Overview
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Repository |
Dallas Municipal Archives
Office of the City Secretary
1500 Marilla Street, 5D South
Dallas, Texas 75201 |
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Creator |
City of Dallas |
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Title |
Exposition Park Paving Petition |
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Dates |
1904-1921 |
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Quantity |
1 linear inch |
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Abstract |
Correspondence, legal documents, and blueprints related to attempts to pave streets in Exposition Park. |
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Identification |
1991-036 |
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Language | Records are in English |
Scope and Contents
Collection consists of correspondence, legal documents, and blueprints related to attempts to pave streets in the Exposition Park neighborhood of Dallas, Texas.
In 1904, the Phoenix Land Company along with property owners in Exposition Park petitioned the City of Dallas to have certain streets in the Exposition Park area improved. If the city agreed to pay a certain percentage of the improvement costs, the property owners would agree to pay the balance for having Second Avenue, Hickory Street, and Williams Street paved from Exposition Park to Commerce Street, connecting the area known as the "Circus Grounds" to the city center. Proposed improvements included macadam street surfaces and wooden curbs, as well as the installation of gas, water, and electric lines. Legal disagreements prevented the parties from coming to an agreement until the early 1920s.
Organization
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Access
Permission to publish, reproduce, distribute, or use by any and all other current or future developed methods or procedures must be obtained in writing from the Dallas Municipal Archives. All rights are reserved and retained regardless of current or future development or laws that may apply to fair use standards.
Citation
Exposition Park Paving Petition, 1904-1921 (Box <x>, Folder <y>), Dallas Municipal Archives
Related Material
None
Index Terms
Dallas -- Texas -- History
Exposition Ave. (Dallas, Tex.)
Parks -- Texas -- Dallas
Container List
| 1 | 1 | Exposition Park paving petition and related documents, 1904-1921
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