The first development in Highland Park came in 1907 on 100 acres bounded by Gillon, Armstrong, St. Johns and the Katy Trail. It was not only beyond the dust and smoke as advertised, it was beyond the trolley line or any sense of residential civilization. Despite its slow start, you can still see fine prairie style and Craftsman bungalows built on the large lots of this addition. You will also see some of Highland Park's most beautiful homes that have been added in every subsequent decade to take advantage of these lots up to an acre in size. Architect O'Neil Ford designed a home on Armstrong, architect David Williams designed a home on St. Johns and architect Anton Korn and architects Fooshee and Cheek designed homes on Alice Circle. Here, a resident can enjoy the splendor of Old Highland Park, the manicured ravines of Prather Park or Connor Park along St. Johns and still be within walking distance of the Katy Trail and the retail vibrancy of Knox Street.