Dallas is the third-largest city in Texas and the ninth-largest in the United States. As of 2010, the population of Dallas was at 1.4 million according to the US Census Bureau. The city is the largest economic center of the 12-county Dallas--Fort Worth--Arlington metropolitan area that according to the March 2010 U.S. Census Bureau release, had a population of roughly 6.5 million as of July 2009. The metropolitan area is the fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States.
Founded in 1841 and formally incorporated as a city in February, 1856, the city's economy is primarily based on banking, commerce, telecommunications, computer technology, energy, and transportation, home to several Fortune 500 companies. Located in North Texas and a major city in the American South, Dallas is the core of the largest inland metropolitan area in the United States that lacks any navigable link to the sea. The city's prominence arose from its historical importance as a center for the oil and cotton industries, its position along numerous railroad lines, a strong industrial and financial sector, and its status as a major inland port (due largely to the presence of Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, one of the largest and busiest in the world). It was rated as a beta world city by the Globalization and World Cities Study Group & Network.
Dallas' skyline contains several buildings over 700 feet (210 m) in height. Although some of Dallas' architecture dates from the late 19th and early 20th centuries, most of the notable architecture in the city is from the modernist and postmodernist eras. Iconic examples of modernist architecture include Reunion Tower, the JFK Memorial, I. M. Pei's Dallas City Hall and Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center. Good examples of postmodernist skyscrapers are in Fountain Place, Bank of America Plaza, Renaissance Tower, JPMorgan Chase Tower, and Comerica Bank Tower. Several smaller structures are fashioned in the Gothic Revival style, such as the Kirby Building, and the neoclassical style, as seen in the Davis and Wilson Buildings. One architectural "hotbed" in the city is a stretch of historic houses along Swiss Avenue, which contains all shades and variants of architecture from Victorian to neoclassical. The Dallas Downtown Historic District protects a cross-section of Dallas commercial architecture from the 1880s to the 1950s.
Central Dallas is anchored by Downtown, the center of the city and the epicenter of urban revival, along with Oak Lawn and Uptown, areas characterized by dense retail, restaurants, and nightlife. Downtown Dallas has a variety of named districts, including the West End Historic District, the Arts District, the Main Street District, Farmers Market District, the City Center business district, the Convention Center District, and the Reunion District. "Hot spots" north of Downtown include Uptown, Victory Park, Oak Lawn, Turtle Creek, Cityplace and West Village.
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dallas vs houstonby italiano11419,796 views
@syedilyas33 hardly. JFK got shot in Dallas..nearly 50 years ago. What the hell does that matter anyway...Lincoln got shot in DC, Reagan did as well..should I avoid that city too? You must be talking about the rural areas. Dallas is far from right wing. Maybe you are thinking of 30 or so years ago. I don't know many rar right wing "islamist equivalent" cities that would elect gay politicians and gay sherriffs at the city level.
NinerGreen 3 days ago
j.f.k got shot in dallas...loads of bigots there...far right wing christian conservatives equivalents of right wing Islamist..avoid if you can....
syedilyas33 1 week ago
dallas looks awsome
thelastpoint1 1 month ago
@waveysoap Lol trust me, Texans are NOTHING like the stereotype.
MusIc4lif3333 1 month ago
@waveysoap Thats just a stupid ass stereotype of all Texans. You must live in Pampa or some shit.
MrJnasty72 1 month ago
@zkrandom so do I, and trust me. It kicks ass
tommoore2012 2 months ago
I got shot in dallas and so i hate dallas now.
lett9911 3 months ago
@1skylinedreamz ha your kidding right? L.A. doesn't hold a candle to many skylines in the United States including Dallas IMO. It lacks character (just a bunch of tallish blocks.)
SuperBabydank 3 months ago
"Dallas" destroying the natural freedom and beauty of Texas one stripmall at a time.
MrBeautifulba1 3 months ago
@zkrandom yes i do too , im the mexcian ghetto part -____-......really but i think the only part of dallas is good is the rich area.......anywhere else sucks ass
Anthonythebest1 3 months ago