Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
1903 - Irving founded by real estate developers Julius Otto Schulze and Otis Brown. [1] 1904 Post Office relocated to Irving from nearby Kit settlement. [2] First Baptist Church of Irving founded. [3] Irving Index newspaper begins publication (approximate date). [4] 1909 - Irving Independent School District established. [1] 1914 Town of Irving ...
Irving began in 1889 as an area called Gorbit, and in 1894 the name changed to Kit. [13] Irving was incorporated April 14, 1914, with Otis Brown as the first mayor. By the late nineteenth century the Irving area was the site of churches, two cotton gins, a blacksmith shop and a general store.
Texas Stadium was an American football stadium located in Irving, Texas, a suburb west of Dallas. Opened on October 24, 1971 , [ 2 ] it was known for its distinctive hole in the roof, the result of abandoned plans to construct a retractable roof .
In 1903, the city of Irving was founded east of Bear Creek. [3] 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. [1]
Main page; Contents; Current events; Random article; About Wikipedia; Contact us
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 five passenger stations and a maintenance & control center, and was served by two cars, one for each route.
This profile view of Irving Cliff in Honesdale, now obscured by foliage, has been likened to Abraham Lincoln. This photo was taken by Edwin B. Calloway, Wayne County Historical Society secretary ...
Las Colinas Blvd. Houses on Camino Lago, Las Colinas With 25,000,000 sq ft (2,300,000 m 2) of office space, nearly equivalent to the Dallas CBD, [citation needed] Las Colinas is home to more than 2,000 companies, including the Fortune 500 global headquarters for Caterpillar Inc., [1] Commercial Metals, ExxonMobil, Fluor, Celanese and Kimberly-Clark.