What Was South Side on Lamar Before Becoming Lofts and Businesses? Curious Texas Investigates

Kristi Keith has a personal history with the South Side on Lamar complex in Dallas’ Cedars neighborhood. Before the historic red-and-white brick buildings became apartments, businesses and a haven for artists, the campus served as a Sears distribution center and department store.She said her grandfather worked there in the 1960s selling mattresses. That’s why Keith asked Curious Texas: What’s the story behind the old Sears, Roebuck, & Co. building that is now South Side on Lamar with its posh amenities?  Continue reading...