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The Las Colinas Area Personal Transit System was a people mover system that served the Las Colinas area of Irving, a suburb of Dallas, Texas.The system had four passenger stations and a maintenance & control center, and was served by two cars, one for each route.
Irving was founded in 1903 by J.O. "Otto" Schulze and Otis Brown. It is believed literary author Washington Irving was a favorite of Netta Barcus Brown, and consequently the name of the town site, Irving, was chosen. Irving began in 1889 as an area called Gorbit, and in 1894 the name changed to Kit. [13]
Mustangs of Las Colinas is a bronze sculpture by Robert Glen that decorates Williams Square in Las Colinas in Irving, Texas. [1] It portrays a group of nine wild mustangs at 1⁄2 times life size running through a watercourse. [2] Fountains give the effect of water splashed by the animals' hooves. The work was commissioned in 1976 and installed ...
9.4 sq mi (24.3 km 2) Elevation. 479 ft (146 m) Website. lascolinas.org. Las Colinas is a mixed-use planned community development in Irving, Texas, part of the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex, governed by The Las Colinas Association, a Texas non-profit corporation. Due to its central location between Dallas and Fort Worth and its proximity to ...
In 1903, the city of Irving was founded east of Bear Creek. For much of the 20th century, Bear Creek did not receive the services and amenities provided to Irving residents. Bear Creek lacked utilities including gas, electricity, and water service, which forced them to either dig wells or travel to the city of Irving for water.
The Ruth Paine Home at 2515 W. 5th Street in Irving, Texas, United States, is the location where Lee Harvey Oswald spent the night before he assassinated United States President John F. Kennedy on November 22, 1963, at Dealey Plaza. It was from the house's garage that he removed the rifle he used for the assassination, which he had previously ...
Sesame Place (Texas) A second Sesame Place park opened in Irving, Texas in June 1982. The $10 million Texas park was located on 30.3 acres (12.26 ha) near State Highway 183, and differed from the Pennsylvania location in that most attractions were indoors. The Texas park never reopened after the fall season ended in October 1984 and was shut ...
Fluor Corporation is an American multinational engineering and construction firm, headquartered in Irving, Texas. It is a holding company that provides services through its subsidiaries in three main areas: oil and gas, industrial and infrastructure, government and power. It is the largest publicly traded engineering and construction company in ...