Lake Cliff, Dallas
Lake Cliff is a neighborhood in the northern part of the Oak Cliff area of Dallas, Texas (USA). It surrounds Lake Cliff, 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.
Lake Cliff | |
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 Downtown Dallas as seen from Lake Cliff | |
  Lake Cliff  Lake Cliff | |
| Coordinates: 32°45′23″N 96°49′6″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Dallas |
| City | Dallas |
| Area | Oak Cliff |
| Elevation | 502 ft (153 m) |
| ZIP code | 75203 |
| Area code(s) | 214, 469, 972 |
Lake Cliff Historic District | |
| Location | Roughly bounded by E. 6th St., Beckley Ave., Zangs Blvd. and Marsalis Ave., Dallas, Texas |
| Area | 75 acres (30 ha) |
| Built | 1888 |
| Architect | Albert S. Hecht, Robert C. Williams |
| Architectural style | Late 19th and Early 20th Century American Movements, Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals, Four Square, Rustic |
| MPS | Oak Cliff MPS |
| 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/ |
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
Media related to Lake Cliff Historic District at Wikimedia Commons
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