Great American Suburbs: The Homes of the Park Cities, Dallas

Great American Suburbs: The Homes of the Park Cities, Dallas
ISBN-10
0789209764
ISBN-13
9780789209764
Category
Architecture, Domestic
Language
English
Published
2008
Authors
Virginia McAlester, Prudence Mackintosh, Willis Winters

Description

"Highland Park and University Park owe their existence and enduring popularity to their foresighted developers, architects, and builders - figures such as Henry Exall, John S. Armstrong, Edgar Flippen, Hugh Prather, W. W. Caruth, Sr., Hal Thomson, and Fooshee Cheek. Beyond domestic architecture, the Part Cities also attracted unique institutions that contributed to their individual characters. Highland Park in 1931 became home to the Highland Park Village shopping center. With a design inspired by Spanish villages and an emphasis on open-air walkways between stores, the Highland Park Village revolutionized shopping center design. The Village was named a National Historic Landmark in 2000. University Park acquired its name after attracting Southern Methodists University to the area, a move influenced by the generous Caruth family land donation to the school. This book will fascinate architects, designers, historians, preservationists, planners, suburbanites, and would-be suburbanites alike."--BOOK JACKET.

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