Semester Notes
• Oldest community in N. Texas
• Late 1840s called bird’s fort
• Arlington has the most people commuting out than any city in the country
• Metroplex has more people than 33 other states
• Arlington is the largest mid-city in America
• 1884, Arlington became official
• Was a train stop, then a college town, gambling mecca
• Was famous for half a century for Arlington crystals (like Epsom salts)
• Pancho, a texas ranger, raids the casino at the top of the hill restaurant and casino
• $4,000 fine, 40-50 were taken to county jail
• Earring home, girls had babies there and was orphanage
• 1950 arlington changed the way it looked at itself
• GM puts plant in Arlington
• 1900-1950 people left farms for the big city
• 1950 people leave city for suburbs, then Arlington explodes
• Six flags built and succeeds, becomes top commercial tourist draw in Texas(behind the Alamo which is free)
• Rangers come to Arlington
• Now majority is minority population. Hispanic then anglo then African then Asian
• At large representation- the high income, high class control everything
• Everyone can vote, but others just don’t vote in large enough numbers
• Single member districts-carved out certain areas to make sure everyone is accounted for
• City council has districts
• Mayor could be selected from inner council-ft.worth used to do this
• Dallas citizens council-carol thomets (1963). Ran by elite white men
• 1930s state fair of texas relocated to dallas since dallas citizens council gets it there(depths of depression)
• Stanley Marcus was not allowed on dallas citizens council since he was jewish
• Coit rode, shepps not allowed since jewish
• Had to be white protestant male, but not anymore
• Today, it’s not as powerful
• Fort Worth 7th street “Gang”
• Amon Carter, Babe Fuqua (biggest member)
• Met at the fort worth club
• Doesn’t exist today, but elite still exist, just not as powerful
• Powerful elites began to fall apart
• San Antonio Good Gov’t
• Late 1840s called bird’s fort
• Arlington has the most people commuting out than any city in the country
• Metroplex has more people than 33 other states
• Arlington is the largest mid-city in America
• 1884, Arlington became official
• Was a train stop, then a college town, gambling mecca
• Was famous for half a century for Arlington crystals (like Epsom salts)
• Pancho, a texas ranger, raids the casino at the top of the hill restaurant and casino
• $4,000 fine, 40-50 were taken to county jail
• Earring home, girls had babies there and was orphanage
• 1950 arlington changed the way it looked at itself
• GM puts plant in Arlington
• 1900-1950 people left farms for the big city
• 1950 people leave city for suburbs, then Arlington explodes
• Six flags built and succeeds, becomes top commercial tourist draw in Texas(behind the Alamo which is free)
• Rangers come to Arlington
• Now majority is minority population. Hispanic then anglo then African then Asian
• At large representation- the high income, high class control everything
• Everyone can vote, but others just don’t vote in large enough numbers
• Single member districts-carved out certain areas to make sure everyone is accounted for
• City council has districts
• Mayor could be selected from inner council-ft.worth used to do this
• Dallas citizens council-carol thomets (1963). Ran by elite white men
• 1930s state fair of texas relocated to dallas since dallas citizens council gets it there(depths of depression)
• Stanley Marcus was not allowed on dallas citizens council since he was jewish
• Coit rode, shepps not allowed since jewish
• Had to be white protestant male, but not anymore
• Today, it’s not as powerful
• Fort Worth 7th street “Gang”
• Amon Carter, Babe Fuqua (biggest member)
• Met at the fort worth club
• Doesn’t exist today, but elite still exist, just not as powerful
• Powerful elites began to fall apart
• San Antonio Good Gov’t