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= 1,000 people
678 3,000 10,358 38,067 42,638 92,1045,6854,73818,1274,9321,429960 1,350
158,9766,973
260,4756,231
294,734
Mercantile National Bank Building
1943523 ft
31 stories
Sheraton Hotel(Southland Center)
1959550 ft
42 stories
Tower Petroleum Building
1931315 ft
23 stories
Magnolia Building1922430 ft
29 stories
Adolphus Hotel1912312 ft
20 stories
Praetorian Building
1908190 ft
14 stories
Wilson Building1904110 ft
8 stories
Dallas County Courthouse “Old Red”
189271 ft
5 stories
John Neely Bryan Cabin 184515 ft
1 story
Neiman Marcus191493 ft
9 stories
Republic Center Tower I
1954602 ft
36 stories
Republic CenterTower II
1964598 ft
53 stories
Renaissance Tower1974890 ft
56 stories
Hyatt Regency Hotel1978343 ft
30 stories
Reunion Tower1978560ft
50 stories
Comerica Bank Tower
1987787 ft
60 stories
FountainPlace1986720 ft
62 stories
Bank ofAmerica Plaza
1985921 ft
72 stories
Thanksgiving Tower1982645 ft
50 stories
JP Morgan ChaseBank Tower
1987738 ft
55 stories
One Arts Plaza2007331 ft
24 stories
Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge2012400 ft
7,259434,4623,879
679,6842,428
844,4013,179
904,0782,715
1,007,6182,941
1,188,5803,469
1,197,8163,518
‘76 CITY PARK IS CREATED as Dallas’ first public park near Browder Springs
‘89 COMMITTEE ON PARKS Created by the mayor to assume the responsibility for all public property
‘90 LAKE CLIFF IS CREATEDOriginally called Llewellyn Lake, in the early 1900s, Lake Cliff was the site of Texas’ largest cultural/amusement complex, featuring carnivals, dance pavillions, three theaters, a large floating pool, and a bathhouse
‘12 LAKE CLIFF POOL OPENSThe largest municipal pool in the south, measuring 425 x 125 feet, holding 3,000,000 gallons of water and accomodating up to 1,500 people at a time
‘03 BACHMAN LAKEis constructed by damming Bachman Creek northwest of Dallas
‘07 DALLAS PARKS SYSTEM consists of 2 parks totaling 136 acres
‘23 DALLAS PARKS SYSTEM consists of 23 parks totaling 3,773 acres
‘51 DALLAS PARKS SYSTEM consists of 79 parks totaling 5,785 acres
‘62 DALLAS PARKS SYSTEM consists of 130 parks totaling 13,337 acres
‘72 DALLAS PARKS SYSTEM consists of 187 parks totaling 15,465 acres
‘11 WHITE ROCK LAKE is constructed by damming White Rock Creek east of Dallas
‘31 LEVEES ARE COMPLETED along the Trinity River floodway. The project totals 26 miles of levees, 4 pumps stations and 3 pressure sewers
‘36 TEXAS CENTENNIAL & EXPOSITION to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Texas independence from Mexico, takes place in Dallas. Architect, George L Dahl constructs or remodels seventy-seven structures at Fair Park (180 acres) for the occasion
‘40 DEALY PLAZA IS COMPLETEDNamed for George Dealy (1859-1946), an early publisher of the Dallas Morning News and an advocate for city planning
‘63 DALLAS PARKS & PUBLIC SWIMMING POOLS are integrated
‘76 CITY PARK IS RENAMED Old City Park as Dallas’ first Bicentennial project
‘81 THE DALLAS ARBORETUM is opened on the grounds of the former DeGolyer Estate on White Rock Lake
‘00 KATY TRAIL CONSTRUCTION BEGINS along the abandoned Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad tracks to transformed it into a linear 3.5-mile landscaped pedestrian and bicycle trail system
‘03 DALLAS BALANCED VISION PLAN was approved by City Council with refinements made in 2004
‘94 PIONEER PLAZA IS CONSTRUCTED
‘12 BELO GARDEN PARK the second in the Downtown Parks Master Plan to be dedicated in the spring
‘09 MAIN STREET GARDEN PARK 1.75-acre public park located in downtown Dallas is opened
‘12 KLYDE WARREN PARK a 5.2 acres deck park over Woodall Rodgers to open in late 2012
‘55 COVERED WOODEN TOLL BRIDGE is erected across the Trinity by Alexander Cockrell
‘33 CORINTH VIADUCT is completed
‘32 CADIZ VIADUCT is completed
‘31 COMMERCE VIADUCT is completed spanning the Trinity River
‘30 CONTINENTAL VIADUCT then known as the Lamar-McKinney Viaduct, is completed across the Trinity River
‘89 THE FIRST ELECTRIC STREETCARS appeared on Dallas streets, replacing the original mule-drawn trolleys
‘72 THE FIRST TRAIN OF THE H&TCRailroad (Houston & Texas Central) comes into Dallas and crosses the Trinity River on July, 16, just one mile east of the County Courthouse
‘73 T&P RAILROADThe Texas & Pacific Railroad is laid along Burleson Ave (renamed Pacific Avenue). The full rail line runs from East to West Coast
‘99 THE FIRST CAR IN DALLASis driven to town from Terrell by Colonel E.H.R. Green
‘23 AUTOMATIC TRAFFIC SIGNALS are installed. Dallas’ and the nation’s
‘23 THE FORNEY TROLLEY LINE begins operations running along the present day Terrell Street. Two lines, the Houston North Shore & Texas Electric, have a twenty-nine mile run between Dallas and Terrell
‘25 STREETCAR FARES INCREASE to seven cents
‘27 LOVE FIELD IS PURCHASED by Dallas to become a municipal airport
‘16 UNION TERMINALis completed, consolidating six downtown railroad depots
‘18 LOVE FIELD AIRPORT originally developed as a military aviation school, becomes a civilian airfield following World War I (1914-1918).
‘40 FORD PLANT IS OPENED on Grand Avenue, becoming the city’s largest manufacturing interest
‘42 FORD MOTOR PLANT IS CONVERTED for war-time production, building jeeps and military trucks
‘47 CONSTRUCTION OF CENTRAL EXPWY is begun as Dallas’ first major freeway, 40 years after city planners first proposed the conversion of the H&TC tracks to a traffic thoroughfare
‘49 CENTRAL EXPRESSWAY is opened to traffic as the city’s first controlled access highway
‘62 DAILY SERVICE FROM LOVE FIELD to europe is inaugurated
‘69 WOODALL RODGERS FREEWAY is constructed
‘69 DALLAS’ LAST REMAINING PASSENGER TRAIN made its last run, and the city was without railroad passenger service for the first time in 97 years. It became the nation’s largest city lacking such a service
‘54 DALLAS NORTH TOLLWAY is constructed
‘70 FORD PLANT OPERATIONS are ceased after thirty years of service (1940-1970)
‘83 DALLAS AREA RAPID TRANSIT (DART) is founded
‘89 McKINNEY AVENUE TROLLEY service is inaugurated
‘74 DFW INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT is opened as the world’s largest airport
‘01 TRINITY RAILWAY EXPRESS (TRE) runs between Dallas and Fort Worth
‘09 DART GREEN LINE is opened for passengers
‘96 DART WEST END BUS TRANSFER STATION is constructed
‘96 DART RED AND BLUE LINESare opened
‘56 STREET CAR SERVICE ENDS on January 16th. Electric Street cars are abandoned as new motor buses take over their duties
‘12 HOUSTON STREET VIADUCT is completed, February 22, connecting Oak Cliff and Dallas and purported to be the longest concrete structure in the world
‘59 STEMMONS FREEWAY (I-35E) is constructed on land reclaimed from the Trinity floodplain by the construction of the levees
The art of shaping connections between, people and places. The skillful arrangement and form of parks and open space, buildings, and transportation networks which lead to positive and vibrant communities, neighborhoods, towns, and cities. A collaborative and multi-disciplinary design process concerned with the quality and form of growth and the formation of public space and its interface with the built fabric. It draws together the many strands of place-making, environmental stewardship, social equity and economic viability into the creation of vital places with distinct beauty and identity. Simply put, urban design matters.
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