We make everything to order in an open kitchen with fresh ingredients,” he says. “Mexican food doesn’t have to taste like cumin and spices that kill the flavor of the food. We use only natural ingredients and salt.” El Tizoncito serves a delicious black-bean soup with cilantro and onions, and dishes like the tacos al pastor keep customers coming back.

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1 TAQUERIA EL SI HAY This has to be the most popular taqueria in Oak Cliff. There is always a line, the tacos are cheap, and they’re consistently good.

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2 JERRY’S SUPERMARKET Terrific tacos served from the window, and elotes, too.

JEFFERSON & LLEWELLYN 214.941.8110

3 LA MICHOACANA MEAT MARKET La Michoacana is the largest independent Mexican grocer in the United States. The tacos are tasty, and the store sells barbacoa by the pound.

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Tillman’s is a place for really good food, drinks, and music in a fun, casual, come-as-you-are environment.

An update on the classic Texas roadhouse with regional menu favorites, familiar tunes and no-one is a stranger hospitality — all energized with a modern take. A combination of both rustic and lush in everything from the menu to the décor make Tillman’s a good-time anytime destination. Bishop Arts District 324 West 7th St. 214.942.0988. www.tillmansroadhouse.com.

EL TIZONCITO $ Located at Illinois & Westmoreland, this Mexico City taqueria is a Dallas mustvisit. The décor offers a casual experience that corrects the misconception of an original Taqueria. The Tacos al Pastor shaved down from the vertical oven and the unique Tamarind Margarita are a must-try. “What a pleasant surprise.” George Bush. “Excellent service complement exceptional food.” Gary Fisher. “Best Tacos in Dallas.” Mico Rodriguez. Sun-Thurs 10am-11pm Fri-Sat 10am-1am.

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First and foremost, if you do know what Mom likes, give it to her. That means that if she appreciates white zinfandel, it doesn’t matter what you think about white zinfandel.

Second, don’t get too complicated. Just because you were impressed with that cult Napa wine doesn’t mean she will be, especially if she doesn’t drink too many cult Napa wines. And finally, wine should be fun. You don’t want Mom drinking something just to please you on Mother’s Day. To that end, here are three wines that offer value and that Mom should like: 6HEHND 6DXYLJQRQ %ODQF The quality of this South African wine, especially at this price, always surprises me. It’s more French in style than anything else, with more mineral than fruit and just a touch of lemon zest. %RQQ\ 'RRQ 6\UDK /H 3RXVVHU Bonny Doon’s Randall Grahm is equal parts character and great winemaker, and all of his wines deliver value. This vintage of the syrah has a little more fruit than the previous one, but it’s still complicated, interesting and balanced. This is what California syrah should taste like. Availability may be limited.

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Home is where the Hardhat is The Walkers turned this Kessler Park house into their dream home story / Rachel Stone photos / Wesley Stringer

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The Walker family, from left to right, Wendy, Mark, Jordan, Abby and Trevor.

The formal dining room features original crown molding.

The staircase, shown here while work was underway, is the feature that sold the Walkers on the home.

The staircase, shown as it is now, refinished and carpet removed.

he postcard mailed from a real estate agent depicted an old aerial photograph of Kessler Park. Wendy Walker thought nothing of it at first, but as she looked closely at the card, she noticed something.

“I said, ‘Hey there’s our house,’” she says.

The 1926 two-story house she and her husband, Mark, bought on Lausanne a few years ago is one of the oldest houses in the neighborhood. At least, that’s true according to the postcard, which shows their house standing amid a few others and looking naked for a lack of trees.

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The Walkers wanted an island kitchen, so they had this island made to fit.

Mark Walker found some of the cabinets in a magazine, and Wendy Walker found others in a showroom.

“We squeezed every inch out of this kitchen.”

Wendy reused a compass-themed light globe from the original house in the boys’ closet.

The Walkers replaced the home’s windows for energy efficiency, but they left original windows at the front of the house because they liked how they look.

Plaza when they decided to buy the older house, which was the last on the block to be renovated.

The family of five chose it because they wanted a bigger house, and they decided it would be less expensive to renovate a house than to buy one already updated.

Plus, they liked the idea of remaking the house the way they wanted it.

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done and then have to redo everything because you don’t like it,” Mark Walker says.

The foyer, with its built-in bookcase and dramatic staircase, sold them on the house.

Not much had been changed since 1926, except for bathrooms that had been updated in the ’50s and ’80s.

As work began, they found layers of strange wallpaper. They pulled up car-

pet from the floors and stairs. Every surface in the home had to be refinished, but the Walkers kept the original wood floors and built-ins. The original floor plan wasn’t changed except for a small porch they converted to a mudroom.

They liked the look of the home’s vintage, wavy glass windows, but they were not energy efficient. So the designer convinced the Walkers to replace all the

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windows in the house except for those in the front. They sought out replacement windows that closely matched the originals.

“We wanted to preserve the original flavor of the house,” Mark says.

Architect Trey Bartosh redesigned the eat-in island kitchen. It houses the air conditioner and a fridge shallower than standard models. Countertops are staggered to break up the 12 feet of soapstone along one wall, and the island is perfectly measured to give just enough space on both sides.

“We squeezed every inch out of this kitchen,” Mark says.

He chose part of the kitchen’s white cabinetry from a magazine, and Wendy picked another part from a design showroom. They widened a window and painted the walls iris purple, which makes for a simple, cheery kitchen.

Wendy is a professional organizer who likes bright colors and clean lines. But the most expensive parts of the renovation are the ones that aren’t as fun: All of the plumbing and electrical had to be replaced, they added central heat and air, and they buried the power lines.

“None of that makes the house look any better, but you have to have it,” Wendy says.

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The builder mimicked the home’s original crown molding in the living room.

The living room while work was underway. Every surface in the house was refinished.

The Walkers painted the original fireplace, and they added granite tile to the front.

The family’s Guinea pig, Bagde, lives in Abby’s room.

“We wanted to preserve the original flavor of the house.”

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upstairs. The Walkers tried to figure a place to put another full bath, but in the end, they decided against it.

“We couldn’t bring ourselves to do it because it’s such a great floor plan,” Mark says.

So the whole family shares one upstairs bathroom, but it is designed to accommodate them all.

It was Wendy’s idea to design a barber -shop-style bathroom with two sinks and mirrors, and three “stations” with cabinets, drawers and counters. They incorporated the lighted barber’s pole that Mark and Wendy bought in an antique shop when they were first married.

“It works well for high traffic,” she says of the bathroom’s layout.

The Walkers reused all of the home’s original doors, although some had to be flipped or widened.

And they used all the original door knobs and hinges. Wendy took all of the whimsical light globes from the children’s rooms — one room had a Boy Scouts theme with a compass light — and reused them in their closets.

Wendy grew up in Oak Cliff, and when she was a child, her par ents spent more than eight years renovating their Winnetka Heights house. The Walkers’ renovation took only 10 months, but Wendy says it’s the perfect home for her family.

“I’ve grown up in old houses,” she says. “You keep as much as you can while still making it feel modern and comfortable.”

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SEEING THE LIGHT These artists made a former church building their home and studio STORY BY RACHEL STONE

PHOTOS BY WESLEY STRINGER Some people would stop after the fifth time a mortgage broker said “no”.

But Mark Thomas and Candice Chase laid out their financials for 14 brokers over nine months.

Each one eventually denied them loans to buy the home and studio of their dreams — a former Methodist church at 12th and Windomere.

“We had a lot of cash, and we had a good credit score,” Chase says. “We had been waiting for five years getting ready to buy something. So every bank that interviewed us said we were surprisingly good on paper, you know, especially for artists.”

But Thomas, a cinematographer, and Chase, a still photographer, started pursuing a home loan early last year, as banks were failing and lenders

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were tightening ship. No bank would approve them because the couple wasn’t just buying a 7,500-squarefoot house — they were buying a cavernous, dilapidated church that had been vacant and vandalized.

And they weren’t buying it to house a congregation or for a business.

They wanted to move in, to live and work there permanently.

There’s no standard loan for that.

But the married couple wouldn’t give up. After looking at dozens of spaces, they knew the church at 12th and Windomere was perfect for them.

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missing or damaged. All of the copper tubing had been stolen. It lacked a working toilet.

The place was a mess.

But none of that made much difference from the artists’ perspectives. All they could see was light.

Sunlight enchanted them as it shone into the church’s sanctuary and shifted the shadows as the sun moved across the sky. So eventually, the owners agreed to finance it, and the sale closed in October.

That’s when things really became hairy. A friend recently gave the renovation project a tagline: “The ridiculous has gone insane.”

The building is zoned single family residential, but try telling that to the gas man. Or the guys on the garbage trucks. Or code enforcement. Only recently did Oncor turn the lights on in the couple’s name, and it took months of appeals.

“They would be like, ‘Yeah, we

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drove by there, and that’s a church,’” Chase says. “Just trying to get everyone to translate this building as a residence has been a challenge.”

The city doesn’t have blueprints for the building on file, so Thomas and Chase will have to hire an architect before they can get permits and variances for much of the work they want to do.

When they first moved in, a breaker blew, and they realized they had to replace the electricity meters. On his first major project, transforming a half-bath near the entry, Thomas fell through the floor, legs dangling into the basement.

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Chase says.

Hot showers came when they finally bought a water heater, and their washateria time ended recently when laundry machines were installed.

Before the summer heat arrives, they’ll have to replace six air compressors.

The couple transformed a “quad” of classrooms behind the sanctuary into a two-story living area. They pulled up linoleum and installed bamboo flooring stained deep brown. They kept the plaster walls pretty much as they were and had the duct system rerouted. A master suite is on the second floor, and a living room and library are on the ground floor. advocatemag.com/oak-cliff M AY 2010

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Windows make electric light unnecessary most mornings in the master bath and library, which are on the building’s northeast corner.

The enormous basement had nursery-school classrooms with tiny tables and chairs, storage space and an industrial kitchen long out of use.

Now Thomas and Chase use two classrooms for their offices, one as a guest bedroom and others for storage. These creatives aren’t into the culinary arts, so they are fine with a makeshift kitchen of fridge, microwave and coffee maker. Revamping the original kitchen is the last thing on their list.

Right now, windows are the biggest project. Every window frame in the building is encrusted with layer upon layer of paint, and Thomas is

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Eventually, they would like the sanctuary to serve as a studio, gallery, rehearsal and party space. In March, Chase photographed a roller derby league’s calendar there, the first photo shoot in the room that inspired their dream home.

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HAPPY ANNIVERSARY Wynnewood North residents Gary Smith and Price Goshien celebrated 20 years together — with the Advocate — on the beach in Roatan, Honduras.

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The Victim: Suzanne Baker The Crime: Criminal mischief; aggravated assault Date: Wednesday, March 3 Time: 12:05 a.m.

Location: 2800 block of Gladstone

Multiple gunshots pierced the quiet night.

Just after midnight, Suzanne Baker woke to the sounds of gunfire outside her home. She feared for her life.

“The sounds of dozens of shots woke me up immediately, and since they were so close and my bed is close to windows, I rolled out of bed, hit the floor, and grabbed my pistol,” she says. “I crawled to the window and peeked out, but didn’t see anyone or hear a car peel out. I wasn’t sure if anything had been hit, or if the shots had just been into the air.”

Baker says gunshots are not unusual in her neighborhood.

“We are used to gunshots around here, but very rarely do the shots appear to happen so close to our area of the street,” she says. “I called 911 and reported the shots, along with several of my neighbors as I found out later.”

The victims feared speaking about the incident, but Baker was concerned and agreed to describe the events.

After hearing the shots, she found it difficult to sleep.

“The next afternoon, my neighbors reported to me what had happened, and I was invited to take a tour of the house that had been shot up. Over a dozen rounds hit the house, many entering through windows and doors,” she says. “Several penetrated several rooms of the house, including the closet of the room where three small children were sleeping. The family had called the police and took refuge in a closet until the police arrived.”

Two cars in front of the home were hit with bullets, but fortunately no one was injured. The incident has changed Baker’s feelings about her neighborhood. Her street has always been peaceful, but the shooting made neighbors feel unsafe.

“We have had several break-ins in the past several months, but nothing as blatantly violent as this,” she says. “There are a few of us on our end of the street that tend to watch out for each other, but this left us all feeling a bit helpless and insecure.”

Dallas Police Deputy Chief Rick Watson of the Southwest Patrol Division offers three reasons this type of incident usually occurs: a feud or a fight, a gang-related attack, or a drug deal gone wrong. He says police do not have any suspects in this case because witnesses could not give a description of the shooters.

“There’s usually more to it than someone just driving by and firing rounds into the house,” he says. “These things are difficult to pinpoint as to why it occurred.”

Anyone with information into this crime is asked to call the Dallas Police Department. – SEAN CHAFFIN

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community Architectural and interior design firm Corgan last month named Oak Cliff resident Jennifer Conrad as director of healthcare business development. Conrad will promote, market and develop business for the firm’s healthcare studio. Conrad is an SMU graduate and has an MBA from the University of Texas at Austin. Corgan has designed many healthcare facilities in North Texas, including the new Parkland Hospital campus, which it designed with HDR. The Texas Association of Homes and Services for the Aging will present its Community Service Award this month to Diana Patten, the life enrichment director at Grace Presbyterian Village, a 300-bed nonprofit retirement community in Oak Cliff. Patten organizes an Oktoberfest celebration annually, leads songs and dances, teaches gardening, trains paramedics how to best assist seniors and recruits and trains volunteers.

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Back story

IT TAKES A VILLAGE

Wynnewood was the epitome of postwar life At its peak, Wynnewood Village had it all.

Built in the early 1950s, Wynnewood offered shopping, banking, entertainment, doctors and dining. There was a drycleaner, a lamp store, a photography studio and insurance offices.

Out-of-town guests could lodge in the two-story Wynnewood Hotel (where the Chase Bank drive-ins are now), and convenience items were available at the new 7-Eleven. Wynnewood residents could get their shoes repaired, their cars serviced and filled with gas.

They shopped at major department stores, and attend church — all within walking distance, as numerous housing options surrounded the central shopping space.

Wynnewood Village offered everything a “village” was designed to do. There was little need to venture outside its boundaries.

It was the post World War II period in Oak Cliff, with the Baby Boom, well, booming. It was the perfect place for the time.

Named after the Wynne family, the village’s first 27-acre shopping area consisted of the two interior strips, anchored by Skillern’s Drug Store, A & P Grocery, M.E. Moses 5¢-10¢-25¢-$1 store, Wyatt’s Cafeteria, E.M. Khan and Volk’s. A

Skillern’s drug store at Wynnewood Village in 1951. PHOTO COURTESY OF MCLACHLAN FAMILY PHOTOS Safeway grocery, Fred’s Barbecue and the Truelove Gulf Station backed up to Zang Boulevard and completed the center, with numerous smaller businesses nestled between the major stores.

Birthday cakes and pastries were purchased at Jan’s Bakery, while Jay’s Florist sold many a high school dance corsage and homecoming mum.

Robert’s Jewelers had watches, rings and bracelets, with Wynnewood Window offering gift items and hollowware.

The Wynnewood Delicatessen created yummy sandwiches, but Big John’s Steak House fed the heartier appetites. For the younger set, Abbott Shoe Store filled many an Oak Cliff kid’s shoe needs, with Bud’s Duds clothing the welldressed young males.

The Community Sewing Shop carried a full line of fabrics, notions and sewing machine items. And, always beckoning: Toy World.

Quite popular, the aforementioned Volk’s had live monkeys in glass cages that flanked the store’s back entry.

Additionally, the store had bank drafts from all the major Dallas financial institutions. All customers had to do was to request one of the blank checks and fill in the info. No IDs were required.

The Wynnewood State Bank (the building is still there) and the Wynnewood Professional Building and pharmacy (on the current Chase Bank property) were distinct additions. There was also a post office and Dallas Fire Station No. 33.

Wynnewood Presbyterian Church was the only house of worship.

For years, the Wynnewood Theater entertained children, teens and adults.

And when Goff’s Charcoal Hamburgers opened (now a laundromat), the place was packed with customers purchasing those delicious burgers and chocolate mint ice cream in what was then the “new” waffle cones.

South of Illinois Avenue were smaller brick houses with single garages, while the

Wynnewood Village offered everything a “village” was designed to do. There was little This ad for the Wynnewood Hotel is from the 1963 Kimball High School yearbook, the “Excalibur”.

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more spacious upscale homes in Wynnewood North offered custom appointments, larger lots and double garages. And, rambling on both sides of Zang and lining Illinois, the Wynnewood Apartments housed hundreds of post-war families. Many of the newly created streets were named after World War II battles, ships and commanders, reflecting Angus G. Wynne Jr.’s naval background.

Including the housing, Wynnewood Village comprised roughly 820 acres.

In the later 22-acre shopping expansion, one of the busiest stores was Cinderella Dallas — a teen clothing store that also offered “modeling and charm” classes. I never became a model, and I don’t know how charming I am, but I did attend. As did my sister, and yes, our brother, too. (He still has the certificate to prove it.)

Kresge’s variety store opened, as did a Titche-Goettinger and Jas. K. Wilson. Now gone, Montgomery Ward gave Cliffites a Sears-type store that didn’t require a drive to Jefferson Boulevard.

Although the old businesses are all gone, one thing is still the same. As it did in 1950, the stately, iconic Wynnewood

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sign still beams its neon message to the community.

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Join the discussion visit advocatemag.com/oak-cliff/blog Gayla Brooks Kokel can date her neighborhood heritage back to 1918, when her father was born in what was then called Eagle Ford. She was born at Methodist Hospital and graduated from Kimball High School. Kokel is one of three co-authors of the recently published book, “Images of America: Oak Cliff”, and writes a monthly history column for the Oak Cliff Advocate. Send her feedback and ideas to gkokel@advocatemag.com.

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Meet our newest generation Quigley customer!

Cole, our Oak Cliff winner, will receive a free year of planned service on one heating and air conditioning system valued at $300 for his family.

Submit your baby photos to advocatebaby@quigleyac.com.

Applicants must be between 6-18 months.

DID YOU KNOW: Through state and federal tax credits and manufacturer rebates there are up to $3000 in savings for a new energy efficient system right now... And we can help our customers get them!

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