[Kidd Springs Park, December 1959]

Photograph of Kidd Springs Park with trees scattered in clusters throughout the park. A small man-made pond is surrounded by a walking path that is partially obscured by deep green trees. Streets separate the Kidd Springs Park from the neighboring suburban residential area. Additional park features include: a pool, two (2) parking lots, and a baseball field.
Date: December 1959
Creator: Squire Haskins Photography
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Lakewood Park, July 1959]

Photograph of the aerial overview of the Lakewood area of open fields bordered by a set of railroad tracks and a stretch of thick trees. A suburban housing community has been established in the top right of the photograph.
Date: July 1959
Creator: Squire Haskins Photography
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Marsalis Zoo, January 1959]

Photograph of an aerial view of the Marsalis Zoo (Dallas Zoo) facilities and neighboring suburban neighborhoods.
Date: January 1959
Creator: Squire Haskins Photography
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[McCree Park]

Photograph of an aerial overview of McCree Park and the surrounding residential neighborhoods. Key features of the park includes a baseball field with stadium lights, a swimming pool with park swimmers, and a tennis court.
Date: [1959,1961]
Creator: Squire Haskins Photography
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
West Dallas Urban Area Survey (open access)

West Dallas Urban Area Survey

Report documenting the findings of a survey in the West Dallas Urban Area to determine what steps should be taken for improvement: "This survey of the West Dallas Urban Area was undertaken primarily to make an inventory o existing housing and other structures, and of existing utilities and public facilities, or the lack of them, in order that problems could be appraised and a program developed for the area's renewal" (p. 1).
Date: January 1959
Creator: De Leuw, Cather & Company
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History

[McCree Park Location #2]

Photograph of an aerial overview of the future location of McCree Park marked with a red boundary. The rocky landscape of the location is bordered by a dirt road and a river surrounded by trees.
Date: May 15, 1958
Creator: Squire Haskins Photography
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[McCree Park, 1958]

Photograph of an aerial view of the future location of McCree Park and the surrounding residential neighborhood. Marker ink has outlined the edges of the future location of the park.
Date: 1958
Creator: Squire Haskins Photography
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Render of Dallas Memorial Auditorium]

Photograph of a render / concept drawing of the Dallas Memorial Auditorium.
Date: April 4, 1957
Creator: Dahl, George L.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Martin Weiss, 1957]

Photograph of an aerial view of Martin Weiss taken from the North. Paved streets line the perimeter of the park spreading out through the residential community. Key features of the park include bare trees, a dirt baseball field with a set of bleachers, and a swimming pool beside a network of walking paths.
Date: 1957
Creator: Squire Haskins Photography
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Lizzie Oliver Park, October 10, 1956]

Photograph of the four (4) acre neighborhood park of Lizzie Oliver Park covered in a thick canopy of thick green trees. A open dirt field separates the park from the the neighboring Clara Oliver elementary school. A uniform suburban community comprised of single story homes has been constructed to the right of the park.
Date: October 10, 1956
Creator: Squire Haskins Photography
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Lochwood Park, February 29, 1956]

Photograph of the aerial view of Lochwood Park, the nearby Martha Turner Elementary School, and the surrounding residential homes.
Date: February 29, 1956
Creator: Squire Haskins Photography
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Lindsley Park, 1956]

Photograph of an aerial view of a dirt baseball field in the middle of Lindsley park surrounded by single family suburban homes. On the left edge of the park is a railroad track that gently sweeps from the bottom of the photograph to the left in a convex manner.
Date: 1956
Creator: Squire Haskins Photography
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Crumbling Retaining Wall]

Photograph of a stone and mortar retaining wall that has peeled away from the earth and crumbled into the water of Lake Cliff. The metal railing that rests atop the stone retaining wall has been bent and mangled after the collapse of the retaining wall.
Date: August 18, 1955
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Collapsed Wall & Lake Cliff Park]

Photograph of the crumbling walls and broken railing that lines Lake Cliff. A stone pavilion is partially obscured by trees in the background of the image.
Date: August 1, 1955
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Kiest Park and Recreation Fields - March 1955]

Photograph of the aerial view of Kiest Park overlooking the oval field featuring five (5) baseball fields. Streets and roads wind throughout park partially obscured by trees. Additional park features include tennis courts, unknown miscellaneous buildings, and open fields. Streets run around the perimeter of the par, separating the park from the surrounding residential areas.
Date: March 1955
Creator: Squire Haskins Photography
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Kidd Springs Park - 1954]

Photograph of bare trees scattered throughout Kidd Springs Park featuring a small man-made pond near the center of the park. Streets separate the grass and dirt park from the surrounding residential suburban area.
Date: 1954
Creator: Squire Haskins Photography
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Lawnview Park, 1954]

Photograph of an aerial view of Lawnview park and the surrounding residential neighborhoods. The park features a large open fields with a small patchy dirt circle, various playground equipment, and dirt paths that lead from the park towards the paved streets that line the perimeter of the park. Bare trees partially obscure the portions of the surrounding suburban neighborhood houses. Highway 352 runs parallel to a railroad that stretches towards additional residential neighborhoods and beyond the edges of the photograph.
Date: 1954
Creator: Squire Haskins Photography
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Maria Luna Park]

Photograph of an aerial view of Maria Luna neighborhood park and the surrounding residential/commercial buildings. Key features of the park includes a baseball field with bleachers, playground equipment, and a basketball court.
Date: 1954
Creator: Squire Haskins Photography
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Martin Weiss Park, 1954]

Photograph of an aerial view of Martin Weiss taken from the North. Paved streets line the perimeter of the park spreading out through the residential community. Key features of the park include bare trees, a dirt baseball field with a set of bleachers, and a swimming pool beside a network of walking paths.
Date: 1954
Creator: Squire Haskins Photography
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Northern View of Weiss Park]

Photograph of an aerial view of Martin Weiss taken from the North. Paved streets line the perimeter of the park spreading out through the residential community. Key features of the park include bare trees, a dirt baseball field with a set of bleachers, and a swimming pool beside a network of walking paths.
Date: 1954
Creator: Squire Haskins Photography
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Turtle Creek Park & Surrounding Area #1]

Photograph of an aerial view of Turtle Creek Park formerly known as Robert E. Lee. Park. The photograph is taken from the north-side of the park focusing on the multi-use public building, a bronze statue of Robert E. Lee atop a stone plinth, and Turtle Creek flowing through the southern portion of the park. Residential and commercial buildings surround the park extending beyond the boarders of the photograph.
Date: 1954
Creator: Squire Haskins Photography
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Turtle Creek Park & Surrounding Area #2]

Photograph of an aerial view of Turtle Creek Park formerly known as Robert E. Lee. Park. The photograph is taken from the north-side of the park focusing on the multi-use public building, a bronze statue of Robert E. Lee atop a stone plinth, and Turtle Creek flowing through the southern portion of the park. Residential and commercial buildings surround the park extending beyond the boarders of the photograph.
Date: 1954
Creator: Squire Haskins Photography
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Turtle Creek Park & Surrounding Area #3]

Photograph of an aerial view of Turtle Creek Park formerly known as Robert E. Lee. Park. The photograph is taken from the north-side of the park focusing on the multi-use public building, a bronze statue of Robert E. Lee atop a stone plinth, and Turtle Creek flowing through the southern portion of the park. Residential and commercial buildings surround the park extending beyond the boarders of the photograph.
Date: 1954
Creator: Squire Haskins Photography
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Wide Angle Aerial Overview of Marsalis Park, June 1952]

Photograph of a wide angle aerial overview of the Marsalis park adjacent to a major highway. Additional key features of the photograph includes suburban houses scattered throughout the area, and a baseball field attached to an unknown school.
Date: June 15, 1952
Creator: Squire Haskins Photography
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History