Skip to content

Today is : February 7, 2026

  • Home
  • About
  • South Dallas
    • Stories
    • South Dallas Events
    • Resources
  • West Dallas
    • Stories
    • West Dallas Events
    • Resources
  • Documenters
    • About Documenters
    • Become a Documenter
    • Public Meeting Briefs
  • Newsletters and Text
  • Donate
  • Español

Gilbert-Emory neighborhood

1 item

  • Dallas News,Development + Zoning,Gilbert-Emory/Muncie,History,Housing + Property Taxes,Local Government,Racial Equity,West Dallas

    West Dallas residents fight displacement as new townhomes reshape community

    The historically Black working-class neighborhood of Gilbert-Emory in West Dallas is facing gentrification due to the influx of new, much larger homes and the sale of the land where the segregated Black Fred Douglass School once stood, leading to frustration among longtime residents.

Phone: 469-949-6336
Email: info@dallasfreepress.com

Click here to learn how to support Dallas Free Press.

  • Home
  • West Dallas
  • South Dallas
  • About
  • Documenters
  • Newsletters and Texts
  • Support Dallas Free Press

© 2026 Dallas Free Press. All Rights Reserved.

Page load link
  • Home
  • About
  • South Dallas
    • Stories
    • South Dallas Events
    • Resources
  • West Dallas
    • Stories
    • West Dallas Events
    • Resources
  • Documenters
    • About Documenters
    • Become a Documenter
    • Public Meeting Briefs
  • Newsletters and Text
  • Donate
  • Español
Go to Top