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The name Oak Lawn is being reinforced by gateway signage which will be installed later this year by the 2012 Complete Streets bond package, which was developed by members of the Oak Lawn community.
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In fact, the entire area is called Oak Lawn by the community. The area in which the park lies is within that Special Purpose District. Within the City of Dallas, there is a long-standing Special Purpose District established by PD 193 called the Oak Lawn Special Purpose District. In their application, they indicate that Turtle Creek Park would provide more geographical clarity for the park than the name Oak Lawn Park due to their misconception that Oak Lawn is not a community, but a road.Beeman would give them some sort of respectful nod, when in fact their misinterpretation of history would actually result in a very unthoughtful disrespect for the thousands of indigenous people who were lost to a genocide perpetuated by Beeman and the other founders of the area as well as their families and descendants. They also reference the original indigenous populations in their application as if the name attributed to James J. 5, 1889 by the Dallas Daily Times Herald, he was lauded for his bravery in the fight against “Indian infestations.” To many, this may seem like a long-lost and too-far-gone item, but to Turtle Creek Conservancy this man is very much at the forefront of their reasoning for renaming the creek due to Historic Value – going so far as to name him by name. James Jackson Beeman was notorious for his contributions to the eradication of the original indigenous peoples who inhabited the Turtle Creek area. The name Turtle Creek’s coinage has been attributed a man named James Jackson Beeman.Problems with the proposed name change to Turtle Creek Park by Turtle Creek Conservancy with respect to Park and Recreation Board policy: I am opposed to the name change and support preserving the original name Oak Lawn Park.īelow, I have outlined some of the reasoning behind my opposition and I hope that you will read this and form a similar opinion. I am a resident, property owner, and voter within the City of Dallas and an advocate and community organizer for the Oak Lawn / Cedar Springs area. On Thursday at the Park and Recreation Board meeting there will be a discussion and vote regarding changing the name of Oak Lawn Park to Turtle Creek Park. We are publishing Anderson’s letter - this one addressed to Councilmember and Deputy Mayor Pro-tem Adam Medrano - here, with his permission. Community advocate and Take Back Oak Lawn co-founder John Anderson this week sent emails to every member of the Dallas City Council and to every member of the Dallas Park and Recreation Board, encouraging them not to change the name of Oak Lawn Park to Turtle Creek Park.