The White Rock Lake District: “Where Life Is Worth Living!” — 1926
by Paula Bosse
The idyllic view from an East Dallas villa…. (click for larger image)
by Paula Bosse
In 1926, East Dallas was in a frenzy of development. There were so many new neighborhoods: Gastonwood, Country Club Estates, West Lake Park, Forest Hills, Hollywood, Santa Monica, Parks Estates, Munger Place Heights, Pasadena, Camp Estates, Hughes Estates, Temple Place.
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The New East Dallas
WHITE ROCK LAKE DISTRICT
Where living is delightful and where life is worth living!
The article below — which appears to have been written by the realtors selling the property — is actually very informative. (Click to see a larger image.)
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Ad and article appeared in The Dallas Morning News, May 2, 1926. Click that ad. It’s big!
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Copyright © 2017 Paula Bosse. All Rights Reserved.
There was a Monticello addition just north of Westlake, I think. I’ve had trouble locating which streets were included in Monticello (it was NOT the M streets). If you ever run across Monticello, let me know!! 🙂
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It’s mentioned briefly in the paragraph of the above article right after the subhead “Wilderness Reclaimed.” It also mentions that Woodrow was in what used to be the “Helen Gould school district.” Never heard of that. Or the “kids, golf course.”
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There was a nine hole golf course on the Woodrow site–not sure if that is where the present day track is just outside the school.
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Properly restricted?
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…Yep. As most of these develops were.
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It is fascinating to read about and remember the evolution of such a familiar landscape! Thank you. I grew up in Oak Cliff and watched the Veteran’s Hospital being built. I also remember those subtle “restrictions”. Flo Philips
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