Driving Around Plano!
Over the years I am just amazed how much Plano has changed. When I first moved here in 1974 there was about 40,000 people in the city. Now it is approximately 250,000! There was no mall and very few restaurants in the area. Today we have lots of shopping and hundreds of restaurants to choose from. My son actually played soccer where now stands Collin Creek Mall.
Plano was the key city for the growth of Collin County and many cities modeled themselves after Plano and came up with new ideas based on many of Plano’s family orientated ideas. When we first moved to Plano there wasn’t much on the west of of Highway 75. Today, that is where some of the top shopping areas are and some of the most expensive homes are located. In this area there is some of the finest dining in the Dallas area. Plano has attracted some of the top employers in the nation to this area and they continue to be extremely business friendly.
As a realtor I am very proud of Plano and the surrounding cities in Collin County. It is nice to see the programs for children and adults these cities have provided. Putting family first seems to be an attitude for the whole area, with many sporting activites, parks, play grounds and a host of other activities to partake of. Back in 1975 there were some roads still not paved on the west side and today we have the North Dallas Tollway and George Bush Tollway which makes access to the DFW Airport very easy to get to. Years ago we had to travel from 75 to 635 and that could take a lot of time, especially in rush hour. It could take an hour to get down town or more depending if there was an accident. Today with HOV lanes on 75 and the Dallas Area Transit the commute is a breeze. Well, I guess for those who don’t travel by DART or the HOV it can still be a little longer commute. However, they expanded 75 to accomodate more traffic but as the saying goes “we just keep growing in population and cars”.
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Roxanne DeBerry
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