Filter: (Satellite)
Dallas built the White Rock Dam in 1911 to increase their water supply. As part of that project, they built the coal-fired, renaissance revival pump house at the edge of the dam.
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| Allen Hare, May 2018 |
In 1923, they added the filtration building. I'm glad to see that they have preserved the smokestack as well as the buildings.
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| Street View, Feb 2020 |
"White Rock Lake construction began in 1910 when Dallas was experiencing water shortages. The dam and coal-fired pump house, built on White Rock Creek, was completed in 1911. The creek initially ran through undeveloped countryside and farmland and the spring-fed water was pure enough to drink.
The lake filled rapidly and the pure water was pumped directly into city water mains with no filtration or chlorination. It didn’t take long for Dallas citizenry to discover and enjoy the recreational benefits of the newly completed oasis. Human contact; swimming, fishing, duck hunting and even construction of weekend shacks on stilts over the lake were permitted and negatively influenced water quality.
In about 1915, notices began appearing in the Dallas Morning News advising East Dallas residents to boil their tap water before drinking or cooking with it! The Filter Building and Sedimentation Basins were then constructed in 1922." [TheFilterBuilding]
The filtration building has a new life as an event space.
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| K O'Donnell, Dec 2024 |
The machinery has been removed from the buildings, but I noticed that they preserved one of the pumps.
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| Poovalagan Jagadeeswaran, Apr 2024 |
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