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Richardson was chartered in 1873 and was generally situated between present-day Greer and Phillips streets on the north and south, and between Central Expressway and Greenville Avenue on the west and east, although a small segment did lie west of Central Expressway in its present alignment. Originally, there were three businesses: a general store, a post office and a drug store.

Residential growth boomed through the 1970s. Forty percent of the homes in Richardson were built between 1970 and 1979. While housing development declined during the 1980s, the City’s commercial development continued to increase. Commercial site plan approval peaked in 1984 with commercial site plan approvals exceeding 5 million square feet. Residential and commercial development peaked in the 1980s, but both have continued to grow steadily.

The 1990 Census counted the population of Richardson at 74,840 while the 2000 estimated population stood at 91,050. Much of the population increase in the 1990s arose from development of the far northeast sector of the City.

Today the City is no longer the bedroom community of the ’50s and ’60s, but is itself at the heart of a significant employment center, the Telecom Corridor®, where more than 80,000 people work each day.

The Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) started construction on three light rail stations for the City in the late 1990s, with rail service expected to be available in the City by the summer of 2002.

In the spring of 2000, City of Richardson officials broke ground on the Charles W. Eisemann Center for Performing Arts and Corporate Presentations at the Galatyn Park urban center, located just east of Central Expressway and just south of Lookout Drive. The Center will anchor a two-acre public pedestrian plaza bordered by a DART station, a luxury hotel and a mixed use area currently under development.