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The king of Oak Cliff barbecue

This article is 4 of 13 in the 02.2012 issue.

Most old-time Cliffites recall Red Bryan’s as one of the neighborhood’s most recognizable restaurants. And they would be right.

Posted by on January 23rd, 2012 in All Columns, All Magazine Articles, Back Story, Food and Drink, History, Restaurants ( 13 Comments )
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Our Back Story readers share bits of Oak Cliff history

This article is 4 of 14 in the 01.2012 issue.

One of the many perks of writing this column each month is the great people I meet and the great stories they share, to add to my own Oak Cliff experiences and stories from my parents.

Posted by on December 23rd, 2011 in All Columns, All Magazine Articles, Back Story, History Tags: ( 14 Comments )
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Dreaming of Oak Cliff Christmas lights

This article is 2 of 13 in the 12.2011 issue.

Back when the Oak Cliff Bank Tower began beaming the building’s iconic, red- and green-lit NOEL, Cliffites knew the Christmas season had arrived.

Posted by on November 23rd, 2011 in All Columns, All Magazine Articles, Back Story, History, Photos Tags: ( 17 Comments )
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Mini golf memories at Wee St. Andrew

This article is 4 of 13 in the 11.2011 issue.

A modern course — one of the then new-fangled Putt-Putt variety — might have been classier, but we all loved the aging old entertainment destination.

Posted by on October 27th, 2011 in All Columns, All Magazine Articles, Back Story, History Tags: ( 21 Comments )
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As Cliffites remember him, Harry Barton had rhythm

This article is 5 of 13 in the 10.2011 issue.

In fall 1938, Harry Barton traveled from his home state of Iowa to secure his position as the new band director of Boude Storey Junior High School. He knew no one in Oak Cliff, but one of the young majorettes at Storey, Bettye McGee, quickly determined that the handsome young man with the wavy hair would be perfect for her older sister, Eloise.

Posted by on September 22nd, 2011 in All Columns, All Magazine Articles, Back Story, History, Music Tags: ( 13 Comments )
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Oak Cliff’s street names

This article is 4 of 13 in the 09.2011 issue.

What is the rationale of naming city streets? I decided to do a little research and, in the process, came up with some interesting finds.

Posted by on August 25th, 2011 in All Columns, All Magazine Articles, Back Story Tags: ( 34 Comments )
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Horton family established the bygone Eagle Ford community

This article is 12 of 12 in the 08.2011 issue.

In 1844 Enoch Horton moved his family from Missouri to his 640-acre land grant, six miles west of Dallas on the West Fork of the Trinity River.

Posted by on July 22nd, 2011 in All Columns, All Magazine Articles, Back Story, History Tags: ( 6 Comments )
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The Hinson family’s Oak Cliff legacy

This article is 3 of 13 in the 07.2011 issue.

Edward “Big Ruck” Rucker Hinson Sr. ran a saloon on Record Street in downtown Dallas before Prohibition.

Posted by on June 23rd, 2011 in All Columns, All Magazine Articles, Back Story, History Tags: ( 5 Comments )
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Adamson alumni gather to celebrate school history

This article is 11 of 11 in the 06.2011 issue.

For several hundred alumni, it’s a day of remembering how things used to be.

Posted by on May 26th, 2011 in All Columns, All Magazine Articles, Back Story, History Tags: ( 13 Comments )
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The history of Abel Moreno and family

This article is 13 of 13 in the 05.2011 issue.

Of all the Morenos, the most recognized is the family’s other daughter, Belita.

Posted by on April 22nd, 2011 in All Columns, All Magazine Articles, Back Story, History, Restaurants Tags: ( 18 Comments )
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Gayla Brooks Kokel is co-author of the book “Images of America: Oak Cliff” and writes a monthly history column for the Oak Cliff Advocate. She can date her neighborhood heritage back to 1918, when her father was born in what was then called Eagle Ford. She was born at Methodist Hospital and graduated from Kimball High. Email gkokel@advocatemag.com.

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