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Central Location. Grand Prairie, Texas, is centrally located in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington Metropolitan Statistical Area. The community stretches 26 miles long by about eight miles at its widest point. The city covers about 81 square miles (100 square miles including extraterritorial jurisdiction) and has an estimated population of 197,590.
We Live Life Grand here – about 200,640 residents call Grand Prairie home, and we’re still growing. Grand Prairie is the 16th largest city in Texas, but we still have small town values. Attractions. Grand Prairie's attractions draw in almost 10 million visitors per year! For additional grand things to do in Grand Prairie; check out the ...
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May 13, 2023 · Grand Prairie is split among Tarrant, Dallas, Johnson and Ellis counties. We have easy access anywhere, with Interstate 30, Interstate 20, State Highway 360 and State Highway 161 creating a checklist of ways to get where you are going.
Phone: 972-237-8035 Fax: 972-237-8088 Email: gpcitysecretary@gptx.org Mailing Address: City Secretary P.O. Box 534045 Grand Prairie, TX Physical Address: City Secretary 300 W Main St.
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Grand Prairie and the nearby area sprang up around military aviation production for World War II. In 1940, Hensley Field became the Naval Reserve Aviation Base and during that decade, Grand Prairie grew from a population of 1,000 to 15,000. Fond Memories: Everyone knew someone who worked at LTV; it wasn’t unusual for entire families to be employed ...
Main Street and the downtown area grew as the population boomed. As of 1950, downtown occupants included Grand Prairie State Bank, Millar’s Drug Store with its soda fountain and lunch counter, and Grand Prairie Hardware, which had been around since 1879. Fond Memories: Eating burgers and sundaes at Kip’s Big Boy, hanging out after Gopher games at t...
Photo courtesy of Asian Times Square Recently honored by American Farmland Trust as one of the most celebrated Farmers Markets in America, the Grand Prairie Farmers Markethas market vendors on site on Saturdays from March through December. The Market Square also serves as a venue for city events like the Main Street Festival and themed celebrations...
Coinciding with the rise of movies as entertainment and the golden age of Hollywood, movie theaters started appearing in the area. In 1950, the Uptown Theater joined the Wings Theater and the Texas Theater on Main Street. Fond Memories: For some locals, the smell of popcorn brings back memories of Saturday kiddie shows at the Uptown. Others remembe...
From 1970 until 1992, people flocked by the carload to the drive-through zoo known as Lion Country Safari. Kids of all ages loved seeing lions, zebras and other African wildlife up close. A picture Fond Memories: Those car side animals were crazy! There were some particularly excitable monkeys if I remember correctly. Sadly, the park closed after f...
The Wax Museum of the Southwest moved to Grand Prairie from a Fair Park location in 1972. The museum featured figures of Bonnie and Clyde, among others, as well as historic memorabilia. Fond Memories: Not so fond for some, is the memory of the gory hanged-man decapitation scene. Death scenes were abundant and the macabre was ramped up for Halloween...
Grand Prairie mall lovers had to drive to Irving or Arlington until 1970 when Forum 303 Mall opened. It was anchored by Leonard’s (later acquired by Dillard’s) and Montgomery Ward. Fond Memories: Watching movies at Forum 6, seeing fashion shows in the amphitheater, and skating at the ice rink were all part of the Forum 303 zeitgeist. For some of us...
All that shopping will make you hungry. Grand Prairie’s favorite food choices were and still are mostly casual – pizza, burgers and dogs, and of course, Mexican food. Some very memorable restaurants have come and gone over the years. Fond Memories: Locals loved Don Juan’s Romantic Mexican Food so much they could navigate there by smell. Kids at Sha...
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Jun 21, 2021 · Located around the intersection of Interstate 30 and Belt Line Road, the city of Grand Prairie and architect OMNIPLAN have created a preliminary masterplan for this 124.5-acre mixed-use...
Advertise in the 2025 Grande Prairie Guide While the Grande Prairie Guide is widely known as a publication for newcomers, it is also a lifestyle guide for visitors, residents and businesses. With a 12-month shelf life, Grande Prairie Guide advertisers enjoy long-term exposure including year-round distribution of 6,000 printed English copies and ...
