Little Forest Hills is a

neighborhood A neighbourhood (British English, Irish English, Australian English and Canadian English) or neighborhood (American English; see spelling differences) is a geographically localised community within a larger city, town, suburb or rural area, ...

in east Dallas, Texas (

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). It is south east of

White Rock Lake White Rock Lake is a reservoir located in north-east Dallas, Texas (United States). The lake was formed by damming White Rock Creek, which today widens into the lake before continuing south out of the spillway and emptying into the Trinity Rive ...

History

Development of Little Forest Hills began after

was completed in 1910 with development taking off in the 1930s. The neighborhood's collection of wood-framed 1930s and 40s homes were originally recreational lake houses and hunting cabins. At the time this area was considered the out skirts of town. The 1980s and 90s saw an influx of artists attracted to the relative affordability of the homes and the close proximity to the lake. The neighborhood soon mirrored it residents whose talent manifested in the colorful landscaping and creative ornamentation. In recent years the neighborhood has experienced gentrification as more affluent professionals have renovated and expanded the smaller homes.

Boundaries

Little Forest Hills is a neighborhood in

east Dallas East Dallas, also referred to by the East Dallas Chamber of Commerce as the Lake & Garden District, is an expansive area of numerous communities and neighborhoods in Dallas, Texas (United States) that border nearby suburban cities to the east s ...

. The area is bordered by: * Lakeland Drive & Forest Hills (Southwest) * Old Gate Lane & Casa Linda Estates (Northeast) * Garland Road (Northwest) * Train tracks & Casa Linda Forest (Southeast) Notable areas near Little Forest Hills include

and Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden to the northwest, and

Casa Linda Shopping Center Casa Linda Plaza, its official name, was the brainchild of Carl Martin Brown and his son Howard D. Brown. The East Dallas family farm land of 600 plus acres was purchased in 1937. The abstract completed at that time traces the ownership of the lan ...

to the northeast.

Education

The neighborhood is served by the Dallas Independent School District. Children in the neighborhood attend

Alex Sanger Elementary School This is the list of schools of the Dallas Independent School District. For more information on the district, see the main article: Dallas Independent School District. High Schools The following are some of the senior high schools located withi ...

, Alex Sanger Preparatory M.S, W. H. Gaston Middle School, and

Bryan Adams High School Bryan Adams High School is a public high school located in the Casa View neighborhood of East Dallas, Texas, United States and is a part of the Dallas Independent School District. The school serves the area of Dallas east of White Rock Lake, sout ...

.Dallas ISD

. (Maps: ES:''
Sanger
; MS:''
Gaston
; HS:''
Adams
.) Retrieved 15 April 2007.

Pop culture

The neighborhood was the setting for a 2007 documentary about urban sprawl entitled ''Subdivided: Isolation and Community in America''. The movie, by Dean Terry, held up Little Forest Hills as an example of 'good' development. The documentary, critical of tear-down construction and master planned subdivisions, was featured on KERA and received critical acclaim from the ''Dallas Observer''.Subdivided: Documentary on Suburbanism and McMansions Featuring Little Forest Hills to Air on KERA 13 Wednesday , Dallas , pegasusnews.com

Notable residents

Sean Kirkpatrick The Paper Chase (stylized as "the pAper chAse") was an American alternative rock band formed in 1998 by producer/engineer John Congleton in Dallas, Texas, who were signed to Kill Rock Stars and Southern Records. Their albums ''God Bless Your Blac ...

– keyboardist for avant-garde band

the pAper chAse The Paper Chase (stylized as "the pAper chAse") was an American alternative rock band formed in 1998 by producer/engineer John Congleton in Dallas, Texas, who were signed to Kill Rock Stars and Southern Records. Their albums ''God Bless Your Blac ...

References

External links

Forest Hills Association

Little Forest Hills Neighborhood Association
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