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John Astin Perkins (1907-1999) was an interior designer and architect based in Dallas, Texas. He helped create the “Dallas look” though his prominent commissions and his “fearless use of color and highbrow taste.” [ 1 ]
Brettell moved to Dallas in 1988 to become the Director of the Dallas Museum of Art, a position he held until 1992. He would later join the faculty of the University of Texas at Dallas, where he served as Margaret M. McDermott Distinguished Chair of Art and Aesthetic Studies and inaugural director of the Edith O'Donnell Institute of Art History.
A Dallas PCC streetcar, c. 1948. Metropolitan Dallas had an extensive network of streetcar lines from the late 19th century through 1930s. Before the McKinney Avenue Transit Authority (MATA) began operations in 1989, the last streetcar ran in Dallas until January 1956. [8] Numerous maps of the old trolley routes are available online. [9]
The Cedar Ridge Preserve was known as the Dallas Nature Center, but the Audubon Dallas group now manages the 633-acre (2.56 km 2) natural habitat park on behalf of the city of Dallas and Dallas County. The preserve sits at an elevation of 755 feet (230 m) above sea level and offers a variety of outdoor activities, including 10 miles (16 km) of ...
Dallas became a global phenomenon with the 1980 "Who shot J.R.?" cliffhanger mystery reveal. At the time, it was the highest-rated aired television episode in American history. [9] Titled "Who Done It" the episode is the fourth episode in the fourth season (1980–1981) of Dallas, and remains the second highest rated prime-time telecast ever. [18]
Dallas Michael John Albert Green (born September 29, 1980) is a Canadian musician, singer, songwriter and record producer who records under the name City and Colour. He is also known for his contributions as a singer, rhythm guitarist, songwriter and co-founder of the post-hardcore band Alexisonfire .
In the early 1960s, developer Raymond Nasher leased a 97-acre (390,000 m 2) cotton field on the edge of Dallas and hired E.G Hamilton of Harrell+Hamilton Architects. . NorthPark Center opened in 1965, anchored by Neiman Marcus (which moved from Preston Center), [7] Titche-Goettinger and Penneys, other stores included Woolworth's, Doubleday, Kroger,
Trammell Crow Center is a 50-story postmodern skyscraper at 2001 Ross Avenue in the Arts District of downtown Dallas, Texas. [5] With a structural height of 708 ft (216 m), [6] and 686 ft (209 m) to the roof, it is the sixth-tallest building in Dallas and the 18th-tallest in the state.