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Garland's electric distribution system has 1,007 mi (1,621 km) of overhead lines and 1,000 mi (1,600 km) of underground lines. Its transmission system consists of 23 substations and 133 mi (214 km) of transmission lines. Garland's peak load for 2007 was 483 megawatts, with annual operating revenues of nearly $238 million. [68]
The Curtis Culwell Center (formerly the Garland Special Events Center) is a 6,860-fixed seat [1] arena (8,500 full capacity) and conference center in Garland, Texas.It opened in 2005 and was designed by HKS, Inc. and constructed at a cost of $31.5 million by Lee Lewis Construction with engineering by Walter P. Moore, Blum Consulting Engineers, and RLK Engineers Inc. [2] The arena is the ...
The Preserve is maintained and managed by the Spring Creek Forest Preservation Society a not-for-profit organization formed in 1987 to oversee the park under the direction of the Garland Parks and Recreation Department as provided under its contract with Dallas County. The all volunteer Society holds monthly meetings from September through May ...
Garland Landmark Society active. [12] Dallas/Fort Worth Airport begins operating in vicinity of Garland. 1978 - Garland Symphony Orchestra formed. [13] 1980 - Population: 138,857. 1982 Garland Center for the Performing Arts built. [14] Amber University active. 1986 - KIAB television begins broadcasting. 1990 - Population: 180,650. [15]
Firewheel Town Center is a 998,347-square-foot (92,749.5 m 2) open-air regional shopping mall in Garland, Texas. The mall is located on the northeast corner of President George Bush Turnpike and State Highway 78. The mall features Dillard's, Macy's, Dick's Sporting Goods, and Barnes & Noble, in addition to an AMC Theatres.
Hawaiian Falls Garland (Also known as Hawaiian Falls Firewheel) was the first park in for the chain and officially opened on May 24, 2003, in Garland, Texas. The water park sits on roughly 12 acres (49,000 m 2 ) adjacent to the Spring Creek Forest Preserve and is visible from the George Bush turnpike , which broke ground on December 18, 2002.
The Curtis Culwell Center attack was a failed terrorist attack on an exhibit featuring cartoon images of Muhammad at the Curtis Culwell Center in Garland, Texas, US on May 3, 2015, which ended in a shootout with police guarding the event, and the deaths of the two perpetrators. [4]
Duck Creek is an area in Garland, Texas, United States that once consisted of two distinct unincorporated communities (sometimes referred to as Old Duck Creek and New Duck Creek) in northeastern Dallas County.