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Proposed layout for the Civic Center Municipal Complex

City Park looking toward (TWU) Administration Building

This is a black-and-white photograph taken by C. E. Carruth from the City Park. The photographer was standing on the opposite side of a pond surrounded by tall grass. Trees dot the landscape. The TWU administration building is in the background.

Ford Crawford in front of his grocery store in Quakertown.

Ford Crawford stands on the covered front porch of his grocery store. The building is a two-story wooden structure. Two young boys stand near him. A picket fence surrounds the building. There are numerous advertisements on the fence and walls. <br />
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Crawford's store was located in Quakertown, an African American community in Denton, Texas.

Ida Spikes Hill, Will Hill and Ada Hill in Quakertown

Members of the Hill family: Ida Spikes, Will Hill, and Ada Hill stand in front of a home in Quakertown, Denton, Texas. The photo appears to have been taken in winter because all three are wearing hats and coats, and the trees are bare. The man is holding a book in his right hand.

Joseph and Alice Skinner in Quakertown

Joseph and Alice Skinner stand on a sidewalk on Bell Avenue in the Quakertown Community in Denton, Texas. In the background is the administration building for the College of Industrial Arts (now TWU). There is a picket fence on the right.

Map of City Park for the Park Board

This is a map of the newly proposed City Park in Denton, Texas. The map was drawn by C. F. Ballard; if you enlarge the image, you can see that it is printed on fabric. The engineer was H. T. Brewster. <br />
There are two creeks, named Cottonwood and Pecan, which flow across the park. There are spots for a tennis court, the Women's Club building, a play field, an "island", a municipal bathing pool with changing rooms, a children's playground, and a wading pool.

Tags: City Park, maps

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map of the Quakertown Area of Denton

This map is "Sheet 16" of the 1921 Denton Sanborn Map. The map is nine blocks wide by 4 blocks long. It is bordered by the College of Industrial Arts (now TWU) to the north and the city to the south. The streets are labeled. The homes and buildings are labeled with names or street numbers. The map scale is 100 ft. to an inch.

Photos of the Davis Office Building. It was designed by the Mount-Miller Architects in 1965. The structure is bordered by North Elm Street and Congress Street.

From the Denton Record-Chronicle:

The building was designed for Bruce Davis and…

Tags: Architecture, Davis Building, Mid-Century Modern, Mount-Miller Architects

Aerial photograph of North Lakes Park.

This aerial photo of North Lakes Park was taken in 2012 for the City to illustrate where floodwaters would run if either of the dams at North Lakes were to fail.

Tags: aerial photographs, Denton Parks and Recreation, lakes, North Lakes Park, Reservoirs

Voertman's TWU location

Photograph by Alec Williams of Voertman's College Store on Oakland Street taken around 1977-78.

Other photos were taken in 2023 by Leslie Couture of the Special Collections Department for the Denton Public Library.

This building was designed…

Tags: Alec Williams, Architecture, Mid-Century Modern, Mount-Miller Architects, Voertman's