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The Jetts later opened more locations and formed Jet's America Inc. with their cousins, Jim Galloway, Jr. and Jeff Galloway in 1992. [3] Jet's is known for its square deep-dish Detroit-style pizza, including the 8-corner pizza which the company has trademarked. [4] When the store first opened, the square pizzas were a novelty in the region.
In 2017, Marfa was featured as the setting of the Amazon series I Love Dick, an adaptation of Chris Kraus's 1997 novel, which was set in Pasadena, California. [29] [30] [31] Marfa was also the filming location for the music video of the xx song “On Hold.” Marfa is featured in the 2019 Simpsons episode "Mad About the Toy." [32]
On October 17, 2022, President Joe Biden signed legislation authorizing Blackwell School National Historic Site as a unit of the National Park Service; [2] it was established on July 17, 2024, after the NPS acquired the property from the Marfa Independent School District.
The Marfa Army Airfield was constructed nearby and was used as pilot-training facility. German prisoners of war were also housed in a POW camp on the base. [2] In 1945, shortly after the end of World War II, the fort was closed during America's demobilization. On October 23, 1946, the base was transferred to the Corps of Engineers. The Texas ...
With more than three decades on the airwaves of Beaufort County, Jett hosted “Mornings with Monty Jett” on the 1130 AM station from 6 to 10 a.m. on weekdays. He spun “Hilton Head’s ...
El Paisano Hotel [2] is a historic hotel located in Marfa, Texas, United States.The hotel was designed by Trost & Trost and opened in 1930. The hotel may be best known as the location headquarters for the cast and crew of the film Giant (1956) for six weeks in the summer of 1955 [3] The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on August 1, 1978.
Marfa Municipal Airport [1] [2] (IATA: MRF, ICAO: KMRF, FAA LID: MRF) is three miles north of Marfa in Presidio County, Texas. [1] There is currently no scheduled airline service to the airport; until 1960 Trans-Texas DC-3s stopped at the former Marfa AAF, now abandoned, at 30.256N 103.882W east of Marfa.
Marfa Public Radio broadcasts on four frequencies in the Big Bend–flagship KRTS 93.5 FM in Marfa and full-time satellites KRTP 91.7 FM in Alpine, KDKY 91.5 FM in Marathon, and KOJP 95.3 FM in Presidio. Marfa Public Radio also operates KXWT, the NPR member for Odessa, Midland and the Permian Basin. The station features news and talk ...