Hispanic History

These 3 Dallas Neighborhoods Are Steeped in Hispanic Heritage

By Sylvia Bloom / October 14, 2021 /

In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, people all around Dallas have celebrated with festivals, exhibitions, and live events that highlight and commemorate the culture and contributions of Hispanic Americans.  Dallas has certainly developed and changed over its 170 years as a city, but its neighborhoods have retained several of the landmarks so important to its…

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Eagle Ford School, Attended by The Infamous Bonnie Parker, is One Step Closer to Landmark Status

By Amanda Popken / February 7, 2017 /

On Monday, preservationists launched the process of designating the Eagle Ford School building as a historic landmark. If you’ve driven down Chalk Hill Road just south of Interstate 30, you may have wondered about the rather small, oddly out-of-place concrete building, brightly colored with lavish details at the entry. Above the front entrance is inscribed…

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