Talk:Arlington, Texas

Tone

This whole article reads like it was written by someone at the Arlington Chamber of Commerce. I am not disputing the facts but it should be written more like an encylopedia. For instance you just need to state the Texas Rangers play in Arlington, not that they are a valuable asset. If they are an asset then why? Why would you say the teams play with much success. Just state the names of the teams, IF you must state them at all. 99.53.171.95 (talk) 05:34, 22 February 2009 (UTC)eric

And why does the name of the town state "Home of Chris"? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.164.41.130 (talk) 16:15, 13 March 2009 (UTC)

The comment about voters finding funding for sports stadia instead of public transportation is not appropriate here. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.13.218.133 (talk) 03:14, 6 January 2013 (UTC)

The remark is appropriate as it is factual, demonstrably correct and relevant. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 108.68.36.96 (talk) 06:28, 6 September 2013 (UTC)

The statement is politically motivated, and contextually irrelevant. Voting trends and municipal spending has no place under "Transportation." 2602:306:8346:2350:F120:98C1:F8EF:3FB8 (talk) 03:36, 25 June 2015 (UTC)

Named after Arlington, Virginia

When was it named? It was founded in 1875, which is 45 years before Alexandria County, Virginia adopted the name Arlington County. Did it go by a different name at some point? -VJ 05:37, 24 March 2006 (UTC)

I don't have a source, but my recollection is that it was named after Arlington in honor of Robert E. Lee (whose home was Arlington VA). Based on the info you've given, I can only assume that my info is wrong, or that Arlington, VA was known as such in an unofficial capacity before that became the official name (I also seem to remember that Lee's home was called "Arlington House"). -- Gyrofrog (talk) 14:28, 24 March 2006 (UTC)

I'm 99% sure it was not known as Arlington in any context before the name change. The name change was proposed by the county legislature to alleviate confusion between Alexandria County and Alexandria City. It was named after Robert E. Lee's Arlington House (located in the county, later the site of Arlington National Cememtary) which was in turn named by George Washington Parke Custis for his family's estate in eastern Virginia. I would assume the name came from Arlington House, not the county. -VJ 14:43, 24 March 2006 (UTC)

I don't have a source either, but I'm pretty sure that Arlington used to be named either "Hayter" or "Hayterville," and was renamed after the Civil war, after Robert E. Lee's "Arlington" home.67.79.195.201 (talk) 22:26, 15 January 2009 (UTC)

The name "Hayter" along the railroad is confirmed by the Arlington, TX article in The Handbook of Texas Online published by the Texas State Historical Association as the name for the post office within the first town plat within the city. This name was in use for two years. The article names several earlier settlements within the city including Johnson Station further south along Village Creek with an older post office.Fortguy (talk) 19:58, 4 July 2011 (UTC)

Gem and mineral club

I don't want to be a bad guy here, but the article looks a little ridiculous with an entire section devoted to a local gem and mineral club. No sources are given for the information on the club, or for the club's notability. If we start adding sections to this article for every club in Arlington, we're gonna have a real big article real quick. I'm not going to risk a 3RR, but I will revert this unless solid sources are provided to show that this club is notable for some reason. Casey Abell 12:33, 5 October 2007 (UTC)

I agree with Casey Abell's points. Some of the text may have been lifted from [1] with only a couple words changed, which could present copyright concerns. This isn't a rule but it may help illustrate: the part of the education section about UTA is about 100 words, and UTA has 25,000 students plus all the faculty and staff that make the campus run. The current Gem and Mineral Club text would seem to be about an organization with smaller influence on Arlington as a whole, but is 123 words. --Hebisddave 16:13, 5 October 2007 (UTC)

I've lived in Arlington for the last 12 years and in the metroplex my whole life and I've never heard of this club. Not that me knowing about it is the litmus test on notablity, but the influence is not that great as Hebisddave said. τßōиЄ2001 19:58, 5 October 2007 (UTC)

And the list of when local kids won state wrestling championships? Someone having a problem with the 'notability' criteria?? — Preceding unsigned comment added by DermottBanana (talk • contribs) 08:47, 7 June 2011 (UTC)

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BetacommandBot (talk) 21:54, 13 February 2008 (UTC)

Primary and secondary schools

"While Butler Elementry stands proud because it has had exemplry peformence and the best staff and faculty."

Is a "shout out" to your elementary school really appropriate? And if it is, wouldn't your school look better if you used proper spelling and grammar? 67.79.195.201 (talk) 22:30, 15 January 2009 (UTC)

More images

I think more images of skyline are needed for 50th largest city of US. -- Extra999 (talk) 13:44, 9 January 2010 (UTC)

Downtown Arlington is mostly low-rise. There is no dense collection of imposing skyscrapers such as in the skylines of central Dallas or Fort Worth. An image of a downtown street showing the mix of prewar buildings and more recent governmental and cultural centers would be nice. Fortguy (talk) 20:22, 4 July 2011 (UTC)

Arlington Independence

Do we have to refer to the city as a "Suburb of Fort Worth"? Not to slight Fort Worth in any way (it's a beautiful, clean city with a wonderful rich history), but Arlington is a completely separate entity with it's own history dating back to the 1840's when Fort Worth was still an army post. Referring to us as a suburb makes us sound like an afterthought bedroom community for Fort Worth.

We're not just a suburb, folks.

70.250.239.161 (talk) 20:43, 23 January 2010 (UTC)Chuck E.

This really not that uncommon. Many cities that are now known as suburbs are large cities of their own. They just happen to be in the shadow city that grew larger over the years which now takes dominance. Arlington is a suburb bot only because of where it is located. --MJHankel (talk) 20:56, 5 September 2010 (UTC)

Largest city without public transportation

The article states that Arlington, Texas is the largest city in the world without public transportation. This is not true anymore, now that Arlington has the Metro ArlingtonXpress.

You remark is incorrect. The original remark spoke of a public transportation system; it remains true since a one-route express bus service of no relevance to the vast majority of Arlingtonians does not constitute a public transportation system. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 108.68.36.96 (talk) 06:33, 6 September 2013 (UTC)

The back and forth over the public transportation language left this portion of the article disjointed and failed to discuss what is probably the most known fact about Arlington on the national stage, which is its lack of public transportation. My edits are an attempt to correct certain inaccuracies in the previous section and give a nod to this part of the city's history in a NPOV manner.Chad.newsome (talk) 09:53, 7 January 2016 (UTC)

Structure

Hi. I'm going through all the US Cities (as per List of United States cities by population) in an effort to provide some uniformity in structure. Anyone have an issue with me restructuring this article as per Wikipedia:WikiProject Cities/US Guideline. I won't be changing any content, merely the order. Occasionally, I will also move a picture just to clean up spacing issues. I've already gone through the top 20 or so on the above list, if you'd like to see how they turned out. Thoughts? Onel5969 (talk) 16:21, 21 February 2014 (UTC)

OK by me.BLZebubba (talk) 09:47, 5 April 2014 (UTC)

Thanks, BLZebubba, although I finished the reorganization about a month ago.Onel5969 (talk) 12:23, 5 April 2014 (UTC)

Too Much AT&T Stadium

Was just passing through this page and moticed this. There are more exterior shots of the statium on this page then on the actual wiki page for AT&T Stadium. Where are the skyline shots of Arlington...Goodle shows me a beatiful city, yet this page does not. Is Arlington really only known for having that stadium? Compared to other cities that have notable buildinsg say Toronto, the CN Tower only appears 3 times (usually as part of the skyline)... but the Toronto page itself has 3 times as many pictures to balance it out. Same with Sydney, the Opera House only appears twice (one in skyline). What's the deal with this? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 205.194.127.36 (talk) 15:24, 29 July 2014 (UTC)

Top Employers

Updated "GM Credit" to "GM Financial.' "GM Credit" is an incorrect title, and not a DBA of General Motors Financial Company, Inc. The cited reference, Arlington's 2013 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report," lists the tenth largest employer in the city as "AmeriCredit." "Founded in 1992 as AmeriCredit Corp., the company was acquired by GM in October 2010 and renamed General Motors Financial Company, Inc. Following the approval of the deal by AmeriCredit shareholders, GM renamed the company "GM Financial" on Oct. 1, 2010." The corrected title auto-linked the appropriate wiki page. Pyrex238 (talk) 03:44, 25 June 2015 (UTC)

Timeline of Arlington, Texas

What is missing from the recently created city timeline article? Please add relevant content! Contributions welcome. Thank you. -- M2545 (talk) 08:19, 25 June 2015 (UTC)