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1966 - Amarillo City Transit established. 1968 U.S. military Amarillo Air Force Base closes. Amarillo Civic Center (convention center) opens (approximate date). [chronology citation needed] Fox Theatre (cinema) in business. [8] 1971 - Chase Tower built. 1972 - Amarillo Art Center established. [1] 1976 - Amarillo International Airport in ...
The Helium Monument & Time Capsule is located in front of the Don Harrington Discovery Center. The Helium Centennial Time Columns Monument was designed in 1967 by Peter Muller Munk Associates (located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) and built in 1968 with the assistance of U.S. Steel to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the discovery of helium.
Western Crossing, formerly known as Western Plaza, is a strip mall in Amarillo, Texas, United States. It opened in 1968 with a construction cost of approximately US$13 million. [1] Western Plaza was once a main shopping point in Amarillo, but from the 1980s to 2000s has suffered stores leaving its complex.
Amarillo (/ ˌ æ m ə ˈ r ɪ l oʊ / [6] AM-ə-RIL-oh; Spanish for "yellow") is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the seat of Potter County.It is the 14th-most populous city in Texas and the most populous city in the Texas panhandle. [7]
The Santa Fe Building is one of the oldest buildings in downtown Amarillo, Texas, U.S.A. It was completed on January 18, 1930 and had the regional offices of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway company. The Amarillo office of the railroad company supervised more than 5,800 miles (9,334 km) of railroads.
The Amarillo Civic Center is a multi-purpose convention center in Amarillo, Texas. It consists of multiple facilities including: [ 1 ] [ 2 ] A 2,848-seat auditorium with 2,324 permanent seats used for concerts, Broadway shows and other events.
Amarillo High School graduate Rick Husband, astronaut and the Space Shuttle commander of STS-107 who was killed when the craft disintegrated after reentry into the Earth's atmosphere. Charles Albright, serial killer; George Hendricks Beverley, U.S. Air Force general; Grady Booch, software engineer
In 1958, Amarillo AFB offered a general course on guided missiles. On 1 January 1959, the 3320th Technical Training Wing was redesignated as the Amarillo Technical Training Center, and on 15 July, a field training squadron was established. In 1961, base buildings were modernized, and in 1962, courses for the F/RF-4C were prepared. In 1964, a ...