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This photo of two men working in the sunken garden of the new Denton City Hall appeared in the September 1969 issue of the employee newsletter. The two men were removing "hard dirt" into a wheelbarrow from the areas that they had just planted.
These Parks employees were adding plants to the sunken garden at the new City Hall building. This photo appeared in the September 1969 issue of the City of Denton employee newsletter. The photo is in black-and-white.

This photo appeared in the September 1968 City of Denton employee newsletter with the following caption: "A workman is shown putting the finishing touches on a south window of the Council Chambers at the new Municipal Building. Note the construction underway in the foreground."
This is a view of the south side of the building and the outside of the Council Chambers.

This photograph appeared in the April 1968 edition of the City of Denton employee newsletter. It updated City staff on the construction of the new Municipal Building.
This photograph was taken when Denton's City Hall was built and appeared in the employee city newsletter, The Spotlight. The shot is looking east where the City Manager's office would be.

This photo was taken during the construction of the new Municipal Complex for the City of Denton employee newsletter, The Spotlight. The stairs lead to the Council Chambers. The door to the left led to the emergency operating center for Civil Defense.
This photo was taken during the construction of the new Municipal Complex for the City of Denton employee newsletter, The Spotlight. The stairs lead to the Council Chambers. The door to the left led to the emergency operating center for Civil…

This is a photograph of the exterior of the  Denton Civic Center.  The building is brick. This photo is of the west side of the building. Several exit doors empty out onto a covered patio with a metal roof. The patio is used for vendors during an event, or for children to play on during summer camp.
View of the west side of the Denton Civic Center during two different seasons. The building did not originally have a covered patio. This was added at a later date.

Front cover of the April 1967 edition of the employee newsletter, The Spotlight. A photo of an architectural diorama of the new city hall building was on the cover. The caption reads, "City Hall Set to Go."
A picture and description of Denton's new Municipal Building that was designed by O'Neil Ford.

Architect O'Neil Ford of San Antonio presented a model of the proposed Community Building to be built in Denton's Civic Center to city councilmen following their regular meeting Tuesday. The multi-purpose building's final plans will be ready for the letting of bids in February or March, City Manager Jack Reynolds said. He said the proposed structure should cost "in the neighborhood of $400,000."
Architect O'Neil Ford of San Antonio presented a model of the proposed Community Building to be built in Denton's Civic Center to city councilmen following their regular meeting Tuesday. The multi-purpose building's final plans will be ready for the…

A group of swimmers wait for a young girl to do a backwards dive into the Municipal Swimming Pool.
Numerous photographs of the wooden fence surrounding the Denton Municipal Swimming Pool on the north and east sides, as well as the wooden pergola that was on the southern border. All of the photos, except for one, were taken in the summer of 1983.…

Photo of people leaving the Denton Municipal Swimming Pool. The picture was taken facing north, so the TWU towers can be seen in the distance. People are standing under a pergola. Some are wearing bathing suits, while others have changed and carry their wet clothing.  A sign reads "Pool Opens" with hours underneath.
Two photos of the front entrance of the Denton Municipal Swimming Pool in the summer of 1983. The structure was designed by Texas architect, O'Neil Ford.

An unknown man stands on a scaffold while painting the underside of the metal pergola in front of the Civic Center. The Beaumont Mood pottery lamps have been shielded by paper. A sign for the Civic Center hours reads, "Open for Jogging & Walking." The hand-carved doors made by Lynn Ford can also be seen.
An unknown man stands on a scaffold while painting the underside of the metal pergola in front of the Civic Center. The Beaumont Mood pottery lamps have been shielded by paper. A sign for the Civic Center hours reads, "Open for Jogging & Walking."…

This view was taken facing north. Terraced steps lead down into a sunken courtyard. A large tree is surrounded by octagon-shaped base.
Various views of the brickwork in the courtyard of the City Hall.

This is a photo taken from the ground of the stick wall on the top of City Hall which acts as a screen for the flat roof.
This is a photo taken from the ground of the stick wall on the top of City Hall which acts as a screen for the flat roof.

Three skylights illuminate the stairs into the City Council Chamber of City Hall in Denton, Texas.

Another one overlooks an alcove that overlooks the courtyard facing west.

Photo of the newly built Civic Center taken at night. Lights can be seen inside and out.
Pergola designed by O'Neil Ford. Nine Beaumont Mood globe-shaped pottery lamps hang from it.

Perhaps in the 1990s, a blue tile border was added to the edging of the pergola. It is believed to be pool tile. It was removed in 2022 in order to be…

Photo of the ten wall sconces along the inner courtyard of City Hall. The lights are all on because the sun was low in the sky.
These ten wall sconces align the inner courtyard on the west side of City Hall.
They were designed and made by Beaumont Mood for O'Neil Ford in the late 1960s.

In February of 2024, all of the sconces were removed for cleaning.
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