General Motors Buys East Arlington Site

General Motors Buys East Arlington Site

General Motors announced at 3 p.m. Saturday that it has bought a 250-acre plant site on the east edge of Arlington. The announcement...

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The Long Road to a Regional Airport for Dallas-Fort Worth

The Long Road to a Regional Airport for Dallas-Fort Worth

A special edition of the Arlington Citizen-Journal published in February 1972 contained an article entitled, "Ancient Idea Finally...

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Howard Crider Remembers After 40 Years as Projectionist

Howard Crider Remembers After 40 Years as Projectionist

Have you ever envied the movie projectionist because he gets to see all the latest pictures free? Howard Crider, projectionist for 40 years...

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Mrs. Short Remembers

Mrs. Short Remembers

First grade is that magical, grown-up and frightening time when a child leaves babyhood behind and enters the world of scholarship which will enfold him or her for the next 12-16 years of life...

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Early Newspaperman Saw Vision of Arlington's Future

Early Newspaperman Saw Vision of Arlington's Future

There is no man with good red blood in his veins but loves to see his town prosper... to see its educational and religious institutions flourish...

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Arlington in 1910 Known as Home of Traveling Salesmen

Arlington in 1910 Known as Home of Traveling Salesmen

Arlington in the early 1900s had more traveling salesmen for its size than any other city of the nation. That’s the opinion of two former residents...

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Arlington Auto Aisle was a Big Influence in the City's Economy

Arlington Auto Aisle was a Big Influence in the City's Economy

“Take a ten-minute trip Down the Arlington Strip
A thousand cars in half a mile
And a “Silver-Wheel Deal” that’s really worthwhile
...

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Gridiron History of the UTA Mavericks (Mavs)

Gridiron History of the UTA Mavericks (Mavs)

More than a half century of university football in Arlington, under a variety of different school and team names have produced many memories...

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Traces of the Interurban (1902-1934) in and near Arlington

Traces of the Interurban (1902-1934) in and near Arlington

North Texas had Mass Transit before anyone knew what “mass transit” actually meant. The Interurban lines ran from Denison to Dallas to Waco...

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