Lake Park Estates is a neighborhood in

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) on the north corner of the diagonal intersection of Buckner Road ( Loop 12) and Garland Road ( SH 78). It is bordered by the Casa Linda Shopping Center,

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About

Lake Park Estates contains 288 homes, most of which were built in the 1950s and 1960s. The neighborhood features variations on traditional ranch style houses, and it has some eclectic homes, including a notable home designed by Glenn Allen Galaway, a student of architect

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Glenn Allen Galaway
Retrieved on 7 November 2006. All but one of the streets in the neighborhood are named after Irish locations or themes: Donegal,

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, Kilarney,

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, Tipperary,

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. The sole exception is Tranquilla, which continues up from Casa Linda Estates, a neighborhood with Spanish-inspired street names. The neighborhood is represented and served by the Lake Park Estates Neighborhood Association, a Texas nonprofit corporation.

Education

The neighborhood is served by the

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. Children in the neighborhood attend Victor H. Hexter Elementary School, Robert T. Hill Middle School, and

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. (Maps: ES:''
Hexter
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.) Retrieved on 29 April 2007.

References

External links

Lake Park Estates Neighborhood Association
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