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allas is livelier than ever: just time and money into this Editors the greens of Klyde city. They’ve invested care. Bradford Beck D American Airlines dallasWarren Park, the foods of On a local scale, count- Davis Marsh Deep Ellum and the crowds less alumni have moved Writers of American Airlines Center. back to Dallas. But this isn’t André Arsenault But these places, these im- a recent trend, it’s almost a VICTORY PARK 366 Davis Bailey DESIGN DISTRICT portant contributors to what predictable migration. Cameron Clark make Dallas, well, Dallas They come back because Will Clark 35-E DEEP ELLUM — they’re all recent develop- they want to be a part of the Rett Daugbjerg ments. city that is emerging as one Blake Daugherty If we go back just 20 of the nation’s leaders. They Noah Koecher years, so many of the des- want to experience the desti- Case Lowry tinations we point to as the nations we have today. They Nick Malvezzi city’s most identifiable places want their kids to have the Zach Naidu didn’t have the same feel same education they had. Avery Powell they have today, and some of Most of those people, Gopal Raman Kobe Roseman them didn’t exist. And those those who make changes and Philip Smart FARMER’S MARKET spots are the places attracting return to Dallas, know more newcomers and keeping the about the city than anyone Illustrators RIVERFRONT CIVIC CENTER locals. else. Will Clark But it wasn’t always like And no matter where Abhi Thummala THE CEDARS this. Sure, Dallas isn’t the many Dallasites go, they take 30 small settlement near the parts of Dallas with them, Photographers Trinity River anymore. And like memories of the greens Will Clark it’s not just the oil-tycoon, of Kylde Warren. Arno Goetz big-business city some peo- By the end of this trip, Graham Kirstein ple think it is. you’ll know more about Charlie O’Brien Today, it’s a city where where you come from. You’ll Tim O’Meara you can walk from church to meet the faces making the Philip Smart Frank Thomas a park in downtown. You can changes, and you’ll find out Corbin Walp see some of the best operas, what these developments do SOUTH SIDE plays and performances in for Dallas. Assistants the world. And as these people lay Will Forbes And that’s just the start. down the groundwork for James Hancock The people of Dallas, Perot, a new Dallas, you’ll learn Austin Montgomery Rawlings, Miller, to name a there’s still more work to be Jimmy Rodriguez few, have invested more than done. Mohit Singhal

PAGE 2 FEBRUARY 5, 2016 FOCUS MAP THROUGH TOWN THE DEVELOPERS: BUILDING THE FUTURE PAGES 4-9 Let’s start at the heart — downtown. Names like 75 Decherd, Warren and Perot all tell us where Dallas UPTOWN used to be, how Dallas got to where it is and where Dallas is going.

THE NEIGHBORHOODS: LIFE OF THE CITY PAGES 10-14 In neighborhoods like Deep dallas American Airlines Ellum, west Dallas and east Dallas, we talk to Marksmen whose innovative ideas developed those areas. VICTORY PARK 366 DESIGN DISTRICT THE CITY: KNOW YOUR TURF 35-E DEEP ELLUM PAGES 14-19 The unique flavors and issues of Dallas — food, arts, sports and education.

THE SCHOOL: HOME PAGES 20-23 It all comes back to one place — school. We’ll talk FARMER’S MARKET to the alumni who decided to return to this city after college and the families RIVERFRONT CIVIC CENTER who continually send boys THE CEDARS to the school.

30 THE FUTURE: THE DALLAS OF TOMORROW PAGES 24-27 Taking a look into the future, Mayor Mike Rawlings, along with others like former mayor Laura Miller, explains the trajectory of Dallas and how its demographics SOUTH SIDE are changing. We’ll find out about the areas north and south of downtown because those are just as much Dallas as anywhere else.

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nd ever since former mayor R.L. AThornton called Dallas the “can-do” city, Dallas has always been driven by innovators and opportunists. Today, Dallas is a bit different from building the “can-do” city Thornton knew. Now it’s the have done, can do, will do city. And these are some of the people the future that made Dallas that way.

STORY BRADFORD BECK WILL CLARK JAMES HANCOCK CASE LOWRY DAVIS MARSH AVERY POWELL PHILIP SMART PHOTOS ARNO GOETZ TIM OMEARA PHILIP SMART FRANK THOMAS

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THE PARK BUILDER a point in 2001 or in 2002 that one of “What’s happening on the northern oston had it, and we didn’t. the problems with downtown Dallas is sphere of Dallas right now is astonishing,” As a young college student at that you cannot walk from one side of Decherd said. “How fast can these com- BHarvard, Robert Decherd ’61 looks downtown to the other and have a good panies get out of California or wherever out across Boston. He sees the Boston Gar- experience,” Decherd said. “Well that’s else to move here because this ecosystem is den, the parkways along the harbor and changed. It’s changed because of the parks, working and it translates into a civic iden- the open spaces in the heart of the city. it’s changed because of the city’s invest- tity that is easily understood by people But when he came back to Dallas after ment in other infrastructure and it’s mostly making those decisions.” college, Decherd saw pretty buildings, he changed because of the capital that those lthough the architecture in down- saw bright lights. investments have attracted.” town gave Dallas one of the most Something was missing, though. But it’s more than just getting peo- Arecognizable skylines in the country, Parks. ple to walk through downtown Dallas. these buildings didn’t keep people in the Today, he’ll tell you that parks are the Decherd cites Klyde Warren Park as an ex- city with only 1,200 people living in down- most valuable developments in down- ample of how parks do more than just add town in 2000. Now, more than 7,000 people town. And that “great cities do have great people and green — they add business. live downtown, and it’s much more than parks.” They add business in the form of tax just pretty buildings. So, as former CEO and current chair- revenues. The areas around Klyde Warren “Downtown Dallas has been one of man of the Belo Foundation, Decherd have generated revenue streams — food the great skylines in the United States for wants to make a difference by building trucks around the park, living spaces like decades. But you couldn’t find a human parks and plazas in downtown Dallas — Museum Tower and a Savor, a restaurant being in [downtown] Dallas 15 years ago.” the first step in bringing downtown its in the middle of the deck-park, all have Decherd says back then there was no own bit of green. increased revenue. Main Street Garden reason to be in downtown. People would Last October, the foundation pledged has seen success in attracting tenants to drive to work, and then they would leave $30 million dollars to build more parks in the surrounding areas, like University — they lived and ate outside of down- downtown Dallas — Decherd is making of North Texas’s system headquarters. town. sure of that difference. And the Belo Garden, a park right by the But things have changed. With two new parks, Carpenter Park famous 72-story Bank of America Plaza, “Look at it today — this Festivus Light and Harwood Park, along with two new adds to the perception that Dallas is a Festival in the Arts District — it was so plazas, Pacific Plaza and West End Plaza, vibrant city, attracting capital. crowded this year they were talking about the proposed plan, which the city will vote “The people who have done that park either extending it to two days or cutting on to match the money dollar-for-dollar in Kylde Warren deserve tremendous credit,” down on the number of exhibitions,” a bond issue in 2017, hopes to get people Decherd said. “It was one of the most Decherd said. “It was almost overcrowded. walking through downtown again, some- successful projects in urban parks in the Klyde Warren Park? Their census count thing Klyde Warren Park, the Belo Garden United States of the last decade at least.” is thousands of people a day. Main Street and Main Street Garden have sparked in For the city, the perception parks give Garden is so heavily programmed that the past decade. is important for businesses who are look- they’re replacing the sod two or three “We used to say in trying to make ing to relocate to Dallas. times a year.” Continued, next page

In his office in Bank of America Plaza, Robert Decherd overlooks the Belo Garden in the background. The Belo Garden (bottom right) and Main Street Garden (top right) are some of the parks the Belo Foundation helped create.

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Parks play key role in city's growth

Continued from previous page trend. But as a firm believer in cycli- nd more than just the capital cal history, Decherd says the city will THE PROPOSED PARKS and people these parks attract, eventually face a bump in the road. A look into the four they also create events and “When certain things happen in parks Decherd hopes A to add to downtown Dallas experiences, public events like yoga an urban environment and invest- and shows. ment builds on investment, things CARPENTER PARK “A lot of those events [in parks can accelerate,” Decherd said. “That’s and downtown] again bind people to- what we’re experiencing. A very real gether,” Decherd said. “Not to reverse acceleration of this investment as the logic but in the absence of those development. There’ll be some sort parks, what’s the reason to be down- of hiccup, but until that occurs, this town? All these things are symbiotic, going to go on in a very powerful and This 8.7 acre park at the corner of and it’s well demonstrated that you positive way.” Pearl Street and Pacific Avenue will have food trucks and basketball create great public spaces, it attracts This acceleration has transformed courts under the highway. the capital I talked about, but also the the city into more than just pretty experiences. It’s creates the experiences buildings. Even if it wasn’t originally PACIFIC PLAZA that are now being well documented the most naturally attractive region, in and around downtown, not unlike Dallas’s attitude is a driving force in almost every major American city.” making the city a destination point. But unlike in places like New York, “I suppose great cities are de- a city known for yeas with impres- fined by their collective conviction sive green-space in the heart of pretty that there’s a reason to be great and a At the corner of St. Paul Street and Pacific Avenue, this 3.5 acre buildings, Dallas had nothing in it’s willingness to act on that conviction,” plaza connact to the One Dallas original plans for large scale parks near Decherd said. “Even though we aren’t Centre, along with underground its commercial center. To overcome in originally the most beautiful plains parking for 840 cars. that challenge, Decherd says the Belo in North America and there’s no coast Foundation must provide “aggressive” and no mountains, that conviction WEST END PLAZA financial support for parks in down- about being great has played out in a town. The Foundation is contributing lot of ways.” nearly all of its assets. And until the “hiccup” comes, the The recent developments in parks, positive is here to stay for Decherd and specifically how quickly they have the city — maybe because of that “can- For day to day use as an outdoor been completed, have been surprising do” attitude. cafe, this plaza will hold events at to Decherd and others involved in the “This idea that we can accomplish Corbin and North Record Street. downtown development. things through attracting capital, hard “If you had taken any of the work, good-values, civic spirit that HARWOOD PARK people knowledgeable about the extends to all of our citizens,” Decherd center city in Dallas say in 2005 and said. “Knowing that it in an imperfect ask them to tell you the year by which world, it is an incredibly powerful this amount of investment would have thing and that has defined the city in occurred and this amount of activity a lot of ways. All along, way before being achieved, you would have been the 1960’s, I think we will sustain this With views of downtown Dallas, at 2025 easily,” Decherd said. for a very long time. People talk about this park on Young Street will help the growing residential population This success in the development wanting to live in and around Dallas. in the Farmer’s Market District. and perception of parks is a recent Well, there’s a reason.” PHOTOS OF

Photos of Main Street Garden (center) and Klyde Warren Park (left and right).

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A statue of Benjamin Franklin (left) gazes across the campus, the bronze image of Trammell Crow Sr. (center) looks ahead and Harlan Crow sits in his Old Parkland office (right).

Old Parkland adds history to downtown Building a Jeffersonian campus right next to the tollway, what used to be the ‘Old Parkland’ hospital is now an office complex. Covered in history, statues of American icons cover the campus.

he bronze seal of the United States corner of Maple and Oak Lawn avenues bond beyond just a nine to five day’s in the center of the gate slides and its massive bronze dome and red work. Tslowly and smoothly out of focus brick walls are impossible to miss when “The built environment is nice,” to reveal a complex of office buildings driving by on the Tollway. Crow said. “But if we don’t put it to unlike anywhere in Dallas. “For a guy like me who has lived use for good purpose, it’s all just a But to call Old Parkland a complex here since I was born and certainly since bunch of bricks. By holding events and of office buildings is to call Monticello I was your age, I used to think that I bringing people together, we are able a house. lived in an office par,. Well I lived in a to stimulate the conversation over and Lush, green grass blankets the residential area, went to a nice school, above what people do in their day to grounds and Jeffersonian architecture but downtown was just an office park. day work.” dominates the view with massive pillars Now it’s a city. That’s a big difference.” The land was originally occupied and a magnificent dome that crowns While the landscape of Texas does by Parkland hospital where it with- the campus and pulls the eyes of any stood a major fire that ignited a switch EVEN THOUGH WE DON’T HAVE passengers riding by on the tollway. THE GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE OR to brick walls, which were incorporated Striking, magnificent sculptures of THE BOSTON HARBOR, WE HAVE A into the current design of the office HUMAN CONDITION HERE THAT I’LL the fathers of our country are planted PUT UP AGAINST ANYBODY. buildings. on every porch and pathway. — HARLAN CROW “The original building, which But to the side of the original was built in 1894,” Crow said. “Was Parkland hospital building in a small, not lend itself to an immediate natural burned down in 1913 to build this brick secluded sanctuary, a dynamic statue beauty, Dallas has stood out from the building in which we are sitting. The of Trammell Crow Sr. is surrounded by pack of big cities nationwide because of architecture of the building was already ivy-covered walls that seem to ensure a its people, Crow says. there when we bought the hospital, so private conference with him. “I really don’t think that Dallas has we decided to keep the architecture in And like the visage of his father natural beauty,” Crow said. “I mean, the old style.” hidden in the foliage, Harlan Crow Colorado, San Francisco, you pick, hile the architecture may be stands as the man behind this aesthet- Dallas doesn’t naturally have what they in old, traditional Jeffersonian ic achievement that changes the way do. What makes Dallas different is our Wstyle, the building is not even people see Dallas, a city he’s witnessed people.” fully completed and is still undergoing and influenced the development of his Being the ninth largest city in the finishing touches, and, according to whole life. America with a population of around Crow, so is the city surrounding it. “There’s always going to be semi- 1.24 million and a growth of 6.9 percent “If you go to Boston or you go to nal events in the life of a city, but I think in the last four years, something else San Francisco, you go to cities that were what comes to my mind as far as big besides a hot Texas climate is attracting founded a long, long time ago and changes to the city is the development these people, and Crow thinks it’s due have been built up over a long period of the center city, the downtown area,” to the ones that are already here. of time,” Crow said. “Dallas not so Crow said. “I think what they brought was much. This city is building kind of fast, For Harlan Crow, chairman and an incredibly positive outlook and and for those of us that are here are not CEO of Crow Holdings and father of kindness.” Crow said. “Just nice, kind only able to witness it but to shape it, Rob ‘17, the biggest transformation has people that are able and think work is a it’s kind of fun to think of comparing not come in the rapid expansion of Dal- good thing.” Dallas to Boston because the people that las spilling out and creating suburbs, Old Parkland is full of beautiful were involved in shaping Boston were but rather right in the heart of the city buildings and state-of-the art facilities, doing it for 250 years and we’re doing it — downtown. but above all of it was meant to be a in 50 years.” Old Parkland sits regally at the working community of people that

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Ross Perot Jr. ’77 has developments all over the Dallas Metroplex, transforming the city and surrounding areas economically and culturally.

THE RISK TAKER Perot said. “We know how to work with oss Perot Jr. ’77 sees Dallas from the EPA, and we go cleanup these envi- 1,000 feet above the ground. ronmental projects around the nation, and RHigh above the city in a Hillwood it’s become a great business for us because Development helicopter, he points out his again not many people have the time and company’s various developments. patience or experience to go climb that Alliance Airport, a massive airport mountain.” that fuels growth in North Texas. The Perot Perot’s success in Dallas has been the Museum, an innovative new museum in growth rates that fuel the area and the re- downtown. Victory Park, one of the big- sult of his willingness to take risks. His Al- gest entertainment venues in the city. liance Airport development in north Fort His office is covered in maps with Worth is both a product of that growth and sweeping views of the region that illustrate a contributor to it, and yet very few people where he’s made his mark and where he know of its impact on the metroplex. plans to act next. From that height, he sees “That area in north Fort Worth is one beyond buildings being constructed and of the, if not the fastest growing region toward the progress of the city. now in the United States,” Perot said. “So “I was born here, and you always when you have those kinds of growth want to take great care of your commu- rates and that amount of people moving nity because this is a city I love, and you in, whatever you’re developing is going to certainly want to make it better every day,” work if you’re semi in the fairway to make Perot said. “We want to make our city it work.” Victory Park was a $3 billion project. better, make our community better, but we It turned what used to be a wasteland While Perot’s projects usually have near downtown into the vibrant center of try to do that in lots of cities and countries an economic effect, they also sometimes culture it is today. around the world.” have a cultural effect as well. Victory Park All developers must take risks when changed downtown Dallas into a vibrant the Uptown area. developing a property, but these risks tourist attraction with the American Air- “The impact of Dallas has been huge,” seem small when it comes to making one’s lines Center (AAC), the downtown sports Perot said. “You’ve bought another 45 home better, the reason behind many of arena for the Dallas Mavericks, the Dallas acres that was dead onto the tax rolls and Perot’s developments. Stars and the host of many other events. now we’ve put millions of dollars of devel- “We will do things here in Dallas that The Victory Park area is surrounded by opment onto it, tens of millions of dollars we wouldn’t do in other cities,” Perot said. restaurants and other modern buildings, in taxes and it’s allowed this Uptown area “We wouldn’t take the risk of Victory Park completing its transformation from a to really boom.” in another city. Dallas needed a develop- wasteland to a center of culture. Perot believes the American Airlines er to clean this up, and not many people “If you own an arena, you’ve got bas- Center attracts many people to visit the had the ability to clean it up or the staying ketball, hockey, concerts, family shows,” city. But he suggests the main draws to power to clean this up. But we did, and we Perot said. “An arena can be used every becoming a Dallasite are the city’s culture did it.” night of the year. So it’s a great energizer, and its people. The Victory Park project provided And so, to have the arena in the Uptown “You look at all of the people moving Perot with a way to turn a wasteland into area, brings millions of people a year into in, you know, they’re all greeted, they’re a vibrant part of the city, a project that this area. The reason people come down- welcomed, its an easy community to received the Phoenix award from the En- town, is because of the American Airlines assimilate into, and that’s the great magnet vironmental Protection Agency, an award Center, and hockey and basketball. It of Dallas-Fort Worth,” Perot said. “It’s a that recognizes exemplary redevelopment brought the people, it brought the energy, very positive, pro business, open-minded, and revitalization. and it brought the image.” optimistic culture.” “Most of our peers are afraid of these The AAC made an economic impact The success of the American Airlines issues just because they haven’t done it in both the private and the public sector, development allowed for other pieces of before, but now we have our credibility,” something Perot attributes to the success of projects to be pursued, such as The Perot

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The front of the Perot Museum.

Museum of Nature and Science, fully they will turn to engineering and get the bank debt, and so you’ve got to “We didn’t envision the Perot Muse- science.” have everything together to make it work. um,” Perot said. “When we started doing Most of the land in Dallas has already That’s the art of being a developer. You all of this, we had no idea we’d have a mu- been bought and developed, so future have to have the quality, the design and seum here. And so, it was really one deal developments will require destruction of the profitability wrapped into one pack- after another, it wasn’t a big vision. You’ve already existing buildings. age. And it’s not easy to do.” got to have a great foundation, you’ve got “The key to downtown uptown today Because of the economic success of to be creative and flexible, and then you’ve is you go back into old land and redevel- the city, the open-minded people and the got to let the market come to you and let op,” Perot said. “Tear down old buildings, possibilities for the future, Perot believes the deals come to you.” put up new buildings. Tear down old Dallas is the best place to raise one’s family erot believes that the museum will houses, put up new houses. And you see for the foreseeable future. continue to be an important aspect of developers now doing that. You’ll see one “Go off and have great adventures, Pthe downtown area, and hopefully of these 1950s’ buildings getting torn down learn the world, take advantage of all your inspire some to go into math and science and new buildings getting put up. That’s opportunities,” Perot said. “But at the fields. the next play.” end of the day, come home and raise your “I think the museum will continue to As long as properties in Dallas remain families here because this is a very special grow, and normally with a science muse- profitable, Dallas’s growth will continue place that gives you great opportunity. Our um, you don’t stop at phase one,” Perot for many years. growth rates are not going to slow down. said. “There will be a phase two, a phase “You have to have great impact on the This region will continue to grow, and the three. It’s been very popular, very success- community,” Perot said. “You have to have region needs leaders. At St. Mark’s we ful, and you’ll see that museum continue great product. And it has to be profitable. produce leaders, you guys are going to be to grow. One thing about a museum, you If it’s not profitable, then everything stops. needed. You’ll be needed and you’ll make want to impact young people and hope- You don’t get the investors, you don’t a great mark.”

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FOCUS FEBRUARY 5, 2016 PAGE 9 T H E N E I G H B O R H O O D S the life of the city eighborhoods Nof Deep Ellum, Lower Greenville, Knox-Henderson and West Dallas are home to the unique arts and music scene of the city. PHOTO COURTESY JEREMY BIGGERS JEREMY COURTESY PHOTO “A lot of people know the folklore tale of the devil and “The square concept originally just came out of me “Growing up half black and half white, I always felt Robert Johnson and their meeting at the crossroads. He gridding stuff up to get that extra bit of accuracy, like I was two people at once. I wanted to figure supposedly sold his soul to the devil in exchange for tal- and I just slowly but surely incorporated them into out how to paint something that would incorporate ent. But people may not know the exact bluesman behind the artwork.” —mural artist Steve Hunter that feeling.” —mural artist Jeremy Biggers it.” —mural artist Daniel Drensky

STORY ANDRE ARSENAULT WILL CLARK GOPAL RAMAN KOBE ROSEMAN PHOTOS WILL CLARK ARNO GOETZ CHARLIE OBRIEN PHILIP SMART

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THE URBAN SOCIAL SCIENTIST more walkable city, creating destina- n the outside, Deep Ellum Post- tions within a neighborhood. Small al & Grocer brandishes a sleek businesses rely on those destinations Ologo, big windows and freshly and in turn rely on each other. painted walls. “It’s working,” he said with a grin. But on the inside, it’s a mad scien- “Especially trying to engender this tist’s lair. more walkable environment. But is it The leather is peeling on the stools, profitable? I’m not driving a Benz, you a long board is propped up against the know?” wall and behind the counter there are Castillo’s plan is working, but its mountains of boxes. success lies in its subtlety. It’s not just Sitting alone in the middle of the about bringing in successful businesses. apparent chaos, wearing a man bun For example, bringing in a Starbucks and an eager smile, is Brandon Castillo would be profitable, but it would kill ’00, the self-titled “urban social scien- the local coffee shop, and with it, the tist” behind Deep Ellum’s first post vibe of the neighborhood. office and grocery store. It’s just one of Castillo’s many developments in Deep Ellum that try to make urban Dallas a more walkable, pedestrian-friendly space. “What a lot of people have told me is their grandma’s town in East Texas was the last time they’d seen a post office and a grocery store,” Castillo said. “I feel that neighborhoods in an urbanizing Dallas need to function like Brandon Castillo in small towns.” front of Deep Ellum P&G. After getting his start in the area with the founding of the Deep Ellum “How you make your investors outdoor market, Castillo has continued happy and how you make your com- “The idea behind this mural is the his series of unique developments in munity happy are often times at odds,” story of Pecan Lodge’s owners. They built this small, walk-up the community. Castillo said. barbecue stand and now they But after leaving Dallas in 2000 for But Castillo continues to conduct have this number one destination college, Castillo thought he would nev- his experiments, practicing what he in Deep Ellum.” er come back. He traveled to Spain and —mural artist Lesli Marshal calls “gentile-fication,” or focusing on Germany, and in traveling he actually the entrepreneur and building wealth ended up instilling a pride in where within a neighborhood. he’s from. When he finally returned to “The city has always embraced Dallas after a decade, he realized that the entrepreneur, the risk taker, and on a lot of what he loved in those faraway top of that there’s a lot of capital in the places was poking its head out in Dal- city,” Castillo said. “Mixing those two las too -- in Deep Ellum’s architecture, together makes innovation that much streets, infrastructure and murals. more possible.” The only difference was no one The key, according to Castillo, is was walking around. for people to want to improve their “If you took a scalpel,” Castillo environment, and once the community said,” and you took out Deep Ellum invests in a place, the seeds of innova- and you put it in San Francisco or Chi- tion and expansion are already sewn. cago, everyone would want to be here. “This is a huge city,” Castillo said. “A lot of people know the folklore tale of the devil and “The mural I created is a map of Deep Ellum. It is the city You would have people on the streets “There’s so many creative people, Robert Johnson and their meeting at the crossroads. He blocks of Deep Ellum semi-abstracted. If you’re standing supposedly sold his soul to the devil in exchange for tal- across the street and someone is walking by, they uninten- all the time.” there’s so many great things going on. ent. But people may not know the exact bluesman behind tionally become part of the mural. ” Castillo studied these places and It is just ripe for those connections to be it.” —mural artist Daniel Drensky —mural artist Sarah Reyes brought back ideas to make Dallas a made and new things to happen.”

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FROM HENDERSON TO GREENVILLE

In West Dallas, Brent Jackson stands in front of the sign of the Alamo Hotel, one of his signature developments.

THE CREATIVE DEVELOPER of certain bias. We didn’t have this bias, and REMEMBER f he’s not busy developing real estate and we were able to capitalize on this opportuni- looking for new projects, Brent Jackson ’93 ty consequently.” Ican be found in his home pursuing his Ultimately, Jackson chose West Dallas THE true passion of painting and sculpting. for it’s prime location as a cultural center As a developer in West Dallas, Jackson and regional center. is able to combine his artistic skills with the “We’re surrounded by arts, recreation, ALAMO real estate development industry. parks, sports, transportation…” Jackson He saw what other Armed with an undergraduate degree said. “This site [Sylvan Thirty location], with developers didn’t see: an in oil painting and sculpting with a side its adjacency to Interstate 30, really gives us area of Dallas ripe for focus in economics, Jackson wanted to ex- a regional component where we can really opportunity and growth. pand his education before emerging into the be anywhere within the city in a pretty short business world. order. And back to the urban core compo- “I had to go back and get my master’s nent, being so close to downtown, some of degree in business at UT Austin,” Jackson the world’s major headquarters are located said, “and try to find a facet of the industry in downtown Dallas.” that allowed me to marry the different sides In addition to certain business advan- of the brain: creativity, passion, and financial tages, Jackson says West Dallas is unique modeling.” because of it’s deep sense of community. Contrary to many developers, Jackson “I would go back to the people,” Jack- looked south of the Trinity River to exploit son said. “I’ve become dear friends with the underutilized West Dallas area. several of the community leaders here in the “Other developers just weren’t eyeing area. The genuine care of how we’re doing, it,” Jackson said. “They were more focused and hopefully reciprocated, is probably the with other parts of town probably because most exciting reward of this community.”

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contains: Andres Properties. “We had a beauty bar concept, we After formulating their vision, Andres have Barcadia,” Roger said, “we've had Properties started lining up their potential people that have opened on Henderson or stores and retailers. Greenville that have opened in Fort Worth. “We knew we didn’t want the national We have a lot of first tenants that put credit tenants,” Marc said. “Once you people in business and have gone on to do take those out of the mix, then you have more than one location.” to identify who you do want. Some say, Although the brothers’ philosophy of ‘It shouldn’t matter who you put in there promoting unique and dynamic neighbor- FROM because they are going to either pay rent hoods directly applies to Henderson and or if they fail, someone else pays you rent.’ Lowest Greenville, it also applies to Dallas But for us, we get really involved with as a whole. HENDERSON the tenants. We feel like it is all part of the Marc believes newly developed areas family.” like Henderson, Greenville, Uptown and According to Marc, this insistence on a Deep Ellum are essential to people’s inter- TO close owner-tenant relationship is some- est in the city. Having a large influence on thing their father, Dave Andres, taught two of these areas, he often puts himself in them at a young age. the shoes of those who will live there. GREENVILLE “The typical real estate investor looks “I do think it is important for our city at the numbers and how they can achieve to have great neighborhoods,” Marc said. Having leased their land dollars and profits,” Marc said. “From “I think they make things interesting and to tenants in the Henderson our dad's perspective it’s, ‘How do you exciting for young people who want to be area, brothers Marc Andres ’78 make yourself successful while making the there. Dallas historically has not really had and Roger Andres ’77 now tenant successful?’” cool areas to be in, so I see it through the look to revive Greenville And the success has come. The new eyes of guys who are seniors in college. Avenue to its former glory. Henderson Avenue is one that offers Dalla- Where would they want to live?” sites more than just a home or a neighbor- hood; it offers them a life. THE BROTHERS “The neat thing about the area is that hen brothers Marc Andres ’78 you really could graduate college, live in and Roger Andres ’77 first looked an apartment with some friends in the Wdown Henderson Ave. in East area, move from that to a duplex with less Dallas, they saw more than just rows of friends, then go to a single family house stale duplexes. also in the area, and you could buy a They saw potential. house, and a bigger house and start having They had a clear vision: a lively neigh- kids,” Marc said. “Really all of that is in borhood with a unique combination of this neighborhood, which is pretty unique. One of the popular restaurants on Greenville. trendy stores and living spaces for every- Not many neighborhoods have that.” one from college-aged students to retired After recently selling the majority of senior-citizens. their holdings in the Henderson area, the Today, their vision has become reality. brothers now hope to implement the same Near the southeast corner of Hender- vision of a one-of-kind neighborhood in son and McMillan Ave., you’ll see the in- their new holdings in the Lowest Green- terlocking wooden design of Houndstooth ville area. Coffee right across from the white brick After recognizing the declining inter- columns of CorePower Yoga. est in Lowest Greenville, Marc and Roger And if you walk north along Hen- now seek to revive the area to its once derson, you’ll see a massive No. 2 pencil booming aura. Roger Andres ’77 and Marc Andres ’78 point out their recent developments in the Lowest jutting out of the roof of Warby Parker’s “We wanted people to remember Greenville area, east of Henderson Avenue. classroom-themed eyeglasses store. Lowest Greenville was a great place to be, Just beyond that, rows and rows of but it's not what you remember it as most houses and yards dominate both sides of recently,” Marc said. “This is the new and the road. improved. We really have been doing what But then, Henderson Tap House with we were on Henderson.” its bold, brick logo and Sushi Axiom with y stressing the importance of sup- its sleek, modern look breaks the pattern. porting small, new businesses, the Less than a mile away sits a plain BAndres brothers have enabled many looking building coated with two stories of their tenants to expand. There are more of tan brick. Inside that building, on the than a dozen of these first businesses like Henderson Tap House, a restaurant unique to second floor, you’ll find the company Steel City Pops, Crisp Salad and Fireside the Henderson area, is a popular destination for younger Dallasites. behind all the variety that Henderson Ave. Pies.

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aking a look at Tfood, arts, sports and education throughout Dallas, you’ll meet the people driving those areas of the invigorated city.

STORY CAMERON CLARK RETT DAUGBJERG BLAKE DAUGHERTY WILL FORBES ZACH NAIDU

PHOTOS ARNO GOETZ TIM O'MEARA PHILIP SMART CORBIN WALP

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THE CHEF he buzz of pots and pans hitting against each other. The ring of a Ttimer. The dozens of voices barking orders back and forth. These sounds con- stitute the normal ambiance of the kitchen of 18th and Vine during its dinner time rush. Through the noise, one voice stands above the rest. At his restaurant, The Sec- “I need a runner!” Chef and owner ond Floor By Scott Gottlich, Scott Gottlich ’94 calls out. Gottlich poses in his kitchen. The kitchen falls silent and a waitress On the right are his mashed steps forward to shuttle the freshly pre- potatoes and potato skins. pared grits and fried okra. As soon as she leaves, the chefs get food turned into a passion, working as a support system, it also supplied the busy again. sandwich artist at Subway and waiting demand needed for his restaurants. And 18th and Vine, a Kansas City inspired tables through college. to Gottlich, Dallas was a city that valued barbecue restaurant on Maple Avenue, is After he graduated from the Univer- eating as one of its main sources of culture Gottlich’s newest restaurant venture in sity of Oklahoma, he enrolled in culinary and entertainment. Dallas. school in Vail, Colorado. “I think Dallas has more seats per He also owns a French cuisine Gottlich then worked at a series of capita than most cities,” Gottlich said. restaurant in Inwood Village called Bijoux, restaurants around the country, including “Dallas likes to eat because a lot of people a more contemporary restaurant in the the once-highest rated restaurant in South- choose to eat for their culture.” The Westin Galleria called The 2nd Floor, ern California, Aubergine. For Gottlich, the experience that comes which all serve as outlets for Gottlich to But Gottlich believed Dallas was the with eating is the emotional connection express his love for food. best place to open his restaurants. between people that adds to its value. “Food had an impact on me early “To start your own business you need “It’s an emotional kind of thing,” Got- on,” Gottlich said. “I remember going on a a support system,” Gottlich said. “My tlich said. “It’s the fact that we are trying to cruise as a family and I would try the oc- family is here, and it makes it much easier get someone to come in and forget about topus and the shark. I was different in the to be able to be an entrepreneur when you what they are doing for an hour or two fact that I wanted to try these other things. put everything on the line and it takes all and have an experience. Anybody can eat, I always appreciated food.” of your time.” but we’re not here just to eat. It’s for the And soon, Gottlich’s appreciation for Not only did Dallas provide a great experience.”

THE CURATOR during an internship at the Dallas Museum anything comes to bear in terms of ideas ith the most important interview of Art, Morse was offered an interview represented in works of art.” of his young life underway, all Jed with Nash, renowned art collector Ray- Raymond Nasher built the museum to WMorse ’90 could think about was mond Nasher and his daughter Andrea be a catalyst for the further development not getting salad dressing on the expensive Nasher at lunch. of the Arts District, turning what used to sculpture sitting in the center of Raymond “I remember being so nervous during be a parking lot into the a huge sculpture Nasher’s dining room table. this interview because it was such an excit- garden. Morse was interviewing to be chief ing opportunity,” Morse said. “And at the Renzo Piano, Head Architect for the curator at the Nasher Sculpture Center, same time I was being interviewed at his Nasher Sculpture Center, wanted to open which was at that point just a design. dining room table with works by Picasso up the art to the life of the city, not shut it After getting to know Steven Nash, and the centerpiece of the table was a work out. director of the Nasher Sculpture Center, by Brâncuzi.” “Dallas was a place for cars, not a And despite the nerves, place for sculpture,” Morse said. “There is With the city in the Morse got the job. this constant seamless connection between background, Morse stands By taking art history at the vibrancies of the city that opposed the in the Nasher Sculpture Center’s garden. three levels starting with St. galleries and the oasis of the garden so it Mark’s, Morse was able to encompasses the life of the city.” be a part of the development Morse witnessed the transformation of the Arts District in down- of both the Nasher Sculpture Center and town Dallas and lead one of the Dallas Arts District from two institu- the most esteemed sculpture tions with a few parking lots to a cultural centers in the country. campus in the center of downtown and he “I really fell in love with it enjoyed every moment. because it was a combination “It was a phenomenal opportunity to of all different disciplines in do that [open the Nasher Sculpture Center] looking at history through in my hometown,” Morse said. “And the lens of art,” Morse said, to see this new institution play a part in “and the more you study it, bringing art downtown Dallas to life was the more you find out almost incredibly fulfilling.”

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and The Focus staff got some insight from the biggest sports Qfans in Dallas — theA past, present and future owners of the Metroplex’s most popular professional sports teams.

Stephen Jones on... of $125 million that we would pay THE EFFECT OF A WIN ON FANS. back with incremental taxes that During the season, when you would be generated off the revenue As the son of Jerry Jones, who is win a football game, people wake that otherwise wasn’t going to be generated. the owner of the Dallas Cowboys, up on a Monday morning and Stephen Jones is the chief operating they’re exhilarated, they’re excited, I think that 125 million [dollars] officer of the Cowboys. they feel positive that they can go has been paid back four or five out and do big things. times; [a lot] of development would I think sports are a respite for have never occurred without the PHOTO COURTESY STEPHEN JONES people. You get to relax, enjoy, root arena being there. for your team and of course when All these apartments and they win, then it gives you that condos here are being totally driven by the young people who want to Ken Hersh ‘81 is a distinguished alum motivated feeling that, ‘Hey, the from St. Mark’s who is a minority go. Cowboys won. Now I’m going to go owner of the Texas Rangers. out and have victories in what I’m doing and what’s important to me Mark Cuban on... in my life at that time. THE CHAMPIONSHIP PARADE. Apple is the largest company HOW A WIN AFFECTS DALLAS. in the world. Cupertino has never [The Dallas Morning News] thrown them a parade. When the said they sold like three times the Mavs won, the entire city was on PHOTO COURTESY KEN HERSH amount of papers on a Monday fire and the parade was amazing. versus when we lost. People would tell you they did ‘x’ amount more AAC’S EFFECT ON DALLAS. business — banks, restaurants — I think we have made [Dallas] when the Cowboys won versus a destination again. [Whether it’s] when the Cowboys lost. games or concerts, there is always So it’s always been a part something going on. [The American Tom Hicks is a former owner of the of the culture here in Dallas, and Airlines Center] really helped show Dallas Stars and the Texas Rangers. The Stars won a Stanley Cup in 1999 obviously football is a big part of everyone that we are a first class while Hicks was owner. the culture around the country, and city. it’s something we’re very proud of. Ken Hersh on... Tom Hicks on... THE RANGERS RANGE OF FANS. WHAT MAKES DALLAS The Rangers are a major SPORTS CULTURE DIFFERENT. entertainment and civic asset for Particularly in Dallas, there’s the entire metroplex, not just Dallas. a psychological and emotional Our fan base comes from all over investment of the people for their the metroplex. During our World teams. Dallas loves winners, and it Series runs, we attracted 3.4 million always has, so it supports winners. fans to the park, one of the best in I think sports played a big part the majors. in the growth of Dallas. There’s something special about Dallas HOW TEAMS CHANGE because that [affect] doesn’t A CITY’S CULURE. happen in any other city you can Successful sports teams think of. are a great source of civic pride. When the Rangers were on their Owner of the Dallas Mavericks, Mark THE AMERICAN World Series run, it was fun to see Cuban is also a famous entrepreneur and AIRLINES CENTER: everyone wearing Rangers T-shirts CREATIVE investor who plays a major role on the TV The stadium cost $425 million, and and flying Rangers flags outside COMMONS show Shark Tank. PHOTOS [Ross] Perot and I asked the city their car windows while driving on to give us an economic package the highway.

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it takes an army Overcoming urban poverty. Pressing for early childhood education. Making sure every student has a good teacher. There’s a lot to improve in the Dallas education system. But what’s the best next step?

oughly 50 percent of Dallas kids are Today, Paul Quinn is flourishing un- “Whatever our educational system coming to school kindergarten ready. der a service-based vision put in place by produces over the next 20 years,” he said, ROnly 36 percent of Dallas kids can get Sorrell, who will be concluding his ninth “those are going to be our fellow voters, 70 percent of the questions right on their third year as president in March. those are going to be our fellow employ- grade literacy exam. Only 14 percent of Dallas No more abandoned buildings or ees, those are going to be the consumers kids have a college-ready SAT or ACT score. unmaintained facilities. who purchase the products that we want a c These numbers are only a few that “I believe that educational institutions to sell, and if we don’t make them have highlight the current inconsistencies in the should serve as anchors for their commu- an economic vitality and a hope for the Dallas education system. nity,” he said. “I think that our goal at Paul future, I’m not sure what Dallas is going to “We’ve got a lot of pockets of excel- Quinn, what we’re really trying to do, is look like.” b lence, but we just are not consistent across we’re trying to end urban poverty. That is Cowan also emphasizes the impor- all of our 220 schools,” said Eric Cowan, what we have come to do. That is how we ERIC COWAN president of the Dallas Independent School are going to become one of America’s great Wants all students B to be literate by District (DISD) board of trustees. colleges. We’reO going to turn around and third grade A Paul Quinn College used to be one of face outward and challengeH this idea that the places that struggled. [for] under resourced communities, their C It was done for. Helpless. issues can’t be addressed by the people tance of ensuring every student is literate Fifteen abandoned buildings. At one who live in them.” early in their childhood, especially immi- point, just 150 students enrolled. On its And Sorrell is not just referring to grants who struggle with English. fifth president in six years. Enduring a Paul Quinn — he’s calling on all schools “Our thought is if we can start early,” struggle to keep the lights on. in Dallas and around the country to follow he said, “we can get them used to Amer- The small south Dallas liberal arts their lead in an effort to improve Dallas’s ican schools or the English language and college was seemingly done. education system. hopefully by third grade, have all of our But that fifth president, President Mi- Todd Williams is one of the men kids literate in the English language, which chael Sorrell, wasn’t done. Far from it. leading the effort. The founding executive is a bigger challenge than most people “When I first looked at the school from director of Commit!, a non-profit organiza- realize.” MICHAEL SORRELL tion dedicated to improving early child- And while Sorrell thinks these tactics Believes schools serve hood education, Williams feels it’s crucial are helpful, he feels there is more to it — 42 as anchors for their communities to act fast to patch up the city’s education that a student’s home life plays a crucial system which, according to the numbers, is role in his or her education. faltering in many places. “I think it’s great that the concern is the perspective of being the president, I making sure every child has an excellent was heartbroken because it was clear to teacher,” he said. “I really do, I think it’s me — there were 15 abandoned buildings Here’s the problem: if wonderful — but here’s the problem: if — things weren’t very well maintained,” you give a student an you give a student an ‘A’ education, and he said. “And I understand the economic ‘A’ education, and he he goes home to an ‘F’ life, all you’ve done realities, but there’s still a lot you can do goes home to an ‘F’ is created a ‘D’ student because they are at even within your economic constraints.” life, all you’ve done is home far more than they are at school.” created a ‘D’ student because they are at home far more than they are at school. — PAUL QUINN PRESIDENT MICHAEL SORRELL

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Sorrell also stresses the impor- move to a city, [the school district] tance of having leadership stay in is an important piece in their deci- From someone place for longer periods of time in sion-making,” Cowan said. “Not on the inside... order to create a greater chance of only home prices but the quality of Martha Bujanda, principal improvement in Dallas’s education schools. So the better our schools c of Thomas C. Marsh Middle system.a can be in the city of Dallas, the School in North Dallas, gives “This is a problem that has better our city will be.” her perspective on the state Martha Bujanda plagued most urban school dis- That requires getting not only of education in Dallas. tricts: the job has turned into a two leaders in the field of education to three year job,”b he said. “I don’t involved, but also getting every Compared to other cities, what do you think is think that works. I think you need citizen involved in the journey to the current state of education in Dallas? to give people a significant period improve the Dallas school system. We have work to do in Dallas and it’s going to take all of us to get where we want to get. It’s going to take of time. If I were judged on where B“Any recipe for fixing the private schools, publics schools — everybody — coming [Paul Quinn was] after three years southern sector [of Dallas] that O A together in order to get our city where we want it to H as president, my legacy would look doesn’t include building up the be, to ensure the success of our city and our kids. At radically different.” peopleC from the southern sector and the end of the day we’re going to be responsible for Williams, like- TODD WILLIAMS the institu- our kids and our city and what we want to do with that. wise, stresses the im- Stresses early tions in the childhood education portance of having a southern Has the system changed at all since you became strong backbone of a sector and involved in it? team to help run his including Sure, I mean it’s always improving, it’s always getting data analysis-driven foundation. them is just another recipe for better. It’s going take an entire community coming to- gether so that we can ensure that at the end of the day “What [Commit!] does is called gentrification,” Sorrell said. “You zip code doesn’t determine a child’s future. ‘collective impact,’” he said, “which have to adopt inclusive policies, not is effectively bringing data and exclusive or extracted policies.” Once everyone is pulled together, what changes expertise to the table and setting And as much as men like Sor- do you think need to be made? goals and measuring progress, but rell, Williams and Cowan are doing First and foremost ­— above everything else — you one42 of the big differences between to turn around places like the way have to believe. Without belief, we’re not going to get this effort and other educational Sorrell resurrected Paul Quinn, they anywhere. Do you believe in the capacity of our kids to efforts in the past is that we have a know the job can’t be done by any learn? Do you believe that everybody deserves a shot dedicated team — a backbone staff one individual. at a college education? Then after that comes a lot of of 17 people who get up every day “We need an army in this hard work. and think about this problem.” work,” Williams said. “The bottom Do you think we are close to that? And everything these men and line is no one person can do this. I think we’re getting there. I think that we have some women do contributes not only to No mayor can do this, no superin- work to do around that too. Ultimately our goal would the education system in Dallas but tendent can do this—people have be to set a college-going culture and vision. also the identity of the entire city. got to decide that this is really “When young families look to important to our city.”

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STORY BRADFORD BECK NICK MALVEZZI AUSTIN MONTGOMERY JIMMY RODRIGUEZ PHILIP SMART PHOTOS ARNO GOETZ GRAHAM KIRSTEIN PHILIP SMART FRANK THOMAS CORBIN WALP home PAGE 20 FEBRUARY 5, 2016 FOCUS T H E SCHOOL

THE COMEBACK our. acquisitions group there, and he feels That’s the number of generations in Dallas has helped his company suc- Fthe Wilson family that have attended ceed. St. Mark’s and continued to live in Dallas. “Texas is absolutely the best place Taylor Wilson ’81, definitely had to do business probably in the world, options. Graduating cum laude from definitely in the United States, but Amherst and receiving his J.D. from probably in the world because Amer- SMU, where he was an associate senior ica is probably the best place to do editor of The International Lawyer, he had business,” Kline said. “[The] majority a bright future ahead of him in law. of people, though, at St. Mark’s, they But he wanted to stay in Dallas. One want to excel, they want something of the things driving that desire — the challenging. And so you need to go school. where bright, driven people are, and “There are good schools all around Dallas is one of those places.” the United States, but I was particularly Taylor agrees that Dallas has fond of this one school at 10600 Preston grown into a welcoming business mar- Road,” Wilson said. “I had always hoped ket, attracting all kinds of people. that I could be so fortunate as to have “Dallas is a city that is full of great my sons admitted. In that sense, I’d say opportunities, so it’s no surprise that it was definitely a factor for me to stay in many St. Mark’s graduates end up pur- Dallas knowing that this opportunity for suing occupations in this great city,” a great education was here at St. Mark’s.” Wilson said. “Dallas also is a very wel- Along with the school’s education, coming city. It’s one that easily accepts alumni are attracted to Dallas because of people from other cities and promotes the city’s diverse economic advantages. corporate relocations. In business No state income tax, no inheritance transactions that I work on, we see tax and a pro-business city home to one people coming from all different parts of the world’s busiest airports. of the world in what is now a global Just ask Luke Kline ’07. As a young business environment.” alum, Kline explored his options after While Kline originally saw himself graduating from the business school at coming back to Dallas after college, the University of Texas. Kline says he would now pick Dal- He got interested in real estate, some- las “nine times out of ten” if offered thing he credits to hearing names like another job. Trammel Crow as he grew up in Dallas. Part of that is because of St. When he graduated, he started looking Mark’s. Chairing the fifth reunion his for a job. class had, Kline has continued to be He made a couple of “super days,” involved, and the school sticks in his a final round of interviews for a job. He mind if he thinks about leaving. thought he’d end up in Los Angeles or “[St. Mark’s] did not play a role in New York, but “things didn’t pan out.” me coming back to Dallas. I will say So he decided to take an eight week though, it definitely is on my mind backpacking trip in Asia. when I think about leaving Dallas,” There, he got an email that changed Kline said. “Once you’re back in this his life. A job offer from Charles Brindell, community, and you’re re-engaged CEO of Mill Creek Residential based in with St. Mark’s, it’s kind of tough to Dallas. think about having boys and then not Now Kline is vice president of the sending them there.” The bell tower of the chapel at night. Continued, next page

The Path to Manhood statue lit up. Taylor Wilson ’81 in Graduate Hall. Luke Kline ’07 at his downtown office.

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The cupola of Davis Hall in front of the Green Library.

Alumni10600 return for both city and school Continued from previous page nity. gas business, an opportunity that started s one of those who sent his boys “Not only are we going to turn with St. Mark’s. here and raised his family here, Jeff out men prepared for college, but men “We all recognize the privilege that AHillier ’76 also calls Dallas home. prepared to give back to the community is the St. Mark’s experience,” McMane- Hillier has lived all over the place. broadly and lead and just be good men,” min said. “But it’s so much more than Places like Washington D.C. and London. Hillier said. “That’s why parents and gratitude. It’s not a debt of gratitude, But he always came back to Dallas. alumni in particular are interested in send- it’s recognition of the opportunity that Eventually, either his career-tie to the ing their children back to St. Mark’s. It’s a experience provides to them. And I had city, his connection to his family in Dallas great opportunity.” an opportunity to make a difference in or his desire to send his kids to St. Mark’s Casey McManemin ’79 agrees with someone’s life, so do you. If we collective- made him want to live in Dallas. Hillier, but McManemin never sent his ly make a difference in someone’s life, it’s Hillier points to two moments as kids to school here. reasonable to expect that those individuals part of the reason he continues to love He has three daughters. He laughingly are going to make a difference in others’ the school and be involved: he and his says he “failed the fitness test or whatev- lives, and that’s how problems are solved. son Travis ’09 cried during a hug after his er.” It’s paying it forward and recognizing that last wrestling match in the prep nationals But that hasn’t stopped him from car- it’s incremental.” tournament, and Hillier says one of the ing about St. Mark’s. As a board member, proudest moments of his life was seeing he’s a proponent of financial aid. his son Cameron ’13 win the prestigious Entering as a seventh grader in 1973, School Flag award at Commencement. McManemin was one of a limited number He feels it’s moments like these and of financial aid students. He grew up in the character education--the creation of northwest Dallas in a single-parent house- the whole boy the school touts--something hold. His dad died from polio at a young he says he talks about as a member of the age. Board of Trustees, that drive parents and And after high school and college, Mc- Dean Itani ’11 on the roof of his apartment alumni to remain invested in the commu- Manemin went on to work in the oil and in Uptown Dallas, his favorite city.

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McManemin believes the school’s “I know that if something comes up, How do we improve? all-around education is a driving force for it’s a little more forgiving because I have Alumni discuss the ways getting alumni to stay in Dallas, something personal relationships and I can reach out to the city can grow he experienced as captain of the soccer team people individually if I need to,” Itani said. allas isn’t perfect. and being involved with community service. “But at the same time it’s the community in It’s clear that Dallas has a lot “The long term dedication to the mis- Dallas that means the most to me and when Dgoing for it. The city is friendly for sion of the school, which brings in athletics I think about giving back in ways.” businesses and it’s easy for many alumni and all the extracurriculars, the visual and Itani also believes Dallas has a lot more to move back to the place they’ve called performing arts, journalism, communi- to offer young people than most people home for so many years, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t room to improve. ty service, everything sort of outside the realize. But where do we start? academic program, has really helped fulfill As someone who has lived in Dallas this whole boy concept,” McManemin said. for many years, and been involved in civic “Whether you’re a St. Mark’s alum or an Ex- issues like homelessness, McManemin eter alum or you went to W.T. White or you thinks Dallas sometimes loses focus on didn’t even go to school, what thoughtful, maintaining the city we have. well-meaning parent would not want their “It’s more focused on growth than son to have that experience?” maintaining excellence,” McManemin said. ean Itani ’11, a young alum who lives “That focus on growth is a reflection on in Dallas, sees the school as a key the city being very pro-business. It’s been supporter in his life and as a key part Jeff Hillier ’76 returns once again to the kind of pro-developer to a fault. They D have not been as thoughtful about the of Dallas. At 10600 Preston Road, he was campus at 10600 Preston Rd. a cum laude member, ReMarker editor and long-term implications of planning and zoning decisions, development decisions soccer captain. “I think the average twenty-something and we’ve paid for it.” Itani had always planned on being a is looking for cool, social nightlife where Hillier believes Dallas could make doctor. He “checked all the boxes” — he they can meet other people and hang out better use of its budget by improving the took the pre-med classes at Harvard, he both during the day and on the weekends,” city’s less glamorous aspects. took the Medical College Admission Test Itani said. “I think in Dallas there’s a lot of “My personal opinion is that we (MCAT), had the internships. that. I think people appreciate just having a should focus on basic services, making But as he approached graduation last lot of young people around, which a lot of sure the streets are paved the alleys May, he realized that his passion was else- people don’t expect in Dallas because a lot are paved that where. of it is slightly higher-level, older jobs, but it sort of thing,” You can be a citizen He had studied economics while taking seems like there are lots of entry-level jobs Hillier said. “My without being a pre-med classes at Harvard, and he decided in Dallas which really helps too.” neighborhood Marksman, but you can’t be a Marksman to make a change. After receiving advice Itani also feels Dallas has many aspects the streets are not very good without being a from alum Ken Hersh ’81, he took some of a big, urban city but also has the friend- my alley is a citizen. — CASEY Alumni return for both city and school online business classes and put his name out liness of a small town, giving the city a MCMANEMIN ’79 unique feel. mud track, and there. “People joke with me in the office that sometimes we lose sight of basic services Pretty soon he had the chance to join I’m the guy that thinks Dallas is the greatest in an effort to build big showy infrastruc- the Boston Consulting Group (BCG), an city in the world, and I am that guy,” Itani ture. It’s great to have Calatrava bridges, international Fortune 500 company. But not said. “This is where I want to be. I lived in but it would also be nice to have paved in Dallas. In Dubai. Boston, it was a lot of fun. I loved it, but it’s streets and that sort of thing.” Dubai seemed like his next move. He not home to me. Dallas is home to me.” As a former Marksmen, McManemin had some family there, and he thought it The same goes for McManemin. Even believes students and alumni have a civic would be something new. though he’s traveled “quite a bit” — that duty to impact the city. But another alum, one of Itani’s closest big meaning visiting six continents, back- “You can be a citizen without being a Marksman, but you can’t be a Marks- friends, Joe Loftus ’11, was working at BCG packing through Asia and Nepal, hiking man without being a citizen,” McManemin in Dallas and told Itani there was one more the Grand Canyon a couple of times and said. “Part of being a Marksman really is spot for an associate in the Dallas office. summiting Mt. Kilimanjaro — McManemin fulfilling what the mission of the school Itani jumped at the opportunity, did the still calls Dallas home, partly because of the is, is to be engaged and to really make an interviews and soon he had the job in the city’s attitude. effort to make the world a better place.” city he calls home. “There’s no place like home, nothing Hillier thinks the St. Mark’s communi- like Dallas,” McManemin said. “Dallas is ty prepares students to make impacts on you’ve heard this before it’s a can-do place. the community and Dallas. It is for the most part egalitarian.” “You can make a difference. St. There are still some barriers, but for Mark’s has geared us up and prepared many people there are no barriers to achieve us to make a difference,” Hillier said. “So their dreams, according to McManemin. that’s what critical and wonderful about “Now there are a few barriers we still this school is how it prepares its alumni need to work on,”McManemin said. “But to make an impact in the community. In Dallas, people in Dallas, not necessarily some cases a very high profile impact, Casey McManemin ’79 in front of from Dallas but people in Dallas, generally and in some cases a quiet but effective The Path to Manhood Statue. are receptive to risk-taking and innovation.” impact. But a significant impact.”

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IN HINDSIGHT bank building next to Nieman’s. It was other state, we are really starting to get o one has seen Dallas’s reinvention vacant for 15 years when I was elected, into the solar business,” Miller said. “With of itself more so than former mayor and it prevented the Nieman Marcus side all the billions of dollars in transition NLaura Miller. of downtown and the Deep Ellum side lines the state has invested in the past 10 She saw the revision of federal flight to connect and thrive together. I feel very years, all of that together I think is going restrictions at Love Field. proud that because of my laser-like focus to make Texas the leader in clean energy. She saw the city approve a sexual on the Mercantile tower, now that whole I think what’s ironic is despite us having orientation ordinance, a non-smoking part of downtown is coming back and a horrible reputation on the environment ordinance and plans for the Trinity River being vibrant.” and climate, we are going to be the leader Project. Miller is also proud of being able to when it comes to the 21st century solution She saw downtown come back to life, revise federal flight restrictions on Love for clean energy.” saw it blossom like a desert flower. Field. ust like with the future of clean energy And not only did she see these “That was probably the biggest chal- in Texas, Miller is cautiously hopeful changes up close and personal. She was lenge of my five and a half years as mayor, Jabout the future of Dallas. the impetus for these changes. And she because I felt that the two cities had been “It’s obvious that we have an unequal knows Dallas will continue to change for fighting forever,” Miller said. “That was development scenario in Dallas,” Miller the better. very difficult and took five or six months said. “[North Dallas] already has horrible Miller started off her career in public to do, and I’m very pleased when I read traffic problems yet if we go ten miles service as a journalist covering city hall for that Love Field is doing new numbers, south to the middle of Oak Cliff you have the Dallas Observer. and running out of parking and things like areas where there are no parking and traf- “I remember standing at a city council that. It’s doing great.” fic problems but there is little to no retail. meeting, because I was primarily covering Famous for her fight against dirty There’s a terrible imbalance that Mayor city hall,” Miller said, “and I said to the coal plants toward the end of her tenure Rawlings is focused on fixing.” then-mayor Steve Bartlett, ‘You are about as mayor, Miller wanted to continue her Miller is glad to see some of the vi- to get into a closed session of the city work against dirty energy after leaving sionary projects from her time at City Hall council, and you will be discussing some- city hall. have come to fruition. thing that is not closed session material “When I left office the environmental “We did the Trinity River project in and I protest.’ And he said I was nuts.” community said, ‘Would you go around hopes that it would spark development on As her frustration with the status-quo the country and teach other mayors how the other side which has now happened at city hall reached a fever pitch, Miller to fight dirty coal?’” Miller said. “I said no, with Trinity Groves so that’s wonderful decided she would have to run for city that’s a waste of time. What we should do to see all that happening,” Miller said. council if she really wanted to make is raise the bar higher to build a coal plant “ There has to be a much bigger shift to change happen. that is so clean that everybody else has to make all of that undeveloped property “I knocked on 2400 doors in Oak follow suit.“ active for new houses, great retail, office the Cliff, where we lived at the time, and got After a trip to Europe, Miller learned parks.” elected,” Miller said. “My husband begged about a process called coal gasification While Miller sees making this shift as me not to do it because he was serving in which processes coal with 65 percent a challenge, she knows it is necessary to the Texas Legislature and was gone a lot, fewer emissions. Now she works with Se- prepare Dallas to absorb the great number and we had three really small kids. I said attle-based Summit Power Group to bring of people moving into the area. dallas I would just do it as an experiment and a clean coal plant to Texas. “They come every week and there I promised I wouldn’t stay. And then I “This is potentially could be the will be a lot more people in the next 25 stayed.” greatest thing I’ve ever worked on my years and I think that if mayor Rawlings’s As a former journalist, Miller had whole life,” Miller said. “I feel very guilty private initiative takes root, and people trouble earning her fellow council mem- that our generation has left your gener- start seeing a return on their investment of bers’ trust. ation with the terrible problem of global for investing in that part of town, I think “There were some members of the warming.” that could be a trend that bears a lot of city council I’d written very critical things Miller thinks Texas is well-positioned fruit,” Miller said. “I think every council about, “ Miller said, “and some of them to become the nation’s front runner in has done their part to fix this problem but don’t let that go.” clean energy technology. I think this is most hopeful period for this tomorrow While on the city council, Miller felt “We’ve got more wind by far than any town.” running for mayor was the natural next step. “At some point when Ron Kirk left to run for U.S. Senate and left an empty mayor’s seat, I decided I was either up or out,” Miller said. “I would either run and Laura Miller (above) win the spot or lose and stop being on the believes Texas can be a front runner in clean city council. I thought I had pushed the energy in the future. city council as much as I could being a city (Left) The Trinity River council member.” filled after storms in As the daughter of a former president January. of Nieman Marcus, Miller hoped to restore downtown Dallas to its former glory. “When I was elected in 2002, down- town was very dead,” Miller said. “My fixation was on the Mercantile tower and FOCUS FEBRUARY 5, 2016 PAGE 25 T H E FUTURE Civic leaders on the issues An alum and a former trustee-parent weigh in on the challenges facing Dallas’s continued development and what the city already has going for it.

A CITY READY TO SOAR to many unforeseen economic A CITY ON THE MOVE by contract. More and more level playing field. problems. hirty three years ago, of the action is growing out- From the hours spent “We need to have all kinds downtown Dallas was side of that service area, thus teaching underprivileged of people,” he said. “We want on its last legs. the problem of accessing jobs ALatino children at Mi Escuelita to have philosophers, plumbers, TThat’s when the Dallas Area and residents who’ve moved preschool to his own experience doctors, architects and engi- Rapid Transit system took beyond.” of learning English as a second neers. As long as we stay diver- over. Although the percentage language, Noé Hinojosa knows sified, I think we will be able That’s when Rob Parks of the metroplex served has the value of a level playing to overcome those unforeseen ’71 came to DART. decreased over the years, field. economic challenges ahead.” As manager of passen- DART’s ridership has only From his position as According to Hinojosa, ger support facilities, Parks’ been growing. Where a few founder and CEO of a Dallas the more inclusive and diverse first objective was to expand dozen routes once covered investment banking firm, Hi- Dallas is, the more it will bring and relieve the crowded bus a small portion of Dallas nojosa has seen the metroplex to the table as a major player in centers that flooded neigh- proper, DART now boasts change and evolve over the past the world economy and be able borhoods and kept racial un- hundreds of routes, with 23 years. to adapt in the future. With his dertones brooding. Without over 12,000 stops and 600 For Hinojosa, Dallas boasts firm advising projects import- a rail system, a handful of buses, and a daily ridership assets that few other cities have, ant to the vitality of Dallas like local bus routes were all that that has grown to almost and alongside benefits such as AT&T Stadium, Dallas/Fort kept citizens without cars 234,000 over the years. Dallas/Fort Worth International Worth International Airport and moving. But now they face a new Airport, DART and top of the DART, Hinojosa sees Dallas as “We ran a pulse system problem, one all of Dallas line medical education facilities, a center for growth in the state where buses all came togeth- must soon face: the city is he sees another major advan- of Texas, positioned to compete er every 20 minutes in the growing far too fast. tage: the people. with any region in the world. rush hour,” Parks said. “It “Forecasts for conges- “When you combine “We have all the means was like a cattle roundup — tion levels of service in Dal- quality of life and ability to to get any product anywhere not what anyone wanted in las in 2025 are scary,” Parks attain good quality education, in the world, literally inside their neighborhood.” said. “Any student can figure the ability as an employer to of 24 hours,” he said. “When Once the crowded pulse out what Level of Service ‘F’ acquire skilled, trained people you put DFW Airport, and system was replaced by means. As congestion grows, for a reasonable price is more you put Love Field along with widespread, joining routes, that will occur more often. attractive [in Dallas,]” Hinojo- Executive Airfield, when you neighborhoods and peo- People need an alternative.” sa said. “That’s attractive for have those airports, those are ples of every walk of life For Parks and perhaps someone who comes from the options. That’s what keeps us were riding together. Soon, for all of Dallas, DART is west or the other parts of the moving.” Dallas as a whole was more that alternative. But it won’t country.” Those options are what ethnically diverse, leading be easy, and it won’t be As a member of the Dallas he sees pushing Dallas to to diversity of jobs and simple. Regional Chamber class of 2016, move forward. Hinojosa views opportunities geographically “To implement core Hinojosa views the workforce creativity and diversity as as well. routes that span the city, that as one of Dallas’ biggest assets, necessary for the people and Unfortunately, the connect everybody, both to motivating him to give back to businesses of Dallas, and he expansion of Dallas in part the rail system and among underprivileged communities. remains optimistic about the due to DART’s success has themselves, we need more “It’s going to improve our future of the growing and pushed the population out- money,” Parks said, “and workforce,” Hinojosa said. “It’s changing metroplex. wards, which poses prob- I would like for DART to going to improve our standard “The fact is we have those lems for transportation. allocate that money. To build of living for all of us.” opportunities to be part of an “Beyond the area where that core capacity. To protect Alongside workforce evolving Dallas-Fort Worth. It’s the DART tax is paid,” Parks the future. And I would education, Hinojosa stresses an exciting time to be in Dallas, said, “we cannot serve unless leave DART happy if I knew diversification as the answer and I’m proud to be part of it.” it’s by special agreement or that we were doing that.” A manager at DART, Rob Parks A father of an alumnus ‘71, recognizes and a former trustee the challenges of the school, Noé transportation corridors Hinojosa, believes Dallas must face to handle a has valuable assets that growing population. will continue to propel economic growth. PAGE 26 FEBRUARY 5, 2016 FOCUS T H E FUTURE Mayor looks south, to the future Mayor Mike Rawlings explains how his plan for investment in southern Dallas can promise Dallas a more sustainable, diverse and prosperous future.

BRIDGING THE GAP Mayor Mike Rawlings ream no small dreams. wants to get people That was the advice Mayor Mike to invest in Southern Dallas so that the DRawlings received from former city can have a more Dallas Mayor Erik Jonsson, who served prosperous and from 1964-1971. sustainable future. And while the ultimate goal of Raw- lings’s Grow South initiative is relatively simple, it is decidedly not a small dream. Mayor Rawlings’s signature initiative during his tenure as the city of Dallas’s ex- ecutive, the Grow South initiative, aims to promote development in southern Dallas. “My dream is that the tax base in southern Dallas will be more than the tax white,” Rawlings said. “That’s a barrier ern Dallas [than in the north] and that’s base in northern Dallas,” Rawlings said. that needs to be broken as well. There’s a why I created my Grow South plan,” Raw- “And I think that is doable because of the tremendous amount of diversity in south- lings said. “The basic premise of that is chance to grow. This is going to be a 30-40 ern Dallas and northern Dallas is becom- that southern Dallas is an investment op- year process. But what we want is to make ing more diverse through that process. portunity, not a charity case. People look sure that we have very livable, investable We will be a stronger city the more that at it like, ‘well I need to go help that part neighborhoods across southern Dallas happens, so we don’t have pockets of Lati- of town.’ No, what investors are finding is from Pleasant Grove to west Dallas to nos and pockets of African-Americans and when they invest in southern Dallas, they south Dallas proper.” pockets of whites. I think that’s critical.” are getting a very good return on that. The While southern Dallas is plagued by awlings believes it is important for more and more we tell that story, the more misconceptions, Rawlings sees it as having those who don’t live in southern money that will come in.” great potential in Dallas’s future. Dallas to drive down and visit. R GROW SOUTH: THE TEN POINT PLAN “South Dallas is considered the “People just don’t drive over there part of the city right around Fair Park,” because they don’t know where it is and Rawlings said. “I define southern Dallas what’s going on,” Rawlings said. “You’re Strengthen as south of the Trinity on the West and not going to get lost. Google maps it and Neighborhoods1 south of I-30 on the East. I believe it’s the have a great three hours of exploration in southern Dallas. We’ve got the largest Culture biggest growth opportunity this city has of Clean in this century. It has 55-60 percent of the hardwood forest in the United States, the 2 Trinity Forest, and we’ve got a great horse Strengthening land mass but only 15 percent of the tax Schools revenue. It’s the most beautiful part of the riding center. We’ve got so much going on 3 city. [It’s] where so many historical leaders in southern Dallas and the more people Debunk of our city come from, and it is a clean explore it, the more they’ll like it.” Myths4 slate as far as what we want to do with According to Rawlings, the city’s Private system of government and property rights Investment Southern Dallas. So, I see it as the primary Fund will allow for growth and development 5 growth engine of the city of Dallas.” Downtown One of the greatest misconceptions without over-gentrification and mass dis- and Near Downtown about southern Dallas is that it has inferior placement of marginalized communities. 6 education to the northern half of the city. “My belief is that each [southern West “We’ve got to show people that they Dallas neighborhood] will continue to Dallas7 grow and that there will be options for can live in southern Dallas and educate Lancaster their kids and that it’s a great place to people to live there,” Rawlings said. “I Corridor think that’s what you’re going to see in the 8 live,” Rawlings said. “It’s not the percep- Jefferson tion of crime so much, it’s the perception next 40 years. You already see that in Oak Boulevard of the schools, because crime rates in Cliff and Kessler Park. But there is going 9 southern Dallas are as good as in any to be some migration into South Oak Cliff. Education other place throughout the city.” And I think these other neighborhoods are Corridor10 Another barrier Rawlings sees to- going to pick up, and that’s what I think is wards southern Dallas’s further develop- going to be different in the next 10 years.” ment is the issue of race. Ultimately, Rawlings is hopeful for For more about the Grow South initiative’s projects “Traditionally, southern Dallas has southern Dallas’s future. and progress, visit www.dallasgrowsouth.com been minority and north Dallas has been “There is bigger opportunity in South- FOCUS FEBRUARY 5, 2016 PAGE 27