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East Dallas, also referred to by the East Dallas Chamber of Commerce as the Lake & Garden District, [2] is an expansive area of numerous communities and neighborhoods in Dallas, Texas, United States that border nearby suburban cities to the east such as Garland, Mesquite and Balch Springs.
In 1887, the State Fair of Texas and Dallas Exposition at Fair Park opened, giving the area further growth. This third location is where the Fair still occurs. By the late 1880s, East Dallas had 6,000 residents and by 1889, 90% of the homes in the city had running water. [3] In 1889, Texas state senator R.S. Kimbrough tried to get a bill run ...
It consists of installations of the Munger Place addition, one of East Dallas' early subdivisions. The Swiss Avenue Historic District is a historic district of the city of Dallas, Texas. [ 3 ] The boundaries of the district comprise both sides of Swiss Avenue from Fitzhugh Street, to just north of La Vista, and includes portions of Bryan ...
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Dallas operates St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic School, a K-8 school in the area. It has separate facilities for grades Pre-Kindergarten through 2 (lower school) and grades 3-8 (upper school): [ 6 ] the upper school is in Wilshire Heights, [ 2 ] while the lower school is in Caruth Terrace . [ 7 ]
Munger Place was established in 1905 by cotton gin manufacturer Robert S. Munger on 300 acres (1.2 km 2) as one of Dallas's first suburbs, and was originally intended to be one of the most exclusive communities in the city. To attract the "right" social element, Munger Place was carefully planned.
Junius Heights is Dallas' largest historic district, a neighborhood of more than 800 homes in East Dallas, Texas situated east of Munger Place, south of Swiss Avenue and southwest of Lakewood. [1] It is relatively rectangular, bounded roughly by Gaston Avenue on the NW, Paulus Avenue on the NE, Reiger Avenue on the SE, and Henderson Avenue on ...
Eastwood is a neighborhood in east Dallas, Texas adjacent to Lake Park Estates, Old Lake Highlands, and Lochwood. It is located near White Rock Lake.
Peak's Suburban Addition is a historic residential neighborhood and City of Dallas Historic District in east Dallas, Texas ().The district's boundaries are, roughly, N. Fitzhugh Street to the northeast, Sycamore to the northwest, Peak Street and Haskell Street toward the southwest, and Worth Street along the southeast. [1]