Dallas is defined by its history, but is still forging a different path to any other city in Texas -- or the wider USA.
Dallas inspires Texas-sized football fandom07:4805:51The Venetian costume and its mysterious pastBig, bold and, some might say, brash, Dallas is the epitome of Texas.
"They were very audacious," she says of the Ewings."They were very out there. Very edgy. People loved to think that Dallas was like this." The fact that 350 million people worldwide tuned in on November 21, 1980, to find out who shot JR highlights just how much"Dallas" meant, not just to Americans, but to TV audiences everywhere.
The money the oil brought in created an elite that defined itself by its vast real estate, much like the Ewings at Southfork Ranch, and took, and still takes, great pleasure in showing it all off. That means that whole houses are often made available for Evans to snoop around, bedrooms and bathrooms included. This is all about flaunting what you've got, Dallas-style.In the city whose football team claims the moniker"America's team," adopting a faith of the truly devoted is the only option. CNN's Richard Quest steps into the shrine of a Dallas Cowboys super fan.
"I was born and raised a Cowboy," he says. This is about more than football. It's about community, loyalty and a very Dallas way of being."There's a love... it's brought so much good into my life."CNN
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