Keeping Minor Forest Hills unusual: A peak into eccentric yards
Images by Jessica Turner.
There’s a distinct East Dallas community that has it all: attractive rolling hills, experienced trees, charming cottages and lawns adorned with large giraffe artwork and great gumball devices. Oh, had been you expecting topiary and unnaturally inexperienced grass? Sorry, this is Minor Forest Hills, and residents surely live up to their motto of “keep it funky.”
Do oneself a favor and cruise about this area bordered by Garland Street, Lakeland, Eustis and Previous Gate. As soon as farmland and woods, the 1910 building of nearby White Rock Lake spurred development of smaller homes and lake cottages. By the late 1950s, most of the a lot have been designed out. The 1980s noticed an inflow of artists drawn to the area’s purely natural beauty, affordability and lake proximity.
Generate down any road in Minor Forest Hills and sense the bohemian vibe. Animal art abounds: the aforementioned