Casa View is a residential neighborhood in Dallas, Texas, United States, located near White Rock Lake in the northeastern portion of the city. According to the Greater Casa View Alliance, the Greater Casa View area is bordered by Buckner Boulevard, Garland Road, I-635 and Oates to the city line of neighboring Mesquite. The area has traditionally been nearly synonymous with the adjoining
Casa Linda Casa Linda Estates, or simply Casa Linda is a neighborhood in east Dallas, Texas ( USA). It is situated to the south and east of White Rock Lake and to the south of Garland Road ( SH 78). It is in Dallas Council District 9.Cliff May.
Shopping
The hub of shopping activity in the area, particularly in the 1960s and 1970s, was Casa View Shopping Center. Sears opened a store in there at Gus Thomasson Road and Ferguson roads in 1956. J.C. Penney was another anchor tenant.
It is also remembered as the home to a dance studio where
Texie Waterman
Texie Jane Waterman (November 25, 1931 – October 14, 1996) was an American choreographer, dancer, and dance teacher. She was the first choreographer for the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders.
Early life
Waterman was born in Dallas on November 25, ...
(November 25, 1931 - October 14, 1996) selected and coached the Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders. The squad made its inaugural appearance in the 1972-73 football season. She was the instructor through 1983.
Another long-term tenant in the shopping center is
Charles Blaylock
Charles is a masculine given name predominantly found in English and French speaking countries. It is from the French form ''Charles'' of the Proto-Germanic name (in runic alphabet) or ''*karilaz'' (in Latin alphabet), whose meaning was ...
Realtors. Blaylock was a Dallas firefighter who opened the agency in 1956. According to ''The Dallas Morning News'' as of 2006, he is "still at it and uses the moniker 'King of Casa View.'"
Education
Dallas Independent School District operates area public schools. Zoned schools include:
* Casa View Elementary School
* Charles A. Gill Elementary School
* George W. Truett Elementary School
* Reinhardt Elementary School
* Edwin J. Kiest Elementary School
* W.H. Gaston Middle School
* Robert T. Hill Middle School
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Bryan Adams High School
Bryan Adams High School is a public high school located in the Casa View neighborhood of East Dallas, Texas, United States and is a part of the Dallas Independent School District. The school serves the area of Dallas east of White Rock Lake, sout ...
Dallas Public Library operates the Lochwood Library. Previously it operated the Casa View Branch, opened on February 29, 1964.
Dallas Public Library: Chapter 14 - Casa View /ref> The branch was closed in 2008 to be replaced with the Lochwood Library at the intersection of Jupiter and Garland roads.