[City Plans for Grade Eliminations]

City plan of grade eliminations in Dallas, Texas.
Date: 1911
Creator: Dallas (Tex.)
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[City Plan for Turtle Creek Partway]

City plan for the development of Turtle Creek Partway.
Date: 1911
Creator: Dallas (Tex.)
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[City Plan for Viaducts Across Trinity River Bottoms]

City plan for viaducts across the bottoms of the Trinity River.
Date: 1911
Creator: Dallas (Tex.)
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Excavation Well]

Photograph of men working on excavating a well. The photograph was taken from above. Rock and rubble dominate the landscape.
Date: July 5, 1910
Creator: Dallas (Tex.)
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Ditching Between Pools Below California Dam]

Photograph of men ditching between pools at the California Dam during a drought.
Date: 1910
Creator: Dallas (Tex.)
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[White Rock Creek Reservoir Sluice]

Photograph of the White Rock Creek Reservoir Sluice. In the photograph, individuals stand in what appears to be a wire covered bridge. Handwritten note at bottom of photograph: "White Rock Creek Reservoir sluice. Reinforcement phase before concrete is poured. 6-15-10"
Date: June 15, 1910
Creator: Dallas (Tex.)
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[White Rock Reservoir Sluice Box]

Photograph of the sluice box at White Rock Reservoir. A pile of wood is visible in front of the box. A handwritten note on the photograph reads: "White Rock Reservoir south end of sluice box after forms had been removed 6-24-10."
Date: June 24, 1910
Creator: Dallas (Tex.)
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
A City Plan for Dallas (open access)

A City Plan for Dallas

Report of the Park Board in Dallas, Texas, including the text of the proposed city plan, called the "Kessler Plan." The plan describes suggested changes to the city including building levees; creating a belt railroad; building a union station; creating freight terminals; organizing a civic center; eliminating railroad grade crossings in downtown districts; extending roads in downtown areas; building parks, parkways, and boulevards; and adding playgrounds throughout the city. The text includes accompanying drawings and illustrations. The fiscal report of the Park Board is included at the end of the book.
Date: 1911
Creator: Kessler, George E.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History