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A strange thing happened when I entered my thirties: I found myself at brunch enthusiastically chatting about a local home tour. “I’ve always wanted to go!” gushed one friend, who was already in her grandmillennial era. “Let’s look and see when the dates are,” said another, mimosa in one hand, phone open to Google in the other. And that’s how, a few months later, I found myself huddled together with friends and strangers, dodging a torrential downpour under the porte-cochère of 5500 Swiss Avenue in Old East Dallas.The Swiss Avenue Historic District Mother’s Day Home Tour celebrated 48 years this past May, complete with food trucks, live music, an art fair, free carriage rides, and visits to seven of the most impressive old-money mansions in…

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