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Magnolia Lodging's forthcoming project is a Home2 Suites by Hilton in Frisco, Texas, scheduled to begin construction in mid 2011. The five-story 114-suite hotel will be the first Home2 Suites in North Texas. The Home2 Suites brand is a midscale extended-stay hotel geared toward the budget-savvy guest.
Museum of the American Railroad
Railroad Museum Signs Construction Contracts, Sets Groundbreaking in Frisco
Frisco, Texas, May 18, 2011
FRISCO, TX: The Museum of the American Railroad will hold a groundbreaking at its new 12.34-acre site in Frisco, Texas, on May 31, 2011. The event kicks off the initial construction phase of a project that will relocate one of the nation's finest collections of 20th Century railroad artifacts and exhibits from Dallas' Fair Park.
The first phase of construction provides for extensive grading and site preparation, along with the installation of nearly one mile of trackage at the Museum's new site just south of Frisco Square.
"It is very exciting and gratifying to be at this point in the project," said Museum CEO Bob LaPrelle. "While our Capital Funding Campaign continues, we now have sufficient funds on hand to begin construction. This important benchmark enables the museum and its stakeholders to establish a true physical presence in Frisco and seek support for the next phase of work. We look forward to continuing and expanding the museum's nearly 50-year legacy of providing educational programs to North Texas."
The new Frisco facility will allow the Museum to greatly increase its footprint and showcase its 40-piece assemblage of historic locomotives and rail cars, including the nation's premiere collection of Pullman first-class sleeping cars from the 1920s. "We're thrilled the Museum of the American Railroad is ready to break ground on its new home in Frisco," said Mayor Maher Maso. "It will be a tremendous, regional attraction complementing our growing collection of cultural, historical and entertainment venues in the area including the Frisco Discovery Center, the Frisco Heritage Museum and Pizza Hut Park, not to mention a sampling of outdoor public art displays. The synergy is exciting! It will generate tourism, enhance Frisco's reputation as an entertainment destination, and educate residents and visitors, alike, about the impact of the American Railroad on our nation's history, not to mention our own, considering Frisco's name is rooted in the St. Louis- San Francisco Railroad."
For more information about the Museum's move to Frisco and current programs, visit www.museumoftheamericanrailroad.org
