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Alexander J. Foley

At a young age he decided that he was not going to work the coal mines as his father had done.

Alexander J. Menza

After a long history of cancer, Menza died on March 5, 2007, in Rome following a heart attack.

Alexander J. Resa

He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1946 to the Eightieth Congress.

Resa was elected as a Democrat to the Seventy-ninth Congress (January 3, 1945-January 3, 1947).

Barrett Brown

He was brought up in the affluent neighborhood of Preston Hollow, living with his mother who saw something special in her only child and took a progressive approach to his rearing.

Bonton, Dallas

Bonton is a historically African American neighborhood in South Dallas, Texas.

British Consulate-General, Dallas

The British Consulate General in Dallas was a diplomatic mission of the United Kingdom located in the Oak Lawn area of Dallas, Texas, United States.

Dallas Area Rapid Transit

The On-Call service currently serves north central Plano, eastern Rowlett, Farmers Branch, North Dallas, Lakewood, Richardson, Lake Highlands, and Glenn Heights.

Dallas Symphony Orchestra

It performs its concerts in the Meyerson Symphony Center in the Arts District of downtown Dallas, Texas, United States.

Demographics of Dallas

The southern and southeastern areas of the city, especially Pleasant Grove and South Dallas, are predominately black.

Elaine D. and Charles A. Sammons Park

The Elaine D. and Charles A. Sammons Park will be a public park in the new AT&T Performing Arts Center, located in the Arts District of downtown Dallas, Texas (USA).

First Presbyterian Church of Dallas

First Presbyterian Church of Dallas is a historic congregation at 408 Park Avenue in the Farmers Market District of downtown Dallas, Texas (USA).

Forest Meadow, Dallas

Forest Meadow is a suburban residential neighborhood within the Lake Highlands area of Dallas, Texas.

George Dallas

George M. Dallas (1792–1864), U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania and the eleventh Vice President of the United States

Government of Dallas

The United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas, which exercises original jurisdiction over 100 counties in North and West Texas, convenes in the Earle Cabell Federal Building and Courthouse in the Government District of downtown.

The Jack Evans Police Headquarters building is located in the Cedars, a south Dallas neighborhood adjacent to downtown.

Grand Prairie Armed Forces Reserve Complex

Vought Aircraft Industries operates a government-owned, contractor-operated (GOCO) plant adjacent to NAS Dallas.

Hampton Hills, Dallas

His friend J.R. Baxter became his business partner and they changed the name of the company to the Stamps-Baxter Music Company in 1927.

The Southern Gospel Music Hall of Fame inducted Stamps in 1997.

Highland Meadows, Dallas

The area is located along the eastern-most edge of the Lake Highlands community.

Hilton Dallas Park Cities Hotel

The Hilton Dallas Park Cities Hotel is a AAA four-diamond hotel located in Dallas, Texas between Highland Park and Preston Hollow neighborhoods, just north of downtown Dallas.

Jacob Holgate

Future Vice President George M. Dallas gave the preamble and resolutions at this meeting, and then began to criticize the then present administration of John Quincy Adams.

John Henry Brown

Brown Street, in Dallas's Oak Lawn neighborhood, was named for him, as was a public school: in 1912, the Dallas Independent School District opened John Henry Brown School, an elementary school, in South Dallas.

Kalita Humphreys Theater

At the end of the 2007-2008 season the Dallas Theater Center moved their administrative offices to the Dee and Charles Wyly Theatre at the Dallas Center for the Performing Arts in the Dallas Arts District and began performing the majority of its season there.

Kathleen Baskin-Ball

Greenland Hills United Methodist Church, Senior Pastor, 1994-2001 (East Dallas, Texas)

Knox–Henderson Station

DART's original system plan featured a tunnel underneath North Central Expressway, connecting Pearl Station and Mockingbird Station, with underground stations serving the Knox-Henderson and Cityplace neighborhoods.

Le Cordon Bleu Institute of Culinary Arts – Dallas

The history of the name, Le Cordon Bleu dates back to the 16th century where King Henry III awarded members of the Order of the Holy Spirit a medallion that was suspended from a Blue Ribbon…or Le Cordon Bleu.

Mac Brunson

In 1999 Brunson was appointed senior pastor of the historic First Baptist Church in Dallas, Texas.

Maple, Dallas

Maple Lawn, or Maple for short is an area in North Dallas, Texas, United States, which is home to government owned section 8 projects.

McKinney Avenue Transit Authority

The federal government has given MATA $3.5 million for its mile expansion into downtown's Arts District.

Praetorian Building

As the Main Street District, Dallas and downtown Dallas began a revival and many surrounding buildings were rehabilitated, the Praetorian Building was also eyed for renovation.

Renner, Dallas

The namesake of the community, John A. Renner, developed townsites along the Cotton Belt line.

Ridgewood Park, Dallas

Ridgewood Park is a neighborhood in east Dallas Texas (USA).

The Gay Science

It was derived from a Provençal expression (gai saber) for the technical skill required for poetry-writing that had already been used by Ralph Waldo Emerson and E. S. Dallas and, in inverted form, by Thomas Carlyle in "the dismal science".

The Live Album

The Live Album is an album by Texas-based folk singer-songwriter Robert Earl Keen, recorded live at the Sons of Hermann Hall in Dallas, TX and released in the United States in 1988) on Sugar Hill.

The Potter's House Church, Dallas

As of 2010 the church had 30,000 members and four campuses in Dallas, Fort Worth, North Dallas and Denver.

Tower at Cityplace

The Tower at Cityplace is a 42-story building located at 2711 North Haskell Avenue at North Central Expressway (US 75) in the Cityplace district of Uptown Dallas, Texas (USA).

Trinity Strand Trail

This portion of Turtle Creek is a small tributary of the Trinity River, with its headwaters located in University Park.

Turtle Creek Boulevard

Turtle Creek Boulevard is a thoroughfare that runs through the Turtle Creek neighborhood of Oak Lawn, Dallas, Texas (USA), generally alongside the actual Turtle Creek.

USS Dallas

The first ship was named after Alexander J. Dallas and the second after Dallas, Texas.

W Dallas Victory Hotel and Residences

W Dallas Victory is located across the street from the American Airlines Center at 2425 North Houston Street in the Victory Park Neighborhood near downtown and Uptown Dallas, Texas.

The W Dallas Victory Hotel and Residences is a 33-story hotel and condominium building located in the Victory Park neighborhood of Oak Lawn, Dallas, Texas (USA).

West Village, Dallas

The driving range once operated by Hank Haney will someday be replaced by additional residential, retail and office buildings.


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