Women’s History Month 2022
This year, Old City Park invites you to celebrate Women’s History Month by supporting local, women owned businesses. Below you can read about 9 businesses and the impressive women who
March 1, 2022
This is Dallas
A message from our Director of Education and Interpretation, Heather Rodriguez: This blog post is a part of a larger exhibit entitled “This is Dallas” that includes both a satellite
December 3, 2021
Old City Park Names Michael Meadows Interim President
Old City Park, Dallas’s first public park and one of the largest green spaces near downtown Dallas, today announced that Michael Meadows has been named
September 9, 2022
Black History Month 2022
This year, Old City Park invites you to celebrate Black History Month by volunteering your time to organizations that support or are run by members of the Black community in
February 1, 2022
The OCP Family: Adrienne Lichliter
Guest post by Peggy Helmick-Richardson, History Educator and our textile expert Last April, Old City Park opened its doors to the arts in a whole new way. Three rooms in
April 17, 2020
Our Alamo Saloon: a Bit of Backstory
Guest post by History Educator, Kristi Nedderman The building that we call the Alamo Saloon was originally built as a general store in 1904 in Snow Hill, Texas. If you
April 8, 2020
Our Response to COVID-19
Dear Friends, Living history has a very different meaning these days, doesn’t it? As we all navigate these extraordinary times, I wanted to give you a glimpse into what’s happening
March 30, 2020
The OCP Family: Sarah Theobald-Hall
Old City Park is more than just the staff, our circle is much wider than that. We are starting a blog post series about the whole OCP family so you
February 22, 2020
2019 Year in Review
At this time last year, Old City Park was facing some pretty big challenges. We didn’t know what would happen with our city funding. Our budget was up in the
September 30, 2019
Blum House to Be Closed Indefinitely
We’ve all been very concerned about the ongoing deterioration of the Blum House. We’ve had many conversations as a staff, and we realized that Blum needed to close indefinitely,
September 20, 2019
From the Curatorial Desk: A Farewell to “Alice”
UPDATE: The Dallas County Medical Examiners have taken Alice to do further research. In a few months, they’ll be able to tell us her age and ethnicity. When their research has
June 4, 2019
Mourning the Loss of the Ambassador Hotel
By now, many of you have seen the devastating news that our nearest neighbor, the Ambassador Hotel, burned to the ground last night. It cannot be salvaged. This building has
May 28, 2019