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AM 730 in Dallas began operations on August 1, 1957, as Top 40 music station KBCS.After a few years of competing with 1190 KLIF and 1480 KBOX for the Top 40 audience with limited success, the station changed calls to KKSN ("Kissin'") in 1959, evolving into an R&B format over the coming months and taking the new calls KRZY ("Crazy") in 1960.
Willis Cigar Factory. Texas Historic Marker, N. Bell St., Willis, TX [6] Before the founding of Willis, most residents in the area lived in a settlement known as Danville, formed in the 1830s four miles west of present-day New Waverly. [7] A few Danville residents in the 1850s settled to the south, founding the new community of what is now ...
Lively served as Dallas County Judge from 1904 to 1908. He was born in Wood County, Texas, and came to Dallas with his parents at age 14. He was an Assistant Dallas County Attorney from 1900 to 1904. At the time of his death, he was the senior member of Lively, Alexander, George & Thuss. He was married to Trixie Green from Thorpe Springs in 1908.
Dealey Plaza was built on land donated by early Dallas philanthropist and businesswoman Sarah Horton Cockrell. It was the location of the first home built in Dallas, which also became the first courthouse and post office, the first store, and the first fraternal lodge. It is sometimes called the "birthplace of Dallas". [15]
Preston Center is a commercial district in north Dallas, Texas (USA), located around the intersection of Preston Road (State Highway 289) and Northwest Highway . It covers 103 acres (42 ha). It covers 103 acres (42 ha).
The district contains the University of North Texas at Dallas, UNT Law, and Texas Woman's University at Dallas. The 30th district is also home to Dallas Love Field airport and University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. The current Representative from the 30th district is Democrat Jasmine Crockett, who has represented the district since 2023.
The Dallas City Council serves as the legislative body in the City of Dallas. It consists of 14 members. It consists of 14 members. City council members are chosen by plurality elections in each of fourteen districts.
The Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center (KBHCCD; formerly the Dallas Convention Center) is a convention center in the Convention Center District of downtown Dallas, Texas. The "Dallas Memorial Auditorium" was a standalone multipurpose arena, designed by George Dahl in 1957.