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General Plan for the City of Dallas, Texas: Map Showing General Features of Suggested Improvements in Transportation Facilities Except Street Car Lines

Map displaying proposed changes to railroads and transportation infrastructure (colored green and red) in Dallas, Texas, as part of the Kessler Plan. The main part of Dallas and Oak Cliff are represented, with some streets, railroads, and bodies of water.
Date: 1911~
Creator: Geo. E. Kessler & Co.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

General Plan for a System of Parks and Boulevards for the City of Dallas, Texas.

Map displaying existing and proposed parks and boulevards (colored green) in Dallas, Texas, as part of the Kessler Plan. The main part of Dallas and Oak Cliff are represented, with some streets, railroads, and bodies of water.
Date: 1911~
Creator: Geo. E. Kessler & Co.
Object Type: Map
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
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

[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