Trae Posted January 6, 2007 Share Posted January 6, 2007 Michael Ennis The Mighty Metroplex Dissed for decades as a colorless, conformist jumble of cities and suburbs, it has become a roaring engine of economic growth—and is reigniting Dallas’s fading star. THERE WAS A TIME WHEN no sober-minded Dallasite could utter the word “Metroplex” without an ironic smirk. A catchall for Dallas, Fort Worth, and the dozens of lesser municipalities around and between them, the term was coined in the seventies to boost the region’s new centerpiece, the sprawling Dallas—Fort Worth International Airport. [Edited to remove copyrighted content. -editor] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TxDave Posted January 6, 2007 Share Posted January 6, 2007 This article is from the Jan 2007 issue of Texas Monthly. It does provide a good overview of what is going on in the DFW Region (note: intentionally avoiding the unpopular "metroplex" term)It really highlights how a metropolitan region can evolve beyond municipal boundaries - and the impacts to the various players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musicman Posted January 6, 2007 Share Posted January 6, 2007 I thought it was a plug from the FT Worth Visitors and Convention Bureau. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenc Posted January 6, 2007 Share Posted January 6, 2007 (note: intentionally avoiding the unpopular "metroplex" term)Thank You.How can we get rid of that stupid name? But then I used to live in LA and they call the metro area there "The Southland". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidtownCoog Posted January 6, 2007 Share Posted January 6, 2007 Nice. But Texas Monthly must have lost their editors.That's a lot of comma splices and excessive use of jargon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNiche Posted January 6, 2007 Share Posted January 6, 2007 Nice. But Texas Monthly must have lost their editors.That's a lot of comma splices and excessive use of jargon.No kidding. They try too hard. I've never liked their magazine for that reason, among others. I'll stick to Texas Highways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Great Hizzy! Posted January 8, 2007 Share Posted January 8, 2007 Well, at least they chose a nice photo for the article's lead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trae Posted February 28, 2007 Author Share Posted February 28, 2007 I chose that photo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasStar Posted March 1, 2007 Share Posted March 1, 2007 Thank You.How can we get rid of that stupid name? .... I like "MetroPlex". But, then, I wasn't born here. (Though, I did get here as soon as I could!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Original Timmy Chan's Posted March 1, 2007 Share Posted March 1, 2007 I chose that photo. You've got a GREAT feel for photography...as evidenced by your avatar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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