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Hints of history highlight city’s 2007 ornament

Courtesy City of Grand Prairie

      Get your custom-designed 2007 city of Grand Prairie holiday ornament today!  The beautiful oval keepsake commemorating the historic Uptown Theater is now available.  First Lady Janice England created the ornament project as a way to celebrate Grand Prairie.  Revenues benefit local charities.  Ornaments retail at $14 each and may be purchased at:
City Hall, Marketing Department
317 College St.
Mon-Fri 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.  

Tourist Center
2170 N. Belt Line Road
Mon-Sat 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Sun 1-5 p.m.

      This fourth in a series of annual ornaments celebrates the completion of the exterior renovation of the Uptown Theater in downtown Grand Prairie.  The interior renovation will be complete by 2009, when the former movie theater will reopen as an arts center after having been restored to its former glory.

      The sparkling gold oval ornament features the façade of the Uptown against a splash of fireworks.  The distinctive marquee, blade sign and green and pink neon sign finial pop out from the ornament adding a three dimensional element. 

      Also available for $10 each are the inaugural 2004 ornament, recognizing Lone Star Park at Grand Prairie’s World Thoroughbred Championship Breeders’ Cup; the 2005 “I Love Grand Prairie” ornament; and the 2006 “Starry Nights” ornament.  For more information, call 972-237-8086. 

      This fourth in a series of annual ornaments celebrates the completion of the exterior renovation of the Uptown Theater in downtown Grand Prairie.  The interior renovation will be complete by 2009, when the former movie theater will reopen as an arts center after having been restored to its former glory.  Also available for $10 each are the inaugural 2004 ornament, recognizing Lone Star Park at Grand Prairie’s World Thoroughbred Championship Breeders’ Cup; the 2005 “I Love Grand Prairie” ornament; and the 2006 “Starry Nights” ornament.For more information, call 972-237-8086.

   

Posted by Editor on November 19, 2007 09:13 PM |


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