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PLAINVIEW,
TEXASHale County
Seat, Texas Panhandle
Intersection of I-27, Hwy 87 and 70
76 miles S of Amarillo
on Hwy 27
47 miles N of Lubbock
on Hwy 27
Population: 22,336 (2000) |
Plainview
Attractions Abrham
Family Art Gallery -
In the Learning Resources Center, Wayland Baptist University
campus. Free admission.
Information - 806-291-1000Historic
District - Historic downtown with WWI era brick streets, antique shops and restaurants.
Designated a Texas and National Main Street City.
Call Main Street office
for brochure. 806-296-1119
Museum
of Llano Estacado -
In the J.E. and L.E. Mabee Regional Heritage Center
1900 West 7th Street 806-296-4735.
Weekdays 9 to 5. Weekends 1 to 5 (March
through November)
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History
in a Pecan Shell
The County was named after John Hale, who fell at San
Jacinto. Plainview is named after no person, but the unobstructed view of
the countryside.
Hale County was formed in the country's centennial
year, before there was any community. In 1888 there were enough people to organize
and declare Plainview the county seat.
The railroad came in 1907 and
then they hit on the idea of tapping into the underground water which was (and
is) abundant. An east-west railroad (Fort worth and Denver) joined the north-south
Santa Fe, and the rest as they say is history.
According to the Texas
Handbook: By 1925 Plainview had 7,500 people and 50,000 shade trees. |
| | The
Cement Block Plant, Plainview, Texas
1908 Postcard courtesy rootsweb.com/~txgenweb//
postcards/Index.html |
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residence
1910 Postcard courtesy rootsweb.com/~txgenweb// postcards/Index.html
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| | City
Auditorium, Plainview, Texas
1940s postcard courtesy rootsweb.com/~txgenweb//
postcards/Index.html |
Broadway, Plainview's
main street, with the restored Fair Theatre
Photo by Wes Reeves, October 2001 |
PERFECT
WORLDS
The Granada Theater in Plainview, Texas
Donna Reed
and The Granada Theater
by Dwight Young
"When
I was growing up, I spent a lot of time at two theaters in Plainview, Texas: the
State and the Granada. ...
I distinctly remember more than one afternoon
when I thought, sitting there in the plushly upholstered splendor of the Granada,
“I wish the whole world was like this.” ...
Having suffered a number
of indignities in recent years, the Granada closed its doors in 1997. The building
still stands, a vacant but imposing landmark on Plainview’s Broadway. Just down
the street, the smaller and less opulent Fair Theatre has been restored; it reopened
in 1999 as a venue for live performances and meetings. The kid-battered State,
on the other hand, long ago followed ten-cent popcorn and Saturday afternoon double-feature
westerns into oblivion." ... more |
Plainview
Tourist information
Chamber of Commerce -
806-296-7431 or 800-658-2685
710 West
5th Street
http://www.plainviewtex.com/
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Plainview
Texas Forum
Subject: Hilton Hotel & old memories
I have been told the first hotel Mr. Hilton built with his name on it was in Plainview,
Texas. The last time I was downtown in Plainview, I believe it was still so. A
boyhood friend, Dr. Richard E. Morgan's father had been the manager at that time
when we were still in high school, the mid fifties. Richard is still there you
might check with him. I lived there from 1948 to 1968 and remember those times
with fond memories, it was one of the best places to grow up in !!! Recently went
to my classes 50th reunion, one of my most pleasurable memories, good to see people
you had not seen in so many years. - Jimmy Nowell, class of 1953, Granbury,
Texas, September 18, 2004
My
grandmother was from Plainview, Texas. She was born in 1928. Although I'm sure
that the name came from the unobstructed view as you said, she tells an amusing
story that I would like to share with you. She said that a young couple was traveling
across the Plains in a covered wagon. They stopped for the day, and the wife said
that she needed to use the rest room. He told her to go ahead and she said, "Where?
Right here in Plain View?" Thus, the community was named. :>) Ron Williams, grandson
of Minnie Jeanelle Bell Nichols, November 25, 2002
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