Wynnewood Village is Oak Cliff’s historic shopping center, located off of the corner of Illinois Avenue and Zang Boulevard.

Founded in 1947, the open-air shopping center had its heyday from the 1950s through the 1970s. For more about the history of Wynnewood Village, see below.

Business List

America’s Best Wings, 655 W. Illinois Ave #729. (972) 707-7311. Click here to visit their website!

Burger King, 725 W. Illinois Ave. (214) 941-0693. Click here to visit their website!

Cici’s Pizza, 655 W Illinois Ave, Bldg 200, Ste 220, 75224. (214) 943-7700. Click here to visit their website!

El Rancho Supermercado, 655 West Illinois Ave, (214) 948-3304. Click here to visit their website!

Kroger, 752 Wynnewood Village, 75224. (214) 941-8311. Click here to visit their website!

Raising Cane’s (#463), 701 W. Illinois Ave. (214) 944-5546. Click here to visit their website!

History

This full page ad, from the December 16, 1951 Dallas Times Herald, shows an aerial view of the shopping center, with many of the surrounding neighborhoods yet to be built.

This undated promotional photo from the 1950s shows a couple after visiting a Wynnewood Village hardware store, presumably. Signage for the Wynnewood Theatre can be seen in the background. It is unclear what is in the fenced area on the far right, as that structure is not there today.

The Wynnewood Theater sat at the heart of the shopping center. It opened on July 1, 1951 and during that time, it was one of only eight theaters in Dallas (and the only one in Oak Cliff) capable of playing 70mm films. The large auditorium was split into two screens in the 1970s, and it eventually closed on September 28, 1983. It was demolished in the late 1990s.