"Dallas" Southfork Ranch Sold To Developer

Above, yours truly at Southfork Ranch last year. Photo by Mitch Geriminsky.

The famed Southfork Ranch that was featured in the prime time soap Dallas has been sold to a developer. But they pledge to keep it open.

The ranch will remain pretty much the same and tours will continue. A friend and I visited the ranch last year.

It is said that actor Larry Hagman's (J. R. Ewing) ashes were scattered on the ranch in 2012. 

According to the Fort Worth Business Press:

The famed Southfork Ranch has a new owner. But the purchaser, Centurion American Development Group, promises nothing will change about the history of the site, which was the setting for the fictional Ewing family’s home in the classic TV series Dallas.

“Our intent is to keep the operation of it as it being the house J.R. lived in,” said Centurion American Vice President Sean Terry. “Maybe upgrade some things a bit, like modernize the events center. But the house itself, you won’t be able to tell a difference.”

And yes, Terry said tours will still be held for the public, even as the work is being done.

“We think the repairs we need to make we can do while keeping it open,” he said.

The purchase of the property previously managed by Forever Resorts includes 241 acres spanning both sides of Murphy Road south of Parker Road in the Collin County city of Parker.  Of that, 40 acres is the area made famous in Dallas, including the Southfork Mansion conference and event center. The  rest is open green space.

Above, yours truly and Mitch Geriminsky on the Southfork ranch house balcony.

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