Category: History
01/16/12
Difficult Days Ahead
"Well, I don't know what will happen now. We've got some difficult days ahead. But it doesn't matter with me now. Because I've been to the mountaintop. And I don't mind. Like anybody, I would like to live a long life. Longevity has its place. But I'm no… more »
01/07/11
First There Were Two: Early Garland History
The Santa Fe Depot stimulated growth in Embree but started a decline in Duck Creek. The Depot also serves as a museum for the Garland Landmark Society and is open 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., the 1st and 3rd Saturday of each month.
(Photo featured on Garla… more »
09/15/09
First Day of Hispanic Heritage Month
Graphic credit: Smithonian Education
¿Que pasa?
Tony Torres, newly reappointed member of the Utility Advisory Board and past president of the Garland Association for Hispanic Affairs, accepted a proclamation… more »
09/13/09
Bankhead Hwy in Garland No Accident
"The automobile age arrived in Dallas on October 5, 1899, when Edward Green and George Dorris drove a motorized "horseless carriage" from Terrell to downtown Dallas. *** The trip of Green and Dorris from Terrell to Dallas is widely regarded as the first… more »
09/11/09
09/10/09
We Are the Dead
Liberty Memorial
World War I Museum
Kansas City, Missouri
Tomorrow will be a day of remembrance. Memories fade though, bringing both comfort and danger. How many times must the lessons be taught and at… more »
08/16/09
The Bankhead Highway Gets Name Changes
In the final installment (of four) of Jerry Flook's research on the Bankhead Highway in Garland, Mr Flook details why the Bankhead Highway is now just a memory, but an important element of Garland's past that very much influences how we grew to the Garl… more »
08/15/09
The Bankhead Highway Fulfills Economic Expectations
In the third installment (of four) of Jerry Flook's research on the Bankhead Highway in Garland, Mr Flook details the symbiotic relationship of how autos led to highways and how highways led to more autos. Locally, both led to an economic boom centered… more »
08/14/09
Developing the Bankhead Highway
In the second installment (of four) of Jerry Flook's research on the Bankhead Highway in Garland, Mr Flook details a series of events that marked the construction of the highway and its arrival in Garland. He draws heavily from old issues of the Garland… more »
08/12/09
The Early Auto Days of Garland and the Bankhead Hwy
The Zero Milestone across the South Lawn from the White House was the starting point for the Bankhead Highway and the Second Trans-Continental Convoy
Source: Federal Highway Administration
Interest in the Bank… more »
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