Thread: DTD: Praetorian Building Conversion

Quote: Originally Posted by elmstreetdallas Walked by the Praetorian this afternoon and there were workers repairing and cleaning up the black marble columns in front and the black mosaic tile above the entrance. Made a noticeable difference -- looks really good! It does look much better with just a good scrubbing. They are even replacing the lights along the sidewalk front. Maybe they are serious about doing something with this building soon.

Probably going through some kind of inspection to determine the structural integrity and possible renovation/conversation outcomes.

Quote: Originally Posted by clipper Listen, there's nothing under there. When they redid the building in 1959 they took it back to the steel frame and THREW AWAY all the original limestone and terra cotta facade. Over the years several potential redevelopers have peeked behind those panels hoping to find fancy stone work, etc. All that's under the tin siding is cinder block and brick. Too bad there's not a nice historic facade...

Worked on the Joule project, what a beautiful facility it is now. I would really love to see Praetorian receive an update.

Just leave Roma's Pizza alone. Best pizza in Dallas.

I've noticed over the past 3 - 4 weeks that random lights have been turned on in different parts of this building. I was wondering if anything was going on with it.

I have noticed lights in 1600 Pacific lately.

The reason for both are pretty obvious from the previous posts: the ghosts who have been hired to clean out the buildings by the city are moving things around

Walked by the Praetorian this afternoon and there were workers repairing and cleaning up the black marble columns in front and the black mosaic tile above the entrance. Made a noticeable difference -- looks really good!

I saw them scrubbing the tiny black tiles today. Lights were on in the first floor as well. Man, that place needs some work.