Downtown History

Grand Prairie in 1950

• 1950 population 14,594.
• E. Carlyle Smith Sr. was mayor.
• The Uptown Theater opened in 1950.
• Grand Prairie State Bank built and opened its new building at the corner of Center and Main.
• The City Commission voted to hire a City Meat Inspector at $1 per year plus 35 cents per head of cattle and other animals inspected.
• The City Commission voted to install curbs at the intersections of streets in downtown.
• City Commission voted to annex Burbank Gardens.
• The City Commission asked the City Attorney to notify residents that the sewer is available and residents be required to connect.
• Tax rate for 1950 scheduled to be $1.44 on $100 assessed value.
  
  

Download: 1950 Historic Downtown Walking Tour Map(PDF, 2MB)