tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6439803544142853007.post1410496695660134813..comments2024-03-28T13:22:29.572-05:00Comments on Durango Texas: Wichita Falls Creatively Covers Traffic Signal Boxes While Fort Worth Creatively CluttersDurangohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10231271044296466883noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6439803544142853007.post-68830443020088943712016-08-11T14:51:11.105-05:002016-08-11T14:51:11.105-05:00I'm the Community Marketing Director at the Wi...I'm the Community Marketing Director at the Wichita Falls Chamber of Commerce, and I'm currently working on a video for Lucy Park! I asked the Parks Director, Jack Murphy about the pagodas a few months ago. In his email, he replied, "I thought it would be interesting to have some ornamental structures with an Asian flair. The blue roof Pagoda and the smaller shelter by the park road are meant to be focal points from each other along the open space axis between." <br /><br />Further information on Mrs. Saunders from her obituary: Mrs. Lucy O. Saunders, one of Americas foremost woman oil operators, died here today of Spanish Influenza. She amassed a vast fortune in the oil business, operating successfully in the Sour Lake, Batson, Tulsa and the Burkburnett fields. One of her most notable achievements was development of the Sunshine Hill, Texas field.Ann Arnold-Ogdenhttp://choosewichitafalls.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6439803544142853007.post-30481580797685131562016-06-12T18:05:24.900-05:002016-06-12T18:05:24.900-05:00Anonymous, thank you for solving the Lucy Park mys...Anonymous, thank you for solving the Lucy Park mystery.Durangohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10231271044296466883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6439803544142853007.post-51347395807916428742016-06-12T16:31:01.163-05:002016-06-12T16:31:01.163-05:00Frances Ann Dickinson donated Lucy Park to Wichita...Frances Ann Dickinson donated Lucy Park to Wichita Falls in memory of her mother, Lucy O'Neill Saunders. Lucy Park opened in 1974.<br /><br />Scroll down the following Facebook page link and you'll see a photo of a plaque in Lucy Park.<br /><br />https://www.facebook.com/WichitaFallsHistory/notesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com