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Longview is proud to be the hub of East Texas outdoor recreation
and shopping, and is famous for its festivals, dining, and historic
downtown. Each June our downtown streets fill with people who
come to AlleyFest voted the most fun festival in East Texas! In mid-
July, its The Great Texas Balloon Race. Bike our pine-covered
hills, water-ski our lakes, fish for that big catch, or shop for
authentic antiques, and original pottery.
This is the home of Neal McCoy, Entertainer of the Year 1998 and 1999 TNN Music City News Country Awards shows. In 2005, Neal received the ACM/Home Depot Humanitarian Award for his work with the East Texas Angel Network through his annual Celebrity Golf Tournament and Benefit Concert (www.nealmccoy.com>.
Here was the start of The Big Inch Pipeline, the largest, longest oil
pipeline in the world in its time. It transported as much as 300,000
barrels of oil per day overland to East Coast refineries. Oil from the
East Texas Oil Field was credited for helping the Allies win World War II.
Here was Conrad Hilton's second hotel, now the site of Heritage Plaza in downtown Longview. Highway 80, which parallels I-20, goes through downtown Longview. From Savannah, Georgia to San Diego, California, it is the road of history for Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Van Cliburn, John F. Kennedy, Martin Luther King, Bonnie and Clyde, Billy the Kid, Geronimo, and Cochise.
When people from near and far hear the name of Longview,
Texas, likely or not they will say, "Johnny Cace's Restaurant" and
the "Reo Palm Isle." Opened in 1935, some of the Reo's best moments were when it gave future stars like Jim
Reeves their start. Johnny Cace's Restaurant continues its rich tradition of being one of the best and most famous seafood and steakhouses in East Texas.
Longview is where the invention genius R. G. LeTourneau made
his manufacturing mark with the electric wheel, which drives giant
earthmoving machines. The domes of LeTourneau are there, as is
LeTourneau University, which is judged to be one of the top ten private universities of its size in the United States.
We invite you to enjoy dining in our many fine
restaurants, shopping in the largest regional shopping center in
the area, and staying in our motels and hotels. From Longview, you can enjoy the surrounding Texas Lake Country and its many attractions.
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