Munger Place Historic District

Munger Place is a historic district in East Dallas. It lies directly next to Junius Heights, another historic district, and, according to its website, is the nation's largest collection of Prarie-Style homes. Munger Place was turned into a historic district in 1980, long before it's "little brother" Junius Heights in 2005. Still, I love how these two neighborhoods co-mingle. Although they're divided by the fairly busy Munger Blvd, they share the same defining streets, such as Reiger, Victor, Tremont, Worth, and Junius.

On a personal note, it's hard to walk through Munger Place and not be awe-struck by its beauty. Nearly every home's exterior is nicely renovated and the yards well maintained.

East Dallas continually fascinates me with its two worlds: the beauty, history, and wealth of Munger Place and Swiss Avenue mixed in with poverty-stricken apartment complexes along Columbia and Gaston. While there are plenty of properties that lie in-between these two extremes, the differences can remain fairly stark. I'm making no judgments...just an observation regarding one of the more fascinating areas of Dallas.

Nice streetscape. Big yards. I like the streetlamps at night.

Directly next to the opulence of Munger Place, poverty-stricken apartments.

Among the single-family residences are some historic apartments. I think this one, like many around here, are managed by Power Properties.