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Garland, Texas

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Motto: "Texas Made Here"

Garland is a city in the U.S. state of Texas. It is a large city northeast of Dallas and is a part of the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. It is located almost entirely within Dallas County, except a small portion located in Collin Countyand Rockwall County.As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 226,876, making it the eighty-seventh most populous city in the United States of America and the twelfth most populous city in the state of Texas.

In 2008, Garland was ranked #67 on CNN and Money magazine's list of the "Top 100 Places to Live".

Points of interest

The Patty Granville Arts Center

• Historic Downtown Garland

Entertainment

• Patty Granville Arts Center is a complex owned and operated by the city. Included within the complex are two elegant proscenium theatres which seat 720 and 200, respectively. Also included as part of the complex is the Plaza Theatre, which has seating for 350. The Atrium at the Granville Arts Center is a 6,500-square-foot (600 m²) ballroom encased in glass on two sides and opening onto an elegant outdoor courtyard. The Atrium provides civic, community and commercial organizations the opportunity to house banquets, receptions, trade shows, and conventions.
• The Plaza Theater
• Pace House

Museums

• The Garland Landmark Museum is housed in the former 1901 Santa Fe depot. Inside are historical artifacts and documents representing the period from 1850 to the present.

Libraries

On May 9, 1927, a tornado destroyed much of the city and killed seventeen people, including a former mayor, S. E. Nicholson. Six years later the Nicholson Memorial Library opened in his honor.

Seeking to provide a lasting memorial to his mother and brother, W. R. Nicholson of Longview, Texas, purchased a former bank building and donated it to the city. In 1933 the building was opened as a community center and library. Initially, a volunteer project, the library became its own department and joined the Dallas County Library System shortly after WWII. In 1965 the library became fully funded by the city of Garland. Today the library serves as the Central Library and operates four branches under the Nicholson Memorial Library System.

The Nicholson Memorial Library System is also the Major Resource Center, or headquarters, of the Northeast Texas Library System (NETLS). NETLS serves a 33-county area that includes 105 member libraries. The NETLS headquarters and offices have been housed in NMLS’ Central Library since 1983.

Parks and recreation

Garland includes over 2,880 acres (1,170 ha) of park land, 6 recreation centers, and 60 parks.

• Spring Creek Forest Preserve & Park Preserve
• Rowlett Creek Preserve and Mountain Bike Trails
• Firewheel Golf Park
• Hawaiian Falls
• Surf and Swim @ Audubon Park
• Lake Ray Hubbard
• Lake Lavon, tributary to Lake Ray Hubbard

SOURCE: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garland,_Texas

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