A city now known for its dining and shopping opportunities, a prominent sports franchise, and as the location where one of the most significant events in American history occurred.
The star logo of the city’s professional football league team is among the most-recognized in the sports world, rivaling the intertwined NY for the New York Yankees.
Fans of big regional shopping malls might plan a visit to this place, the first self-contained shopping center in the United States when it opened 90 years ago.
Often considering itself a “contemporary city,” Dallas is very ethnically diverse, with about a quarter of its residents African-American, and over a third Latino.
With thousands of newcomers coming each year, the city continues to focus on being a forward-looking economic center with lots of business innovation, while at the same time grappling with future freeway capacities.