Oak Cliff woman secures historic designation in bid to save 175-year-old West Dallas tree | SharonFGrigsby
With gnarly, twisted branches, deep scars and misshapen canopy, it’s hardly Dallas’ most majestic pecan tree.
She credits self-taught historian and urban archaeologist Alexander Troup, whose research provided the needed documentation. The pecan served in its earliest days as an important waypoint marking the route from central Dallas across the Trinity River to places south and west. A bit of an eccentric, Heppner also dredged the river bottom during those ferry crossings to pull up items for his junkyard.
Katherine Homan credits Don Raines, right, who is now a city of Dallas planner, with coming up with an intersection plan that saved the pecan tree. Also pictured is Alexander Troup, whose research documented the tree's history. Not long after that community meeting, new planners created a design that took into account what neighbors wanted and also attempted to save the much-loved pecan.
The proclamation will arrive almost a year after Homan submitted the application. But even with historic status, the gateway pecan remains a sitting duck.
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