These Kings Highway parks are perfect for Spring outdoor fun and preserve green spaces in Oak Cliff!
History of Stone Park
Stone Park was once the location of the first 7-11. When that was torn down, it was left as a green space, which neighbors eventually enhanced, and christened Stone Park.
“The story of 7-Eleven
begins with an 8-year-old boy grooming the horses and mules that pulled ice-delivery wagons through Oak Cliff.
Young Joe C. Thompson Jr., known as “Jodie,” mucked stalls and otherwise cared for the animals that served Consumer Ice Co., which owned several ice plants and retail ice docks in Oak Cliff, including the ice house on Page at Polk. That building, constructed around 1915, once housed the predecessor of the Oak Cliff Cultural Center…”
Read the full Advocate Mag article here.
Twelve Hills Nature Center
Another outdoor gem us Twelve Hills Nature Preserve, created by the City in an effort to preserve green space. It’s a wonderfully maintained oasis, adjacent to Rosemont Elementary.
These Kings Highway Parks keep the neighborhood green and offer easy escapes to nature. Don’t forget to follow us on Instagram to see what else makes Kings Highway special!