Tyler Tourism Blooms With Rose Festival, Azalea Trail Events
Downtown Tyler Thrives With Creative Energy
Scuba, Fish, Boat or Bike at Tyler State Park
Tyler's Three Universities Lend it College Town Status
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Tyler Tourism Blooms With Rose Festival, Azalea Trail Events

What a difference a trip makes. In the 1930s, some of Tyler’s town leaders attended a world’s fair and returned home inspired to find ways to bring tourists to Tyler.

Downtown Tyler Thrives With Creative Energy

After 20 years in the Texas Main Street program, downtown Tyler has a new look and a renewed energy.

Scuba, Fish, Boat or Bike at Tyler State Park

Whoever coined the phrase “the great outdoors” was surely standing on one of Tyler State Park’s 985.5 acres, taking in the sweeping scenery of East Texas and thinking of the best possible way to describe the view.

Tyler's Three Universities Lend it College Town Status

Tyler has been home to college campuses for more than a century, but now more than ever, the community is developing a positive reputation as a real college town.

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Tyler, TX At a Glance

Get the basics on Tyler, TX, in this video narrated with city facts.

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Quality of Life in Tyler, TX

Named one of America's Best Places to Live by Livability.com

Tyler is considered the advanced manufacturing, health care, educational and retail center of East Texas. Tyler’s charming brick streets lead visitors to an array of family attractions, quaint antique shops and unique specialty stores. Tyler has an impressive youth recreation program, including active baseball and soccer leagues. Its cultural offerings include ballet, symphony and art museums. Special events include the Texas Rose Festival and the Azalea & Spring Flower Trail.
Food
Tyler Restaurant Favorites Range From Casual to Upscale
Dressed up or dressed down, you have plenty of options for dining out in Tyler. And we’re not talking about your average chain restaurants – these eateries are bona fide Tyler favorites FULL ARTICLE
Culture
Six Cool Things About Tyler
Rose Festival In the 1930s, some of Tyler’s town leaders attended a world’s fair and returned home inspired to find ways to bring tourists to Tyler. Roses seemed like a natural place to FULL ARTICLE
Health Care
Tyler's Heart Healthy Status Marks City’s Ongoing Public-Health Efforts
Residents of Tyler can take heart in the city’s devotion to their health and welfare. In 2009, Tyler received the Heart and Stroke Healthy City designation from the Texas Department of State Health FULL ARTICLE

Recent Articles

Caldwell Zoo Has Grown From Family Affair to Regional Attraction
Tyler's zoo began simply enough in the late 1930s in the Caldwell backyard: a charming preschool petting zoo with leftover Easter bunnies‚ a squirrel FULL ARTICLE
Great Golf Drives Tyler Residential Developments
Showcasing an array of private clubs and upscale residential communities built around challenging courses, Tyler has earned a reputation as a golfer’ FULL ARTICLE
Quality Means Success for Tyler Food and Drink Businesses
One look at the box, and you know something wonderful is inside. Bright-yellow-and-white-striped with a cornflower blue ribbon, the parcel holds one FULL ARTICLE
Tyler's Three Universities Lend it College Town Status
Tyler has been home to college campuses for more than a century, but now more than ever, the community is developing a positive reputation as a real FULL ARTICLE

Digital Magazine

Read the 2010 edition of Images Tyler magazine sponsored by the Tyler Area Chamber of Commerce by clicking on the cover on the left. Using ActiveMagazine technology, you can flip through the pages on your computer screen.
Tyler Provides Plenty of Activities for Children
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Tyler Health Care Is Boon for the Economy
Tyler's College Campuses Give City a Vibrant Culture
Tyler Youth Orchestra Brings Music to the Masses

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Our Photo Blog

  • Tyler, TX (From the Images of Tyler, Texas Magazine)

    This was another one of those wonderful winter shoots.

    It was rainy, cloudy and just a miserable week. One day, I'd just had enough and decided to get a haircut. I found this little barbershop right down from my hotel that had been in business since about 1968.

    As I walked through the door, there was a man getting his hair trimmed in one of the two barber chairs, but something in the corner caught my eye. There was an older gentleman sitting in one of the chairs playing a guitar. Turns out, it's Cliff Lasseter. He owns Cliff's Precision Kuts and picks up his guitar whenever he has some free time.

    Take note: this is why you should always carry your camera with you. At this point I realized mine was in the car. And before I could turn around and walk out the door, he had put down his guitar.

    I missed it.

    As he cut my hair, we got to talking about his guitar playing. We also talked about some other things, like the time he skinned a catfish in the bathroom of his barbershop for one of his friends. But most importantly, I told him I was going to come back and photograph him playing his guitar. And that's what I did.




    One of my assignments was to photograph the Hudnall Planetarium on the campus of Tyler Junior College. I'd been to planetariums before and I was expecting this huge domed building with an incredible lightshow.

    Not so much.

    It was this tiny room that held about 50 people. I decided to be a little creative and do some lightpainting. I pulled out my trusty maglite complete with a little snoot made out of gaffers tape - I carry this with me whenever I travel - and set my camera on bulb. Tom Hooten, director of the planetarium, showed me how to run the lights and the projector. I was set. I did a couple of practice shots to get the exposure right and made a few atmospheric shots. I grabbed Tom and, about ten minutes later, had managed to make a couple of portraits of him.



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