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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.

Photograph of the new playground at North Lakes Park in Denton, Texas.
Two photos of the original North Lakes Park playground. One is seen looking northwest and the other is of a girl on a swing looking north. The playground set had a circus theme.

A young girl is sliding down a slide. In the background, there is a group of women standing in front of more playground equipment with a carnival theme.
A young girl is sliding down a slide. In the background, there is a group of women standing in front of more playground equipment with a carnival theme.

Photo with caption of two men, Peter Spink and Dave Ross of the North Texas Aeromodelers, as they "fly their model airplanes at Himson Field at North Lakes Park."
Photo of Peter Spink and Dave Ross of The North Texas Aermodelers at Himson Field in North Lakes Park.

This article describes the beginning of the project to clear the land for North Lakes Park. It was begun in August of 1974 and was projected to take a year.<br />
Upon completion, the site would contain two small lakes, concrete picnic tables, and other facilities.
This article describes the beginning of the project to clear the land for North Lakes Park. It was begun in August of 1974 and was projected to take a year.
Upon completion, the site would contain two small lakes, concrete picnic tables, and other…

Newspaper clipping from the Denton Record-Chronicle from May 20, 1976. There is a photo taken by DRC photographer Larry Barr of Adrian Conway mowing a field at North Lakes Park. The caption says, "While most of the residents of the county involve themselves in more urban pursuits, a dedicated group of citizens works full-time preserving the quality of the county's open spaces. Among the conservation projects in the country currently under way is the Northlakes project in northwest Denton.
Farmer, Adrian Conway, mows the grass of the dam on the Windsor side of North Lakes Park.

Lithograph by Coreen Mary Spellman measuring 9 x 13 1/2" with an archival matte. Spellman attended and taught at TWU.<br />
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It was purchased in 2012 from the David Dike Fine Arts Gallery at a cost of $750 as public art for the City of Denton. It currently resides inside the North Branch Library on the wall near the children's program room.
Lithograph by Coreen Mary Spellman measuring 9 x 13 1/2" with an archival matte. Spellman attended and taught at TWU.

It was purchased in 2012 from the David Dike Fine Arts Gallery at a cost of $750 as public art for the City of Denton. It…
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