EPISODE · Apr 2, 2024 · 21 MIN
Willie and Waylon Have Left Old City Park. What Happens Come May 26?
from Dallas Dirt · host RNCN
Your kids have taken field trips here. Probably, you did too. But the future of the city's oldest park and collection of late-1800s buildings is uncertain. Come May 26, Old City Park will change hands from the Dallas County Heritage Society to the City of Dallas Parks and Recreation department. In this episode of Dallas Dirt, senior columnist Karen Eubank sat down with Dallas County Heritage Society CEO Michael Meadows to understand what happened to the park's beloved donkeys Willie and Waylon, why the park was losing hundreds of thousands of dollars, and what's possible for this Dallas park.
What this episode covers
Your kids have taken field trips here. Probably, you did too. But the future of the city's oldest park and collection of late-1800s buildings is uncertain. Come May 26, Old City Park will change hands from the Dallas County Heritage Society to the City of Dallas Parks and Recreation department. In this episode of Dallas Dirt, senior columnist Karen Eubank sat down with Dallas County Heritage Society CEO Michael Meadows to understand what happened to the park's beloved donkeys Willie and Waylon, why the park was losing hundreds of thousands of dollars, and what's possible for this Dallas park.
NOW PLAYING
Willie and Waylon Have Left Old City Park. What Happens Come May 26?
No transcript for this episode yet
Similar Episodes
May 14, 2026 ·14m
May 13, 2026 ·41m
May 12, 2026 ·8m
May 10, 2026 ·35m