05-01-2009, 10:07 PM
Gary Mack has protested that the Dallas World Trade Center did not exist in 1963 and therefore could not be connected to the JFK assassination. I quote Wikipedia:
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The four-building campus houses nearly 2,300 permanent showrooms offering more than 35,000 product lines from leading manufacturers. It consists of World Trade Center, Trade Mart, International Floral & Gift Center (IFGC), and Market Hall.
The largest building on the campus is World Trade Center, standing 15 stories tall. Its product categories include gifts, home accessories, lighting, floral, holiday, jewelry, rugs, toys, garden, gourmet foods, furniture, bed, bath and linens. It is also home to FashionCenterDallas, an apparel and accessories marketplace for men’s, women’s, and children’s fashion merchandise. The building features several restaurants including District One Five Lounge, a top floor buyers’ lounge and event space with a panoramic view of downtown Dallas.
Buyers looking for gift, paper products, tabletop, collectibles, housewares, lighting, and decorative accessories can find them in the four floors of the Dallas Trade Mart. In affiliation with the American Lighting Association, DMC calls the Dallas Trade Mart the "International Home of Lighting," including a 500,000-square-foot (46,000 m2) expansion that opened in January 2007.
The two-story IFGC is devoted to permanent floral, floral accessories, and gift merchandise.
Most local consumers are familiar with Market Hall, the 214,000-square-foot (19,900 m2) exhibit hall which hosts around 60 consumer shows and exhibits annually, attracting more than 400,000 patrons.
[edit]History
Dallas Market Center was founded in 1957 by real estate developer Trammell Crow. The first building opened was called Dallas Homefurnishings Mart. This structure was reborn in 1999 as the International Floral & Gift Center. It is the national home of permanent floral and seasonal products.
The first market was held in July 1957 and was attended by 1,850 visitors. Today, the largest markets attract more than 50,000 attendees from all 50 states and 84 countries.
The Dallas Trade Mart opened its doors in 1958. It was the destination of the President John F. Kennedy motorcade in 1963 where he was scheduled to give a speech to 2,600 people at a sold-out luncheon. Upon hearing the news of his assassination, the luncheon guests bowed their heads in prayer. In 1964, Elizabeth Erink of England created the bronze sculpture “The Eagle” which sits outside the main Trade Mart entrance today. It features a William Blake quote and a plaque which reads, “Placed in memorial by the friends of President John Fitzgerald Kennedy who awaited his arrival at the Dallas Trade Mart Nov. 22, 1963.”
In 1964, the original Apparel Mart opened for business at a cost of $15 million. Forty years later, the apparel and accessories showrooms moved to their current home in FashionCenterDallas on the top floors of World Trade Center. Today, fashion remains a centerpiece of the Dallas marketplace attracting buyers from across the globe.
World Trade Center is the centerpiece of the campus featuring 15 floors. It opened in 1974 with only seven stories.
A hand-full of home-furnishings showrooms in a single building grew in 50 years to nearly 2,300 permanent showrooms across four buildings totaling over 5,000,000 square feet (460,000 m2).
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The four-building campus houses nearly 2,300 permanent showrooms offering more than 35,000 product lines from leading manufacturers. It consists of World Trade Center, Trade Mart, International Floral & Gift Center (IFGC), and Market Hall.
The largest building on the campus is World Trade Center, standing 15 stories tall. Its product categories include gifts, home accessories, lighting, floral, holiday, jewelry, rugs, toys, garden, gourmet foods, furniture, bed, bath and linens. It is also home to FashionCenterDallas, an apparel and accessories marketplace for men’s, women’s, and children’s fashion merchandise. The building features several restaurants including District One Five Lounge, a top floor buyers’ lounge and event space with a panoramic view of downtown Dallas.
Buyers looking for gift, paper products, tabletop, collectibles, housewares, lighting, and decorative accessories can find them in the four floors of the Dallas Trade Mart. In affiliation with the American Lighting Association, DMC calls the Dallas Trade Mart the "International Home of Lighting," including a 500,000-square-foot (46,000 m2) expansion that opened in January 2007.
The two-story IFGC is devoted to permanent floral, floral accessories, and gift merchandise.
Most local consumers are familiar with Market Hall, the 214,000-square-foot (19,900 m2) exhibit hall which hosts around 60 consumer shows and exhibits annually, attracting more than 400,000 patrons.
[edit]History
Dallas Market Center was founded in 1957 by real estate developer Trammell Crow. The first building opened was called Dallas Homefurnishings Mart. This structure was reborn in 1999 as the International Floral & Gift Center. It is the national home of permanent floral and seasonal products.
The first market was held in July 1957 and was attended by 1,850 visitors. Today, the largest markets attract more than 50,000 attendees from all 50 states and 84 countries.
The Dallas Trade Mart opened its doors in 1958. It was the destination of the President John F. Kennedy motorcade in 1963 where he was scheduled to give a speech to 2,600 people at a sold-out luncheon. Upon hearing the news of his assassination, the luncheon guests bowed their heads in prayer. In 1964, Elizabeth Erink of England created the bronze sculpture “The Eagle” which sits outside the main Trade Mart entrance today. It features a William Blake quote and a plaque which reads, “Placed in memorial by the friends of President John Fitzgerald Kennedy who awaited his arrival at the Dallas Trade Mart Nov. 22, 1963.”
In 1964, the original Apparel Mart opened for business at a cost of $15 million. Forty years later, the apparel and accessories showrooms moved to their current home in FashionCenterDallas on the top floors of World Trade Center. Today, fashion remains a centerpiece of the Dallas marketplace attracting buyers from across the globe.
World Trade Center is the centerpiece of the campus featuring 15 floors. It opened in 1974 with only seven stories.
A hand-full of home-furnishings showrooms in a single building grew in 50 years to nearly 2,300 permanent showrooms across four buildings totaling over 5,000,000 square feet (460,000 m2).