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Casa Linda Plaza, its official name, [1] was the brainchild of Carl Martin Brown and his son Howard D. Brown. The East Dallas family farm land of 600 plus acres was purchased in 1937. The abstract completed at that time traces the ownership of the land back to the original owner who had been rewarded the land for his service in the Battle Of ...
Casa Linda Theatre was the first building completed after World War II. Deed restrictions were established in 1939 to maintain the area as a first-class neighborhood for white families. These restrictions included provisions for the use of premises for private dwelling purposes by white persons only, not excluding bona fide servants of any race ...
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Graffiti and murals in Old East Dallas. The area began as a 40-acre (162,000 m 2) tract east of the city of Dallas.The Beeman family had settled there in the 1860s and in 1872, William H. Gaston began promoting the area for development.
The district reached nationwide prominence in the 1960s, when President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in a Presidential motorcade traveling through Dealey Plaza. While the assassination brought the attention to the West End, the district's economy still struggled, with many businesses leaving the city center for suburban locations.
Sioux Falls’ Casa Del Rey, off the beaten path and near the industrial park, became a hot lunch spot and dinner destination. The low lights provided an intimate ambience that made a meal at Casa ...
However, the sign was beyond repair and a new sign was recreated from scratch. At midnight on 1 January 2000, the new Pegasus, complete with rotation, was lit for the first time. A copy of the original sign, which sat atop a Mobil Oil station in the Casa Linda neighborhood of Dallas for many decades, is now on display at the Old Red Museum.