Dallas, Texas Dallas Pop. Two years later town consisted of two lag cabins. By mid-1870's, Dallas had become a thriving business town and market center with cosmopolitan, urbane air unmatched anywhere on the frontier at the time, primarily due to several immigrations of skilled and cultured groups of French, German, Swiss, English and other Europeans. The Southwest's largest banking center, leader in wholesale business, second in nation for home of insurance companies, third in the nation in terms of million dollar companies, and number two in convention sites. If it doesn't sell in Dallas, it won't sell, say buyers to some 32 wholesale fashion and home furnishing markets each year.
Citizens pursue culture with almost as much enthusiasm as business.
Any day or night of the year, one may choose from a lavish variety of events. Visit flower shows, horse shows, art shows, bird shows, dog shows, and cat shows. Noted for abundant gourmet dining facilities. Summer musicals are held Jun. - Aug. at Music Hall in Fair Park, nightly Tues. through Sat., and matinees on the weekend. An excellent climate where fair skies are usual the year round encourages outdoor activities, especially water sports.