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Originally Posted by hookem
The lack of trees in that shot of Allandale between Shoal Creek Blvd and Great Northern is striking. It looks like the developer didn't plant any. The entire urban forest there now must have all been self-planted by the homeowners. Hard to believe at the time this was the most basic, cookie-cutter and probably downright cheap homes, being next to a railroad track and a quarry.
How it looks now in google maps - https://goo.gl/maps/NLUu9Kd5DgB2 |
Our neighborhood was the same way. Except for the oak trees, there were no other trees in the neighborhood. My family moved to this neighborhood in the mid-60s, and there weren't any. It's kind of a shock to look at that historic satellite photo website I mentioned in the sports thread and see my neighborhood devoid of trees. Residents planted trees, but the birds and squirrels have also planted along fence lines and utility lines. Except for a palm tree that my dad planted in 1991, we haven't planted a single tree in the yard bigger than 8 feet tall. All the others were planted by the animals.