West Dallas Environmental History

A PowerPoint presentation from a Natural Resources Public Hearing
November 28, 2000

Opening slide Photo of flooded Dallas Various flooded areas Map showing a community of unincorporated Dallas County called Eagle Ford Two overlayed photos depicting T&P steam engine trains Photo of an African American railroad worker Photo of sooty train smoke with an inset image of a train wheel Images of the coal bunker on a steam train Image of a horse-drawn carriage hauling petroleum oil Aerial image of Oriental Oil Company Refinery No. 1 Photos of open-air industrial lagoons Aerial image of burrow pits Aerial image of a mining facilities in West Dallas Aerial image of smoke rising from a cement processing factory Aerial image of the Trinity Portland Cement Co. Aerial image with arrows pointing to chemical plants Photo of a horse-drawn sheet metal water tank Aerial image of Wyatt Metal & Boiler Works Photo of two scrap salvagers with their horse-drawn carriage A map pointing out the location of two dumps in West Dallas A development map for West Dallas A second rendering of the proposed industrial district Aerial photos of the so-called “Trinity River Reclamation Program” in progress Two photos depicting viaduct construction Aerial photo of West Dallas in 1930 after levees had been constructed The same photo with burrow pits and industrial lagoons highlighted The second aerial photo of West Dallas from 1930 The same photo, highlighting the proximity of worker housing to various industrial features An aerial photo of West Dallas in 1942 showing further industrial development The same photo highlighting the same areas as, and further development to, the area depicted in 1930 Another aerial photo of the area, this time from 1950 The same photo highlighting the vast growth in development in proximity to industrial facilities Another aerial image of the area from 1964 The aerial image from 1964 highlighting the housing referenced in the previous slide An aerial photo of the area from 1972 The same image highlighting the areas referenced in the previous slide An aerial image pointing out the location of Southern Lead Co. Photo of industrial smoke Photo of a smoke stack in close proximity to housing Photo of the same smoke stack from another angle Photo of industrial smoke Slide containing the credits and sources