Tyler Made: Historic neighborhoods, homes, and gardens remain traditional Tyler's stock and trade Page: 4 of 8
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range of plants that can succeed in home gardens."
In the last few years, Tyler has added roses to street medians
and parks. These roses are among landscaping plants tested and
recommended by the Texas AgriLife Extension Service as "Earth-
Kind." That means these plants grow well in a variety of soils,
while thriving with minimal fertilizer, pesticides, and watering.
ast year the city also opened the Chamblee Rose Garden
as the anchor ofan all Earth-Kind botanical garden on the
nine-acre grounds of the 1859 Goodmani-LeGrand Home
and Museum. Forest-green iron fences and native red-rock
pillars surround the garden's 120 rose bushes.
Goodman family heirlooms such as a grandfather clock from the
Colonial era, fine silver and china, hooks, paintings, and photographs
w w w. t exas Ih igl ways. coifill the restored Classical Revival mansion (open for tour. nd special
events), which stands as the northern gateway to historic downtown.
Downtown's courthouse square sports several noteworthy
new venues-such as the Gallery Main Street (juried shows of
area artists) and the Downtown Coffee Lounge (aromatic coffee
drinks and fresh-baked goods)-housed in structures saved by
historic preservation efforts.
The best view of the historic square is from the new rooftop
lounge at Jakes Tyler. This popular eatery (steaks and seafood)
fills three levels of a 1904 building that once housed a men's
clothing store. From the rooftop here, you can see the sun set
behind the 15-story Art Deco Peoples National Bank (now Tyler
Towne Centre), designed by noted Houston architect Alfred
C. Finn. When built in the 1930s, it was among Texas' tallest
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Mallory, Randy. Tyler Made: Historic neighborhoods, homes, and gardens remain traditional Tyler's stock and trade, text, 2010-10~; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1924336/m1/4/?q=%222010%22: accessed June 4, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.