Dallas is experiencing a growth of neighborhood ‘hot spots.’ These long awaited retail and entertainment developments are providing a long awaited amenity for inner city residents. What’s their secret as they develop and to their continued success? Will planning and success nurture or impair these largely organic developments?

Marcel Quimby is a distinguished leader in Dallas’ preservation community. Her experience ranges from complex restoration projects such as the Newton County Courthouse, which will be substantially reconstructed, to extensive historic resource nominations such as the Downtown Dallas National Register nomination.