History of Dallas (1986–95)

This article is part of a series on:
The City of Dallas

Territorial (–1838)
Settlement (1839–55)
Early Existence (1856–73)
Industrial Period (1874–1929)
Oil Period (1930–45)
Mid Century (1946–74)
Real Estate Boom (1975–85)
Recession (1986–95)
Modern Period (1996–)

Dallas Portal

This article traces the history of Dallas, Texas (USA) during its post-real estate boom from 1986 to 1995.

From the mid-1980s to 2005, not a single highrise structure was built within the downtown freeway loop. Over-speculating, over-building and the Savings and Loan crisis practically destroyed the city economically. In 1987, Annette Strauss was inaugurated as the first female mayor of Dallas.[1] In 1989, the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center opened in the Arts District of downtown. Also during this time (1991), Dallas celebrated its 150th anniversary. During this time Dallas was one of the last remaining major cities with two major newspapers covering the news. However the Dallas Times Herald ended its publication in 1991, leaving the Dallas Morning News as the lone major newspaper covering Dallas news.

References

  1. ↑ Dallas Historical Society - Dallas History Timeline - 1980s. Retrieved 3 May 2006.

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