Naming a city
When pioneers of European descent first came to the area, many traveled over the Shawnee Trail, which later became the Preston Trail, and still later, Preston Road. The activity encouraged settlement, and the town of Lebanon was established, with a post office opening in 1860.
In 1902, the St. Louis-San Francisco Railway was building a right-of-way in the region, constructing water towers at strategic points to supply water to the steam locomotives. Lebanon's elevation was too high for a tower, so one was built about four miles away. Another community grew around it, with some residents of Lebanon moving their houses to the site. The new settlement was first called Emerson, but the Post Office rejected the name, saying it was too close to the name of another Texas town. In 1904, residents called their new home ‘Frisco City’ to honor the railroad, and later shortened it to Frisco, adopting the railroad's logo.
Perhaps not surprisingly, the Museum of the American Railroad is in Frisco, temporarily located in the Frisco Heritage Museum as a separate facility is built. Museums are great places for operators to use postcard printing to create souvenir cards for visitors.
The economic picture
Frisco serves mainly as a bedroom community, providing housing for people who commute to Dallas or Ft. Worth to work. This has led many retailers to locate in the city, including IKEA, Stonebriar Centre, and a 310,000 square-foot furniture store. Many of the retailers, restaurants and other shops can be found on Preston Road, the old Shawnee Trail.
In addition, the mixed-use development Frisco Square was built, and has become a prime downtown location. It has approximately 40,000 square feet for offices, seven restaurants, and 250 housing units. A new city hall is part of the project, as is the city's main library. A public common is included to provide green space.
Businesses of all kinds have one essential need in common—they must be able to communicate with customers, current and future. In order to have the tools to do so, they can work with Stationery printers to create appropriate Letterheads to use in correspondence. They should also consider matching Envelopes, as well as Business Cards that have the same color scheme and design. A business card printing company can make sure this important outreach tool is designed and executed flawlessly.
The great outdoors
The sun shines more than 200 days annually in this region, encouraging outdoor activities. Frisco manages a total of over 1,300 acres across 49 parks, most open from sunrise to sunset. Another 744 acres, owned by the city, await future development as recreational spaces.
Parks and green spaces are wonderful choices for special events such as company picnics and family reunions. Parties can be enhanced if the hosts use banner printing to create the decorations, and use poster printing to create Signs that can be posted along the roads to help people find their way to the event.
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