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1 Review Union Station is in the downtown area and sits diagonally across the Arkansas-Texas state line, with entrance and exit doors in either state. It was completed in 1929. The station served the two cities with their train service. The building has been restored and now has a restaurant. It still looks...
1 Review This wonderful old historic building used to be the Saenger Theatre which first opened in November 1924. The building took 17 months to construct and because its location to the busy railway station, it attracted such performers as Annie Oakley, Maurice Barrymore, Will Rogers and Douglas Fairbanks....
1 Review Around the private boxes and also the stage is $15,000 (1981 value) worth of 23K gold leaf giving a very opulent and grand look. The carpeting is the original design but has been reproduced by a British company and laid over hair padding. The rare wool comes from mountain sheep in the northern...
1 Review The Box Office still displays the original black and white marble flooring although if you look closely to the areas just in front of the box office window you will see the indentations of many thousands of feet over many years. The old front doors originally had chicken wire in the glass since...
dirigo Says: Go to the downtown Post office to the Photo-op courthouse, where it stands in two states at the same time. There you can get information on a driving tour. Experience some of the history of the area from within your car! Seems like a great Idea, maybe that will catch on in...
keeweechic Says: This beautiful old home was built in 1895. It is a wonderful example of Victorian Queen Anne architecture and has been listed on National Register of Historic Places. Augustus M Garrison was a local prominent attorney. This area of town was known as "Quality Hill". The...
Scott Joplin - King of Ragtime
keeweechic Says: Scott Joplin was a master composer of classic ragtime music and was influential in the formation of 20th century music. His birth date and place is uncertain but it is believed around July 1870 and mostly he either was born in Texarkana or came here at a very early age....
keeweechic Says: The museum is located in the oldest brick building in Texarkana and features exhibits which inform of the regions history, its agriculture, early industry, civil rights and World War II. There is also an exhibit on Scott Joplin "Father of Ragtime Music", Huddie "Leadbelly"...
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Zapata's: Gotta get Zapata's when you're here
chacha74 Says: Oh my God! This is the place where the truely picky mexican food eaters should chow down. The dishes at Zapata's are truely authentic mexico. I was so sick of going places that claimed to be mexican restaraunts and tasted like terrible Tex-Mex cafe. I was desperately seeking...
Panda's Chinese Restuarant: Catfish?
Edith49 Says: This is a nice family restuarant, served buffet style. It is just a nice place to take the family and it's inexpensive enough that you can take the WHOLE darn family. We had a group of 14 and we had a jolly good time. This just cracks me up. It's not really about my...
keeweechic Says: This restaurant is quite a sight while driving down State Line Avenue, you sure do a double take to see what it was you just glimpsed. This restaurant has been around a long time apparently and certainly is popular. You can dine in or take out and they serve lunch and...
keeweechic Says: Driving -Texarkana is at the junction of Interstate 30 and U.S. highways 59, 67, 71, and 82 in extreme northeastern Texas on the Texas-Arkansas borderFrom Houston or San Antonio: Take US59.From Dallas : Take I-30 EastFrom Shreveport : Take US71 North.From Little Rock : Take...
keeweechic Says: Texarkana's State Line Avenue, the town's main street, was laid out exactly along the dividing line between the two states. While for all intents and pursposes Texarkana is one city, it actually consists of two separate municipalities, with two mayors and two sets of...
keeweechic Says: Getting around Texarkana is very easy but beware, there are many one way streets Most are well sign posted however there is one I definitely know about which wasn't (and I did check first). It was no small street either! Certainly can get the heart beat racing awful fast.
keeweechic Says: Ramage Farms spreads over 600 acres which heads back from the Red River. They have fields full of pecans and pumpkins. Not only that but they have more than 23 acres of blueberries. This all started off from two brothers buying their mother a blueberry plant. The family and...
keeweechic Says: This historical marker sits outside the truck stop at Hooks. It says "Five of the most prominent delegates to the constitutional convention of Texas held March 1836, hailed from Pecan Point in this vicinity. Richard Ellis (an Attorney and Judge) was chosen President of the...
keeweechic Says: This cool looking building is a great place to stop off and stretch your legs. They have a eating area and sell BBQ Sandwiches and plate lunches as well as fried pies, cheesecake and other homemade dishes.The "market" is stocked with Texas souvenir goodies as well as...
keeweechic Says: Hooks is on U.S. Hwy 82 and I-30 ? 13 miles west of Texarkana in eastern Bowie County. The town expanded around a plantation in the late 1830's. Warren Hooks was the owner. The town slowly grew first with the rail service then the post office followed by a school, two...
rrcampmaster Says: You can get on "state line ave" in texarkana and walk across the street , you will go from the state of ark to the state of texas , or vice aversa , Its really kinda cool to do that , ( so I,m easy sue me hahah ) Texarkana has been around for a long time and there are some...
keeweechic Says: You can take a self guided driving tour of Texarkana. You can get a audio tour which is recorded on CD or cassette. The tour will take you to some of the point of interest such as : State Line Post Office, Scott Joplin?s mural, Discovery Place Childrens Museum, The Ace of...
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Texarkana is quite unique in that the city is divided by two states. The State line runs down the middle of the main street (State Line Avenue). The post office is unique because it has two zip codes...
Visitors to the twin cities of Texarkana sometimes find themselves a bit confused. And it's easy to understand why. Texarkana is a border city where State Line Avenue divides Texarkana, Texas and...
Texarkana - Small Town Mindset, Big City Services
ArkLaTex is the name given to this region of Northeast Texas and Southwest Arkansas. A compound name made up from the names of the States that border here. The Cities of Texarkana, Texas and...
The great Twin City experience
I moved here, or a few miles out, in 1992. I've only spent one year away during that time in Arlington Texas. This is truely a good area to raise your kids. There is a strange vibe in the air during...
I met my husband when he was in the Navy stationed at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard which is across Puget Sound from my hometown of Seattle, WA. About six months later we married and he took me to...
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