Lake Cliff, Dallas
Lake Cliff | |
|---|---|
972 | |
Lake Cliff Historic District | |
| Location | Roughly bounded by E. 6th St., Beckley Ave., Zangs Blvd. and Marsalis Ave., |
| NRHP reference No. | 94000609[1] |
| DLMK No. | H/84 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | June 17, 1994 |
| Designated DLMK | November 12, 1997[2] |
| Website | http://www.lakecliff.org/ |
Lake Cliff is a neighborhood in the northern part of the
, a small freshwater lake. From 1906 to 1913, Oak Cliff was home to an amusement park that, according to its founders, outdid Coney Island. Lake Cliff Park featured a 2,500-seat theater, an 18,000-square-foot roller-skating rink, a roller coaster, Japanese village, mechanical swings, and water rides. Dallasites could take a streetcar link straight to its front door and marvel at the park’s electrical lighting. Today, visitors can still spy remnants of the brick-lined channel.See also
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ Sam A. Lindsay (November 12, 1997). "Ordinance No. 23328" (PDF). City of Dallas. Retrieved August 27, 2018.
External links
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