Download or read book Historic Dallas Parks written by John H. Slate and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2010-07-05 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dallas, called Big D, is the eighth largest city in the United States and rests on 343 square miles of rolling prairie. To meet the growing recreational and cultural needs of its citizens, the Dallas Park and Recreation Department maintains more than 23,018 park acresone of the largest municipal park systems in the country. Dallas has over 400 individual parks, including community centers, swimming pools, athletic fields, and a metropolitan zoo. From such well-known places as Fair Park, home of the State Fair of Texas and the Texas Centennial Exposition of 1936, to Dealey Plaza, and to lesser-known neighborhood parks, Dallas parks have a rich history stretching from the days when Dallas was a western boom town to a 21st century metropolis. Historic Dallas Parks explores the origins and early development of this nationally recognized system with interesting background stories and facts and illustrated with photographs and historical documents from the collections of the Dallas Municipal Archives.
Download or read book Historic Dallas Parks written by John H. Slate and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2010 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dallas, called "Big D," is the eighth largest city in the United States and rests on 343 square miles of rolling prairie. To meet the growing recreational and cultural needs of its citizens, the Dallas Park and Recreation Department maintains more than 23,018 park acres--one of the largest municipal park systems in the country. Dallas has over 400 individual parks, including community centers, swimming pools, athletic fields, and a metropolitan zoo. From such well-known places as Fair Park, home of the State Fair of Texas and the Texas Centennial Exposition of 1936, to Dealey Plaza, and to lesser-known neighborhood parks, Dallas parks have a rich history stretching from the days when Dallas was a western boom town to a 21st century metropolis. Historic Dallas Parks explores the origins and early development of this nationally recognized system with interesting background stories and facts and illustrated with photographs and historical documents from the collections of the Dallas Municipal Archives.
Download or read book Strolling Through the Park written by Rose-Mary Rumbley and published by . This book was released on 2005-12 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The history of the Dallas parks begins with City Park, 1876, continues with the creation of the Park Board, May, 1905, 100 years ago, and treks on to better and better indoor and outdoor facilities for the citizens of Dallas. Today, the Dallas Park and Recreation Department takes care of 21,000 acres of park land, 17 urban lakes, 146 miles of trails, 47 Recreational Centers, 6 golf courses, 22 swimming pools, 4 spray grounds, 5 tennis centers, 254 outdoor tennis courts, 154 outdoor basketball courts, 252 athletic fields, and 267 playgrounds. And it's all there waiting for the citizens of Dallas! You have no excuse. All of you out there?keep STROLLING THROUGH THE PARKS and PLAYING IN THE PARKS!
Download or read book The History of the Dallas Park System 1876 1932 written by Robert Milton Newton and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 824 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Step Into a Modern World written by Patricia Ruby Hogan and published by . This book was released on 1974 with total page 662 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A History of Expansion Department of Park and Recreation Dallas Texas written by Douglas Homer Reeves and published by . This book was released on 1973 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book From Water Supply to Urban Oasis written by Steven R. Butler and published by . This book was released on 2011-04-22 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Fair Park written by Willis Cecil Winters and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2010 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1936, Texas commemorated the 100th anniversary of its independence from Mexico with a series of statewide celebrations. A central exposition was proposed, with four cities waging a sometimes bitter campaign to secure the rights to stage this auspicious event. At stake for the host city was unparalleled national exposure and a strong economic boost in the midst of the Great Depression. Using the existing grounds and buildings at Fair Park as the basis of its bid, Dallas outhustled and outspent its competitors to be designated as the host city of the 1936 Texas Centennial Exposition. The fair was planned by chief architect George Dahl with legions of talented designers and artists who collaborated to produce one of the great American world's fairs of the 1930s. In addition to the centennial celebration, 1936 marked the 50th anniversary of Fair Park as the site of the great State Fair of Texas. Many of the exhibition structures, livestock barns, and sports and performance venues built for the fair over the previous 50 years were incorporated into the new layout and design of the exposition. The architectural style that was applied to the old and new buildings at Fair Park was described as "Texanic," a combination of Texas iconography and classical motifs with the more spare, streamlined regimen of the moderne style. The result was a revelation to the millions of visitors that attended the Texas Centennial Exposition in 1936.
Download or read book A History of the Dallas Texas Park and Recreational Department from 1950 to 1970 written by Harvey Rothenberg and published by . This book was released on 1973 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The purposes of the study were to report attendance figures of the Deparment during the period of the study, to report the acquisition of new land and facilities during the period of the study, to survey the program change in relation to its leaders during the period of the study, to determine if the Dallas Park and Recreation Department met the standards set up by the National Recreation and Park Association, and to project what recreational facilities will be needed in the next decade ... This study indicates that the Dallas Park and Recreation Department is below the standards of the National Recreation Park Association in most areas of concern. The one metropolitan zoo and the ten acres of land per 560 population were the only areas that met or exceeded the standards. The ownership of land is most important so that when monies become available recreation facilities, program and sfaff can be increased."--Leaves 1,50.
Download or read book History Lover s Guide to Dallas A written by Georgette Driscoll and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2019-09-16 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Don't let the drawl fool you--Dallas boasts a dynamic history full of explosive growth. The cityscape itself seems eager to measure up to the outsized personalities that forged the town's identity. A sixty-seven-and-a-half-foot-tall giraffe statue greets visitors to the Dallas Zoo, while guests exiting the Joule Hotel encounter the gaze of a thirty-foot eyeball. A colossal Pegasus glows above it all from its perch on top of the Magnolia Petroleum building. Subtler storylines also thread their way through the forest of glass and steel, from the jazz of Deep Ellum alleyways to the peaceful paths of the Katy Trail. Author Georgette Driscoll looks beyond the inscriptions for the events that shaped Dallas into the city it is today.
Download or read book Dallas Landmarks written by and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2009 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dallas has a reputation as a progressive city--always ready to build something new to replace the old. In the late 19th century, as Dallas became the transportation and commercial center for North Texas, brick and stone edifices supplanted the simple frame structures of the early days. By the 1920s, the city was the financial capital of the region and boasted the tallest building west of the Mississippi. In 1936, Dallas hosted the Texas Centennial Exposition in Fair Park, an ensemble of art deco buildings that is a National Historic Landmark. As business grew, so did the skyline. Today Dallas has a rich collection of historic buildings that chronicle the city's growth and progress.
Download or read book Lost Dallas written by Mark Doty and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2012 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although founded in 1841, Dallas did not experience significant growth until 1873 when the Texas and Pacific (T&P) Railroad crossed the Houston and Texas Central Railroad (H&TC) near downtown. Securing these railroads led to a prolific building boom that has never fully ended, even during the Great Depression and subsequent world wars. Dallas's ability to sustain growth and development as a banking and commercial center led to the demolition of much of the early built environment, a trend that continues even today. Lost Dallas explores and documents those buildings, neighborhoods, and places that have been lost and even forgotten since the city's modest antebellum beginning.
Download or read book Historic Photos of Dallas written by and published by Turner Publishing Company. This book was released on 2006-11-01 with total page 269 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Historic Photos of Dallas takes a look into the past of the Big D"" through striking historic photographs from the city's finest archives. From the rugged west to the largest corporate headquarter concentration in the United States, Historic Photos of Dallas provides a unique look into the city's past. With over 200 archival photos reproduced in multiple inks on heavy art paper in large format, many of which have never been published. This book is a perfect additin to any historian's collection.""
Download or read book White Rock Lake written by Sally Rodriguez and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2010-01-01 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1909, Dallas city leaders approved the damming of White Rock Creek to create a new water source for the increasing needs of a growing city. As a result, so much of the life and history of Dallas has echoed through the life and history of White Rock Lake. In the early decades, the lake was home to many private summer homes and boat houses, as well as hunting and fishing clubs. Soon thereafter, a bathing beach, sailing clubs, public boathouses, and picnic facilities were added. The Civilian Conservation Corps and the Works Progress Administration transformed the lake with more recreational and leisure amenities. World War II brought increased military uses that included a POW camp for German officers. Those early city leaders could hardly know that the lake they were creating 10 miles outside of Dallas would become an urban oasis enjoyed by over two million visitors a year.
Download or read book Centennial History of the Dallas Texas Park System 1876 1976 written by Harry Jebsen and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 959 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Old City Park written by Michael V. Hazel and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 14 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book From Water Supply to Urban Oasis a History of White Rock Lake Park Dallas Texas written by Steven R. Butler and published by . This book was released on 2022-04-20 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: White Rock Lake Park is the largest and most popular public recreation area in Dallas. Every year it attracts thousands of visitors who come to enjoy its diverse amenities and pastoral setting. In 1927, two years before its establishment, an anonymous newspaper reporter foresaw the park's popularity, accurately predicting it would quickly become "the people's playground." More recently, White Rock Lake Park has been dubbed an "urban oasis." No one however, has perhaps said it better than former Dallas Morning News columnist John Anders, who termed the park's 2,343 acres "the soft soul of the city." For some people, the lake itself is the main attraction-a perfect place for sailing, kayaking or canoeing. For others, the reservoir serves as a scenic backdrop to their daily exercise regimen. Just visit the park during the early morning hours. With countless human beings circling the lake in both directions, on foot or astride bicycles, it may seem as if there is a race in progress! Chances are, there might be. In addition to the annual "Run the Rock" marathon, dozens of lesser-known (but just as important) charity events are held each year at the park. Other people like to make their way around the water's edge by walking, rollerblading, or skating. Some ride on horseback. The lakeshore is also a magnet for anglers, bird-watchers, and nature lovers of every stripe, not to mention the thousands of people who come to the park for family fun-picnicking, flying kites, playing ball, and so on. More than a few visitors are fond of the park because it brings back happy childhood memories-its sights, sounds, and smells recalling a time when they were young and carefree. This book is an outgrowth of the website the author created in 1996 in order to share his affinity for and interest in White Rock Lake Park.
