Dallas, Texas
First settled in 1841, by John Neely Bryan as a trading post near the banks of the Trinity River, Dallas has since matured into a culturally diverse city with museums, theaters, gourmet restaurants and huge shopping districts. Dallas is the Southwest's leading business and financial center. It boasts the largest wholesale market in the world, lays claim to being one of the top convention cities in the nation and the number one visitor destination in Texas. There is much more but these are just a few reasons why Dallas is considered by many, as the Southwest's most metropolitan and cosmopolitan city. The City of Dallas had a population in 2000 by the U.S. Census of 1,188,580. A revised population figure for Jan. 2007 by The North Central Texas Council of Governments put the total at 1,280,500.
The 16 county region of Dallas-Fort Worth often referred "The Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex", is the largest landlocked urban region in the nation that continues to grow at a fast rate. The Metroplex region had a 2000 population total of 5,221,801; new revised figures Jan. 2007 by the NCTCOG put the total at 6,406,500.
Since opening in 1974 as the world's largest airport, DFW International Airport instantly focused worldwide attention and today the airport is one of the largest and top three busiest airports in the world. The Metroplex region continues to experience a very strong growing economy.
In the beginning of Dallas, from Bryan's little cabin house which once served as Dallas's first post office and county court house in the 1840s to today's Dallas Skyscrapers is remarkably impressive.
John Neely Bryan's Cabin House and a Brief Overview of the Area.
Site Updated: 05/14/2008
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New Dallas Construction updated! |
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News & Site Updates |
| 02/18/08: Dallas takes first step of possible land purchase for future Convention Hotel. |
06/14/07: Here is the redesigned
Museum Tower a 42-story residential tower; construction is to
start mid next year in the Arts District area.
More info for Museum
Tower.
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| 3/23/07: Developers have broken ground on a 22-story 375-unit Alta Rosewood residential tower being constructed a block from the Crescent. |
| 2/14/07: Disney coming to North Texas? Yes Disney is rumored to acquired 12,000 to 15,000 acres of land...Full story |
| 2/14/07: Developer to break ground today on 18-story hotel condo project in Flower Mound next to Grapevine Lake. The Lakeside Resort & Residences will contain condos in the upper half and the hotel in the lower part of the tower... Full story |
2/11/07: A proposal for a 450-foot observation
tower near the east end of the Cotton Bowl will be presented
Monday to the executive committee of the State Fair board. The
fair staff will recommend that it be completed by
2008. V...irchange_mo.wmv
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| 12/25/07: Two more condo towers to start construction, this Friday it will be on a 10-story Beat condo project and next Wednesday on the long awaited 22-story Residences at the Stoneleigh Hotel in Uptown....Full Story |
| 12/14/06: Park Lane Project Residential Towers going up. Work will start this month on the first phase: a 20-story tower with 62 residences and a 15-story tower with 218 homes. An adjoining four-story building will have 45 loft apartments....Full story |
| 12/12/06: The Dallas Cowboys are officially unveiling their new stadium design, one that pays homage to their rich history by including some aspects of Texas Stadium. This will be the largest NFL venue ever built, spanning twice the distance of the St. Louis Gateway Arch, with a domed roof structure high enough to house the Statue of Liberty.....Full story |
| 11/09/06: Construction has began on the House, a 28-story condo tower at Houston and Lamar streets.... Full story |
| 09/07/06: Rosewood Properties to build 19-story office tower called Rosewood Court at Pearl & Cedars Springs, just north across from the Crescent Court Complex, construction starts next month. |
| 06/20/06: Second phase of Ritz-Carlton to include a 23-story condo tower even bigger than the first phase.... Full story |
| 06/07/06: 'Deck Park' would top Dallas Woodall Rodgers Freeway. Woodall Rodgers Park ... Video |
| 05/25/06: A 250 million Twin-Tower project proposed near Victory Development. The project is still being gamed out, but it's envisioned as one hotel tower and one for condos at 27-stories each. ..Full Story |
05/11/06: Hillwood
unveils plans for Victory Tower, 43-story building will be
area's tallest since Cityplace in 1988. Full
story 
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| 03/23/06: Metroplex cities growing fast, new population figures released today by The North Central Texas Council of Governments. |
| 03/22/06: Trinity River Vision for Uptown Fort Worth. See Virtual Tour |
| 03/18/06: The implosion of the 30-story Landmark Tower in Fort Worth goes off without a hitch. See the videos. |
| 01/31/06: Tycoon Donald J. Trump scouting for land in Dallas area for a project called Trump Tower Dallas...Full Story |
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How does Bank of America Plaza, Dallas' largest skyscraper stack up to the Twin Towers in size. Diagram was done two weeks after 9/11 but was not released until the second anniversary . View WTC Diagram. |
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