Oak Lawn became a magnet for the counterculture movement in the late 1960s due to its inexpensive apartments and its proximity to Turtle Creek Park (formerly known as Lee Park and Oak Lawn Park). As of 2010, St Ann's Catholic School, which had closed, is now an upscale restaurant.
Only a few structures of this original community remain for most have been replaced by high rise office buildings, luxury hotels, and condominiums. With the redevelopment of the neighborhood beginning in the 1980s Little Mexico vanished. Anne's Catholic school served as the center for the community. It is also a very diverse neighborhood with well established areas of older, single family homes.įor most of the 20th century the southern portion of the neighborhood near the intersection of Cedar Springs Road and Harry Hines Blvd was known as 'Little Mexico'. Along the Uptown portion on McKinney Avenue and along Turtle Creek Boulevard, there are many new high-rise condominiums and apartments. The area is peppered with upscale townhouses, condos, apartments, and duplexes. Oak Lawn is one of the wealthier areas of metropolitan Dallas, with the population consisting mainly of urban professionals.
