Oak Cliff History - 1911-1920
Early History|1901-10 | 11-20 | 21-30 | 31-40 | 41-50 |
| 51-60 | 61-70 | 71-80 | 81-90 | 91-2000 | 2001 -
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In May, 1911, Rev. J. Leonard Rea was appointed to begin a new church in West Dallas. By January, 1912, the new church was meeting in the home of Mr. and Mrs. W.O. Forrestor (at 511. W. Tenth Street). In April, 1912, a contract was let to build a building at a cost of $5,000. The corner stone for the original Tyler Street Methodist Church (at the corner of Tyler and Sunset) was laid on the first Sunday in May, 1912, with sixty-six members in attendance. Below is a picture of the original building and some of the early congregation. A new building would be built in the 1920s at the corner of 10th Street and Tyler.
The congregation would eventually grow to have the largest Sunday School of any Methodist Church in the world in the 1950s.
On February 22, 1912, the Dallas and Oak Cliff Bridge (now known as the Houston Street Viaduct) was opened. It was 5106 feet long, cost a staggering $675,000, and was said to to be the longest bridge of its kind in the world.
The decade between 1911 and 1920 saw a growing population in Oak Cliff, with many large and fine houses being built on broad and tree lined streets.
This is an artist depiction of the "new" Oak Cliff High School from the 1916 annual.
This picture shows a 1922 Oak Cliff girls gym class exercising while young boys hang onto telephone poles (in the background) to watch the activities.
The Marsalis Park Zoo began to attract visitors from all over North Texas. This picture is from 1920.
Early History|1901-10 | 11-20 | 21-30 | 31-40 | 41-50 |
| 51-60 | 61-70 | 71-80 | 81-90 | 91-2000 | 2001 -