Oak Cliff

Oak Cliff

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Publication Date: 27th April 2009

An advertisement heralded, "Oak Cliff gets its name from the massive oaks that crown the soft green cliffs." Originally called Hord's Ridge for its founder William Henry Hord, the area was purchased by two enterprising developers, Thomas L. Marsalis and John S. Armstrong, and renamed Oak Cliff. Also touted as the "Cambridge of the South," the community flourished until the depression of 1893. The partnership split, and in 1903, the beleaguered Oak Cliff voted itself into the city of Dallas. The area has seen much change over the years, but the physical separation the Trinity River creates from... Read More
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An advertisement heralded, "Oak Cliff gets its name from the massive oaks that crown the soft green cliffs." Originally called Hord's Ridge for its founder William Henry Hord, the area was purchased by two enterprising developers, Thomas L. Marsalis and John S. Armstrong, and renamed Oak Cliff. Also touted as the "Cambridge of the South," the community flourished until the depression of 1893. The partnership split, and in 1903, the beleaguered Oak Cliff voted itself into the city of Dallas. The area has seen much change over the years, but the physical separation the Trinity River creates from... Read More
Description
An advertisement heralded, "Oak Cliff gets its name from the massive oaks that crown the soft green cliffs." Originally called Hord's Ridge for its founder William Henry Hord, the area was purchased by two enterprising developers, Thomas L. Marsalis and John S. Armstrong, and renamed Oak Cliff. Also touted as the "Cambridge of the South," the community flourished until the depression of 1893. The partnership split, and in 1903, the beleaguered Oak Cliff voted itself into the city of Dallas. The area has seen much change over the years, but the physical separation the Trinity River creates from Dallas provides Oak Cliff a permanent and unique identity from the "big city" and helps it maintain remnants of its original small-town atmosphere.
Details
  • Pages: 128
  • Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Inc.
  • Imprint: Arcadia Publishing
  • Series: Images of America
  • Publication Date: 27th April 2009
  • State: Texas
  • Illustration Note: Black and White
  • ISBN: 9780738570686
  • Format: Paperback
  • BISACs:
    TRAVEL / Pictorials (see also PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Regional)
    HISTORY / United States / General
    PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Regional (see also TRAVEL / Pictorials)
Author Bio
Gathering photographs from families, organizations, and the personalities themselves, local authors Alan C. Elliott, Patricia K. Summey, and Gayla Brooks showcase the heart and soul of the people who founded Oak Cliff, those who later developed and grew the community, and those emerging today as up-and-coming legends. They are the authors of Oak Cliff in Arcadia's Images of America series.
An advertisement heralded, "Oak Cliff gets its name from the massive oaks that crown the soft green cliffs." Originally called Hord's Ridge for its founder William Henry Hord, the area was purchased by two enterprising developers, Thomas L. Marsalis and John S. Armstrong, and renamed Oak Cliff. Also touted as the "Cambridge of the South," the community flourished until the depression of 1893. The partnership split, and in 1903, the beleaguered Oak Cliff voted itself into the city of Dallas. The area has seen much change over the years, but the physical separation the Trinity River creates from Dallas provides Oak Cliff a permanent and unique identity from the "big city" and helps it maintain remnants of its original small-town atmosphere.
  • Pages: 128
  • Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Inc.
  • Imprint: Arcadia Publishing
  • Series: Images of America
  • Publication Date: 27th April 2009
  • State: Texas
  • Illustrations Note: Black and White
  • ISBN: 9780738570686
  • Format: Paperback
  • BISACs:
    TRAVEL / Pictorials (see also PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Regional)
    HISTORY / United States / General
    PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Regional (see also TRAVEL / Pictorials)
Gathering photographs from families, organizations, and the personalities themselves, local authors Alan C. Elliott, Patricia K. Summey, and Gayla Brooks showcase the heart and soul of the people who founded Oak Cliff, those who later developed and grew the community, and those emerging today as up-and-coming legends. They are the authors of Oak Cliff in Arcadia's Images of America series.