B.B. Owens Park

As told to Keri Mitchell by Sally Rodriguez, retired Dallas Park and Recreation Department historian. All photos are courtesy of the Dallas Municipal Archives and curated by Rodriguez. She authored the books “White Rock Lake” and “White Rock Lake Revisited,” available at area bookstores and through arcadiapublishing.com.

New streets have been added to this area, as evidenced by the white concrete. The curved street extends Mapleridge from the west side of Plano Road to the east and travels down to Kingsley, forming an outline of the park. The new street on the south side of 635 similarly extends Estate Lane east across Plano Road. There still is no development in the park, but east of the park, Highland Oaks Church of Christ is under construction. In the upper left corner is Wallace Elementary School.