1940-1970
Carroll School elementary class, 1941-42. Courtesy of Stacy family
Carroll school students, circa 1940. Courtesy of Stacy family
Carroll school graduation certificate of Maryl Dean (Stacy) Tate dated 1944. Courtesy of Stacy family
Carroll School 9th and 10th grades, 1945-46. Courtesy of Stacy family
The 1919 Carroll School building became the elementary school when the junior high was built in 1958. The frame cafeteria, pictured in this 1960 photo, had been added in 1941. The teacherage was built in the 1920s. Courtesy of Jack Johnson family
Carroll students, 1951. Courtesy of Jack Johnson family
Dragon football began in 1959 but the team didn't have uniforms until the next year when this picture was taken. Courtesy of CISD
The farmhouse where Tate and Haire family members are gathered in this 1940s picture sat on FM1709 between Shady Oaks and Peytonville. Courtesy of Stacy family
John Tate served in the Pacific during World War II and returned home to Southlake to marry Kathryn McPherson. Courtesy of John R. Tate
Bill and Eula Kelley McPherson retired from farming in Roanoke to "his small sandy-land farm," in Southlake wrote his daughter, Kathryn McPherson Tate, seen here at far right in back row. Courtesy John R. Tate
Seen here with their bikes are the sons of John and Kathryn McPherson Tate, Robert and John Michael Tate outside the family home on White Chapel Blvd., circa 1950. Courtesy of John R. Tate
Fred Joyce celebrates his college graduation with his parents, Versie Ola Foster and Cloyce Patrick Joyce. Joyce family members settled here in 1852. Courtesy of Joyce family
Boards Store was a gathering place located on Continental Boulevard at Brumlow Avenue. Smiling in this photo, l-r, are Beulah Board, Azzie Hardin, Nannie Webb, and Eula Blevins, familiar names of Old Union community farming families, circa 1940s. Court
Oma Blevins Douglass near Boards Store, circa 1940s. Courtesy R.E. Smith family
Seen in this 1940s photo are, l-r, Darrell Banks, Lillian Davis, Donald Shockey, and Jim Davis. The Davises owned property that fronted the north side of FM1709 at now-Gateway Plaza. Their property included the small family Easter cemetery, named for e
Merrill Tate Stacy, seen here with her husband, R. J., had grown up on the Grapevine prairie and in the area west of Grapevine. After they married, they moved to Dallas, then Grapevine and finally Southlake in the 1970s. Courtesy of Stacy family
R. J. and Merrill Tate Stacy celebrate Easter on the Grapevine prairie, circa 1950s. Courtesy of Stacy family
Owen Brumlow (for which Brumlow Avenue is named) standing next to Arthur Ritchey holding Margaret Stowe, circa 1950s. Courtesy of Wanda Stowe
Dove branch was a popular baptizing hole. Here, Lonesome Dove Baptist Church pastor William Day, circa 1948, baptizes family members in the branch. Courtesy of Joyce family
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During his 25-year tenure, Brother William Day, seen here in the center with glasses posing with Joyce family members outside Lonesome Dove Baptist Church, performed many weddings and funerals. Courtesy of Joyce family
Pleasant Hill Advent Christian Church stood across FM1709 from the White's Chapel cemetery for more than 60 years. The church was built by its members in 1937. Courtesy of Shivers family
If you grew up in the Pleasant Hill Advent Christian Church, you most likely were "saved" in this tabernacle, also known as the arbor. Courtesy of Shivers family
Behind the church stood a conference center built by the Texas Conference of Advent Christian Churches that included a dormitory, kitchen and dining hall. Every year, Adventist members from across Texas gathered there. Courtesy of Shivers family
A side view of the Pleasant Hill Advent Christian Church. Courtesy of John R. Tate
Annual youth "encampments" were held every summer at Pleasant Hill church with activities including swimming and midweek trips to Six Flags theme park. Courtesy of Stacy family
The razing of Pleasant Hill church in the 1990s was mourned by many, including members of other congregations. Courtesy of Shivers family
When work began on Lake Grapevine in 1947, residents remember it as a sad time for the displaced longtime dairy and cattlemen whose families had worked the creek bottomlands for generations. Courtesy of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Along with other folks, Southlake resident Wanda Stowe, seen here in 1954 with her husband Bill, visited the Grapevine dam and lake site many times before the lake was completed. Courtesy of Wanda Stowe
Wanda and Bill Stowe down in the Denton Creek bottomlands in 1954. Notice the automobiles on the roadway behind them over the dam. Courtesy of Wanda Stowe
This picture of the Lake Grapevine dam construction is dated 1954. Courtesy of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Once the dam was built, the question was how long it would take to fill up. "We knew it depended on the rainfall," Mabel Cate remembered. "It started raining and filled up in a week." Courtesy of Tarrant County College District Archives, Fort Worth
Among the families displaced by the construction of Lake Grapevine were descendants of Bob Jones. Only his daughter, Eugie Jones Thomas, stayed on her property and fought the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for the right to stay. Courtesy of USACE
Bob Jones' land included 1000+ acres, much of it in the Denton Creek bottomlands. This aerial view shows much of the Jones homestead under Lake Grapevine. Courtesy City of Southlake
Flyer for the annual Jones family picnic which Bob Jones began for families and took place on his farm around harvest time. Sons Jinks and Emory Jones continued to host the picnic into the 1970s. Courtesy of Jones family
Bob Jones' annual picnic was a three-day event. Pictured here are brothers Jinks (left) and Emory Jones handing out snow cones. Courtesy of Jones family
Collection of Betty Jones Foreman
Jones family members at the picnic include, l-r, J.A. Helm, Mary Ann Helm, Cheryle Ann Fretwell, N.G. Fretwell, Almeada Jones, Elbert Washington and Alice Fretwell. Courtesy of Jones family
Bob Jones' famly and friends enjoy a childrens' ride. Courtesy of Jones family
Brothers Jinks and Emory Jones partnered up in 1948 to open the Grapevine Auction Barn and Jones Cafe located at the southeast corner of White Chapel Blvd. and Hwy. 114. This photo of Jinks was taken in 1977. Courtesy of Jones family
Sisters Lula and Elnora Williams married brothers Emory and Jinks Jones. The sisters ran the Jones Cafe located inside the Grapevine Auction Barn. It's reported to be one of the first integrated restaurants in the state. Courtesy of Jones family
Pictured outside of the Jones Cafe in the late 1970s are Bob Jones's grandsons Bill (left) and Bobby (right) as well as Bobby's stepdaughter, Donna Pockrus. Courtesy of Jones family
Dr. Bobby Jones poses alongside his stepdaughter, Donna Pockrus, his brother, Dr. Bill Jones and Donna's children outside Jones Cafe. Courtesy of Jones family
Jones Grapevine Auction barn facing east. Courtesy Jones family
Brothers Bill and Bobby Jones at Grapevine Auction Barn in present-day Southlake, circa late 1970s. Courtesy of Jones family
Livestock pens at the Grapevine Auction barn. Courtesy of Jones family
Grapevine Auction Barn cattle pens in the late 1970s. The auction business soon included horses. "Horsemen from far and wide would start arriving sometimes the night before. It was really exciting," longtime Southlake resident Zena Rucker recalled.
Jinks Jones poses with his wife, Lula (right) and their daughter, Betty in the 1970s. The picture was taken on the property of Jinks's sister, Eugie, now part of the Bob Jones Nature Center. Courtesy of Betty Jones Foreman
In summer 1956, C. M. Gordon, his wife, Barbara, and others walked an incorporation petition around the area to establish the town of Southlake in order to avert annexation by the city of Hurst. Courtesy of Gordon family
The Gordon's family home sat near Crooked Lane, south of FM1709. Pictured here is the driveway facing north. Courtesy of Ann Gordon Swindell
"All of us in this general area live here because we like it," reads part of the announcement to incorporate. Courtesy Gordon family
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George Gleeson acted on behalf of area petitioners seeking to incorporate the area. His letter dated Sept. 25, 1956 confirms that the town has indeed been incorporated. Courtesy of Gordon family
The first Southlake fire department logo. Courtesy of the Steele family
In 1964, Lavon Baird became the town's first postmistress. Friend Mollie Cummings is in the window to the left. Mayor Schell, who served from 1964 to 1967, has his back to the camera. SHS archives
Southlake's first police dept, seen here with mayor Paul Schell are, l-r, chief Keller Austin, officer Lloyd Brown and officer James Davis. Courtesy of City of Southlake
Southlake's first fire chief, Howard Moffat, was appointed in 1966. Courtesy of City of Southlake
In 1969, R. P. "Bob" Steele took over as Southlake's fire chief and served the city for 25 years. Courtesy of Steele family
Southlake mayors 1956-1977. SHS archives
White's Chapel United Methodist Church. Courtesy of White's Chapel UMC
The North Texas Institute of Horseshoeing was established in the 1960s and was located on Southlake Blvd. Courtesy of E. I. Wiesman
The Torian cabin was built in the Dove community (now-Southlake) and in the 1970s was donated by Leona Torian Tanner to the city of Grapevine. Courtesy Dee Barker
Grapevine Highway flooding, 1941, Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Grapevine Lake control tower under construction, July 1950, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
The original town map drawn by C.M. Gordon 1956
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Grapevine was one of nine proposed dam sites for taming Denton Creek were all within a few miles of each other. Dallas Morning News, October 1922