Lake Cliff is a neighborhood in the northern part of the Oak Cliff area of Dallas, Texas. It surrounds Lake Cliff, a small freshwater lake. From 1906 to 1913, Oak Cliff was home to an amusement park that, according to its founders, outdid Coney Island. Lake Cliff Park featured a 2,500-seat theater, an 18,000-square-foot roller-skating rink, a roller coaster, Ja…
Lake Cliff is a neighborhood in the northern part of the Oak Cliff area of Dallas, Texas. It surrounds Lake Cliff, a small freshwater lake. From 1906 to 1913, Oak Cliff was home to an amusement park that, according to its founders, outdid Coney Island. Lake Cliff Park featured a 2,500-seat theater, an 18,000-square-foot roller-skating rink, a roller coaster, Japanese village, mechanical swings, and water rides. Dallasites could take a streetcar link straight to its front door and marvel at the park’s electrical lighting. Today, visitors can still spy remnants of the brick-lined channel.
Elevation: 502 ft (153 m)
Location: Roughly bounded by E. 6th St., Beckley Ave., Zangs Blvd. and Marsalis Ave., Dallas, Texas
Built: 1888
Architect: Albert S. Hecht, Robert C. Williams
Architectural style: Late 19th and Early 20th Century American Movements, Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals, Four Square, Rustic
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