February 2013
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Airport” at that time, D/FW operations en-
compassed some 18,000 acres of property
with a portion of that penetrating directly
into Coppell. Now, with respect to the wide
dimension of business, tourism and J.R. Ew-
ing Family-styled fame affiliated with its
larger, more densely populated neighboring
community, it is safe to say that Coppell’s rel-
evance could have easily been obfuscated in
the modern era were it not for the fact that it
has achieved other historic acclaim.
TEXAN TENACITY
A measure of Coppell’s acclaim was recalled
Photo by Craig D. Blackmon, FAIA