Preservation Park Cities Distinguished Speaker Luncheon chairs Tish Key and Alisa Sell welcomed a sold-out crowd at the Dallas Country Club which featured Ray Washburne, president, Highland Park Village and Legacy Sponsor, as the keynote speaker. Burton Rhodes is president, Preservation Park Cities. Honorary chairs are The Honorable Margo Goodwin and The Honorable Tommy Stewart.
Ray grew up in Highland Park, is a native Dallasite, graduate of Highland Park High School and Southern Methodist University and resides in Highland Park.
Sharing stories of visiting Highland Park Village as he grew up, the appreciative and attentive audience nodded their heads, having visited the same businesses he would get to know, making friends with the bankers, shop owners … do you remember there was once four gasoline stations over the years, a radio station … fast forward to the most recent past, when Ray became a co-owner.
Projects include completing Building 100 on Preston Road in early 2019 when the exterior was drastically modified to reflect the rest of Highland Park Village’s architectural style. Aesthetic touches were incorporated into the building originally constructed in 1965, including Spanish tile, wooden balconies, and other façade details. Along with newly installed fountains at the Preston Road entrances, an extensive resurfacing project to fully brick the parking lot is underway. That effort includes curbless parking spaces and a charming red brick drive in place of asphalt. Washburne finished by saying Highland Park Village is a “living and evolving shopping center.”
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