Counted as a fine time-honored gem of Old East Dallas, Munger Place Historic District traces its origins to the early years of the 20th Century. It was in 1905 that renowned cotton gin trader Rober Munger laid down the neighborhood's foundation. Designed as one of the first deed-restricted precincts of the region, it features neatly laid-out two-story homes, tree-lined cobblestone streets, Prairie-inspired houses and thoughtfully-placed pathways. An idyllic memento from the bygone era, it finds itself in the list of National Register of Historic Places and is also categorized as a Dallas Landmark District.
Long the symbol for the Mobil Oil Company, the giant Pegasus sign has become more than just a corporate logo to the people of Dallas. A local landmark, the brightly lit red-winged horse rotates above the Magnolia Building. The Pegasus Project, a local nonprofit effort, rebuilt it at a cost of $650,000 between the years 1999 and 2000, while the original Pegasus sign, taken down while the new one was being built, can still be seen displayed at the Dallas Farmers Market.
