Amarillo Population 2010: 190,695, #121 in U.S., #14 in Texas 1950: 74,246, #150 in U.S. 2010
Metropolitan Area: 249,881, #185 in U.S. 1950 Metropolitan Area: 86,583, #163 in U.S. Setting Amarillo was founded in 1887 along the Fort Worth and Denver Railway. Buildings Tallest building: FirstBank Southwest Tower, 374 feet (1971) List of tallest buildings Stores Amarillo has no downtown department stores. Trains Amtrak has no service to Amarillo. Museums The Amarillo Museum of Art is just south of downtown. |  Downtown Amarillo Theaters
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Amarillo has no first-run movie theaters. The Globe-News Center for the Performing Arts (2006) hosts the Amarillo Symphony, Amarillo Opera, and a variety of concerts. The Civic Center auditorium (1964) hosts touring Broadway shows and other events. Sports The Amarillo Sod Poodles (2019), Double-A Texas League affiliate of the San Diego Padres, play at Hodgetown ballpark (2019). The Farley Coliseum at the Civic Center (1964) has sporting events and concerts. |