508 Park is a marvelous example of a Zig Zag Moderne building. As one of the few remaining such buildings—and probably the best example of this design in Dallas--508 Park has great architectural significance. Designed by the New Orleans firm,Weiss, Dreyfous, and Seiferth, they also designed the Louisiana State Capitol.

In 1946, 508 Park looked like this.

* Source: Jack L. Warner Collection, USC Cinematic Arts Library

Detail at the entry surround, illustrating multiple layers of the facade in brick, cast stone relief and three colors of natural stone. The repeated stair-step profiles, complex layering and scalloped detail above the building address are characteristic of Zig Zag Moderne.

A detail view of the top of the entry tower showing the stepped and layered facade, with cast stone bas relief panels suggesting the Garden of Eden. Curtains in the stair-stepped panel above the narrow window reveal a mother and baby bird. Abstract natural and vegetable motifs are common in Art Deco architecture.