Harold Henderson of Planning wrote that the illustrations and maps were "superb". ![]() In some cases the author had to use reproductions of images since she was unable to obtain the originals as a consequence, according to Sies, some images of floor plans and maps are difficult to read and some images are small in size. The book includes color, sepiatone and black and white photographs, along with maps and planning illustrations. įerguson uses primary sources including advertisements, architectural drawings, deed restrictions, and planning documents to demonstrate the national trends. It discusses two communities in Amarillo, Wolflin Estates and Wolflin Place the Mills Place community in Corsicana two places in Fort Worth: River Crest and Ryan Place, as well as nearby Westover Hills Olmos Park in the San Antonio metropolitan area and two places in Wichita Falls: Country Club Estates and Morningside Park Additions. The book specifically documented these areas in the section "Texas influence and permanence". Īccording to the book some elements of the city planning used in Highland Park and River Oaks had an influence on subsequent developments while others did not. The communities that preceded Highland Park and River Oaks that are discussed include six communities in Houston: Broadacres, Courtlandt Place, Forest Hill, Houston Heights, and Westmoreland as well as five communities in Dallas: East Dallas, Munger Place, Oak Cliff, Oak Lawn, and Philadelphia Place. įerguson sometimes discusses other similar developments in the United States Mary Corbin Sies of the University of Maryland stated that this was a "good feature" of Highland Park and River Oaks although at times at times they "are sometimes described without indicating how they help us contextualize" the two developments that are the main topic of the book. She also stated that both Highland Park and River Oaks had become very wealthy areas even though in the 1920s they may have been considered middle class. ![]() In the final chapter the author stated that the developments historically prevented African-Americans and Hispanics and Latinos from living there and therefore had a higher social status. The book notes include biographies of key individuals related to Highland Park and River Oaks. The book also discusses the infrastructure costs of the developments. Some of that information originated from the Conference of Developers of High-Class Residential Property records. In regards to River Oaks and Highland Park the book discusses how the developers priced the lots, targeted buyers, and opened suburbs in phases. The book ends by discussing subsequent developments. Three chapters of the book discuss River Oaks and Highland Park, including the original section and Highland Park West this makes up over 50% of the book. ![]() The book begins with a discussion of preceding developments in Texas. Primary sources used as references include advertisements, archives, clip files, correspondence between the developers, drawings and plans, historical society collections, magazine articles, neighborhood newsletters, newspaper articles, pamphlets, photographs, records from city governments. She also coauthored Buildings of Texas: Central, South, and Gulf Coast. The author, an independent scholar, is a resident of Austin, Texas. It discusses the development of two " garden suburbs" in Texas, the River Oaks neighborhood in Houston and the Dallas–Fort Worth municipality of Highland Park, during the 1920s. It does not store any personal data.Highland Park and River Oaks: The Origins of Garden Suburban Community Planning in Texas is a 2014 book by Cheryl Caldwell Ferguson, published by the University of Texas Press. The cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin and is used to store whether or not user has consented to the use of cookies. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Performance". This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Other. The cookies is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Necessary". The cookie is set by GDPR cookie consent to record the user consent for the cookies in the category "Functional". The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Analytics". ![]() These cookies ensure basic functionalities and security features of the website, anonymously. Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly.
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