National Night Out 2023
NNO was a great success! Thanks to all who came out and our Sponsors for providing such great prizes!
Be sure to check back as more photos get added below!
VPNA Board
Yard of the Month - September 2023
5437 Bonita Ave - Jim and Georgia Shadduck
Congratulations to Jim and Georgia Shadduck on winning VPNA’s Yard of the Month for September 2023. We are thrilled to spotlight this fun couple and share what we learned from them!
The Shadducks moved onto Bonita Ave in Vickery Place in
Yard of the Month - June 2023
5343 Richard Ave - Tayler & Sam Bragg
Tayler and Sam Bragg have only been our Vickery Place neighbors for a year and a half, but their hard work and loving attention to their yard already caught the eye of the Yard of the Month committee and we are thrilled
District Information
Council District
Vickery Place lies within Dallas City Council District 14.
Our city council representatives (and their staff) are extremely conscientious and responsive. If you have concerns that you would like addressed with them, their contact information is found on the Dallas City Hall website.
Conservation District
VPCD portion of
Meet & Greet w/ Paul Ridley, National Night Out
Neighborhood Meeting with Paul Ridley and Information on National Night Out
History
In the early 1900's Vickery Place was mostly cotton fields, and was considered North Dallas, with Goodwin Avenue the northern city limit. With the introduction of street cars in 1888, people began to move outward from the city. Platted in the year 1911, Vickery Place is one of
Photo Archive
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North Central Expressway
Many people in Vickery Place (and indeed, in Dallas and the neighboring suburbs) remember how long it took for the reconstruction of the Central Expressway, which occupied the better part of a decade to complete. In fact, if you include the construction of the High Five interchange at 635, then
Greenville Avenue
Greenville Avenue
Greenville Avenue has long been one of the most important arteries serving East Dallas and beyond. Along with Knox-Henderson, it forms the backbone of Vickery Place, and north through Greenland Hills (M-Streets) and up into North Eastern Dallas, and comes to an end right at the center of
Architectural Styles
The first style of homes to be built in Vickery Place were the 2-story Prairie style homes--at least one per block were built and served as the model homes of the day. These are still the showcase homes of Vickery Place today.
A few years later, blocks were in-filled with
Conservation District Work Applications
Please see this important update from the City of Dallas:
We are requiring every Conservation District work review application be submitted electronically so all documents, including a completed copy of the CD application, will need to be uploaded into the City of Dallas online permit portal – ProjectDox (https://plansubmittal.dallascityhall.
September Neighborhood Newsletter
Thanks to our Sponsor UPS Store on Mockingbird Lane for sponsoring our Paper Newsletters!
Branch Out Dallas
Vickery Place Neighborhood Association will be coordinating with the City of Dallas and the Boy Scouts to help line our streets with Freshly Planted Trees. Please register for your Free Tree from the