Elm Thicket, Dallas

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Elm Thicket
North Park
Neighborhood
Nickname: 
North Park
CountryFlag of the United States.svg  United States
StateFlag of Texas.svg  Texas
CountyFlag of Dallas County, Texas.svg Dallas
CityFlag of Dallas.svg  Dallas
Area North Dallas
Area
[1]
 • Land2 km2 (0.8 sq mi)
Highest elevation
[2]
166 m (544 ft)
Lowest elevation
[3]
151 m (497 ft)
Population
 • Estimate 
(2021) (est. 2021) [4]
4,981
Race
 (est. 2014) [4]
 • Native American2.90%
 • Black29.10%
 • Asian/Pacific Islander4.70%
 • Other9.20%
Ethnicity
 (est. 2021) [4]
 • Hispanic26.40%
 • Non-Hispanic73.60%
Time zone UTC−6 (Central)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−5 (Central)
ZIP Code
75209
Area codes 214, 469, 972
Website www.elmthicketnorthpark.com

Elm Thicket (also known as Elm Thicket/Northpark) is a primarily residential neighborhood in North Dallas, Texas near Love Field airport and the neighborhoods of Love Field, Bluffview, Greenway Parks, University Park and Highland Park.

Contents

For most of its history the historical Elm Thicket/North Park area has been predominantly an African American community. [5] [6]

Geography

Often referred to by residents as North Park, Elm Thicket/North Park refers to the current-day area bounded by Lover's Lane to the north, Lemmon Avenue to the west, Mockingbird Lane to the south, and Inwood Road to the east. [7] [8]

Historical

Elm Thicket referred to the lower Southwest portion of the neighborhood. [6] [9] This area was bounded by Mockingbird Lane to the South, Cedar Springs Road to the West, Roper Street to the East and University Boulevard to the North, and it was one of the few minority-majority areas of North Dallas. It is adjacent to the east side of Love Field airport. [5] Portions of Elm Thicket were lost due to Love Field airport and roadway expansion. [8]

A southeastern subsection of Elm Thicket/North Park is also known as Shannon Estates. This area is bounded by Inwood Road on the east, Mockingbird Lane on the south, Kenwell Street on the west, and West University Boulevard on the north. [10]

In the 1944 Dallas Master Plan, [10] Bluffview to the North originally extended south to University Blvd.

Demographics

Race

Elm Thicket/North Park has undergone extensive social and physical change from 2000-2023. The African American population has dropped by half, from 62% of the neighborhood's population in 2000 to 29% in 2023. In the same time, the Hispanic population has experienced a rise and fall, from 26% to 42.5% and back again to 26.4%. The white population has risen from 11% to 61.7% of the neighborhood's population. [1] [4]

Population by Race
Race2000 [1] 2010 [4] 2014 [4] 2019 [4] 2021 [4]
Black61.6%21.1%14.2%15.3%29.1%
White10.9%66.0%72.7%81.2%61.7%
American Indian3.7%2.4%1.4%2.9%
Asian2.5%3.6%2.2%4.7%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.1%0.4%0.4%0.0%
Other13.0%11.2%2.2%9.2%
Hispanic [1] 26.0%35.7%42.53%26.4%

Housing

Religion

Elm Thicket/North Park is home to several religious houses of worship:

For Catholic residents, Elm Thicket/North Park is within the parish boundaries for Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church (Iglesia Católica de Nuestra Señora del Perpetuo Socorro). [11]

History

North Park Name

One source said that the name originated from further development of the Elm Thicket area, roughly around 1940, with the development of the Booker T. Washington and North park additions. [12] Another said the original name of the area was North Park and it was unofficially known as Elm Thicket. [5]

Elm Thicket Park and Hilliard golf course

In 1944, construction of Elm Thicket Park began on land owned by neighboring Love Field airport, but temporarily loaned to the Dallas Parks Department until needed for airport expansion. In 1946, the Hexter and Frank Building Company filed with the City of Dallas, the Greenway Terrace additions. The Greenway Terrace additions, are orientated in the present northwest area of the neighborhood. The first development was located West of Kenwell Street, South of Hopkins Avenue, North of Wateka Drive and East of Roper Street. Greenway Terrace Number Two (#2) was further developed; West of Roper Street, North of Hopkins Avenue, South of Lovers Lane and East of Taos Road. In 1950, a 9-hole golf course was constructed on land owned by Love Field Airport. The Hilliard golf course, was dedicated in 1950 by the Dallas Negro Golf Association as the nation's first Negro golf course. [13] In 1954, the land upon which the 9-hole golf course and adjoining Elm Thicket Park, was repossessed by the City of Dallas as part of the airport expansion and rerouting of roads to serve the expanding city. [14]

2000s

With support of the neighborhood's Crime Watch group and residents, the Dallas Police Department, in 2004, began to apply the "broken windows" police concept to address the blight afflicting the neighborhood. [15]

2010s

In the Spring of 2016, Elm Thicket/North Park was included in Dallas' Neighborhood Plus Plan. Adopted in 2015, Neighborhood Plus is a citywide neighborhood revitalization plan for the City of Dallas to alleviate poverty, fight blight, attract and retain the middle class, increase homeownership and enhance rental options. [1]

In 2017, as part of the Neighborhood Plus program, residents of Elm Thicket/North Park were given an opportunity to share their stories, gather historical photos and archive information to help the neighborhood tell the story of this historic and dynamic part of the city. Interviews were recorded and combined into videos and published on YouTube. [16]

Government

Last updated: January 25, 2022;3 years ago

Education

There are two schools located within the boundaries of Elm Thicket/North Park:

Public schools

The neighborhood is served by Dallas Independent School District public schools:

Sudie L. Williams Talented and Gifted Academy (located next door in the Bluffview neighborhood) serves academically talented and gifted students in grades four through six (expanding to eighth grade by 2020). Admission to Williams is based on academic achievement and an application is required.

Henry W. Longfellow Career Exploration Academy (located next door in the Greenway Parks neighborhood) serves students in grades 6-8 selected through the magnet process. The students receive the same basic middle school program offered in all Dallas Independent School District middle schools. However, special focus is placed on the exploration and development of each student's interests and abilities.

Private schools

Colleges and universities

Elm Thicket is in the Dallas County Community College District, which offers academic, continuing education, and adult education programs through seven community colleges and 14 campuses in Dallas County.

Southern Methodist University is two miles to the east of the neighborhood and is located on the same main thoroughfare (Mockingbird Avenue).

Notable people

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Elm Thicket Neighborhood Plus Neighborhood Action Plan" (PDF). City of Dallas. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
  2. ↑ Max in the northeast corner of the neighborhood near the intersection of W. Lovers Ln. and Caillet St.
  3. ↑ Min in the northwest corner of the neighborhood near the intersection of Taos Rd. and Hopkins St.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved 2021-06-28.
  5. 1 2 3 Robertson, Jack; American Council on Education. American Youth Commission (1937). A study of youth needs and services in Dallas, Texas. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University Library. Washington, D.C. : American Council on Education.
  6. 1 2 Associates, Harland Bartholomew and (December 1944). "A Master Plan for Dallas, Texas, Report 10: Housing". The Portal to Texas History. Retrieved 2021-06-29.
  7. ↑ "dallas-texas-census-enumeration_districts-1940". University of Texas. Retrieved 2022-01-25.
  8. 1 2 "dallas-texas-census-enumeration_districts-1940-3". University of Texas. Retrieved 2022-01-25.
  9. ↑ Associates, Harland Bartholomew and (December 1944). "A Master Plan for Dallas, Texas, Report 10: Housing". The Portal to Texas History. Retrieved 2021-06-29.
  10. 1 2 Associates, Harland Bartholomew and (December 1944). "A Master Plan for Dallas, Texas, Report 10: Housing". The Portal to Texas History. Retrieved 2021-06-29.
  11. ↑ "Parish Locator Map". Catholic Diocese of Dallas. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
  12. ↑ Dallas, Writers' Program of the Work Projects Administration in the City of; Holmes, Maxine; Saxon, Gerald D. (1992). "The WPA Dallas Guide and History". The Portal to Texas History. Retrieved 2021-06-30.
  13. ↑ "Timeline A CONCISE HISTORY". D Magazine . D Magazine Partners, Inc. June 1998. Retrieved 16 December 2018. Dallas Negro Golf Association dedicates nation's first Negro Golf Course at Elm Thicket, located at the present site of Love Field.
  14. ↑ "Race and the Control of Public Parks". buildingcommunityWORKSHOP. 16 January 2015. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
  15. ↑ Schutze, Jim (14 October 2004). "Weird City". Dallas Observer . Dallas Observer, LP. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
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