western ▁L l ano ▁County ▁attract ed ▁capital ▁from ▁Dallas ▁and ▁from ▁northern ▁states , ▁and ▁the ▁bo om ▁years ▁of ▁L l ano - from ▁ 1 8 8 6 ▁to ▁ 1 8 9 3 - w ere ▁launched . ▁The ▁L l ano ▁Im prov ement ▁and ▁F urn ace ▁Company ▁under to ok ▁plans ▁for ▁an ▁iron ▁furn ace ▁and ▁found ry , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁for ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁commercial ▁real ▁estate , ▁on ▁the ▁h ither to ▁und e velop ed ▁north ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁river . ▁Char ters ▁were ▁undert aken ▁for ▁a ▁dam , ▁an ▁electric ▁power ▁plant , ▁a ▁street car ▁system , ▁and ▁electric ▁street ▁lights , ▁while ▁expect ations ▁of ▁growth ▁were ▁high . ▁Ste el - town ▁names ▁such ▁as ▁B irmingham , ▁Pitts burgh , ▁and ▁B ess emer ▁were ▁chosen ▁for ▁streets ▁on ▁the ▁north ▁side ; ▁L l ano ▁was ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁" P itt s burgh ▁of ▁the ▁West ", ▁but ▁only ▁a ▁small ▁dam ▁and ▁the ▁street ▁light ing ▁were ▁completed . ▁By ▁one ▁report , ▁the ▁population ▁reached ▁ 7 , 0 0 0 ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 0 . ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 2 , ▁at ▁the ▁peak ▁of ▁the ▁bo om ▁period , ▁the ▁town ▁was ▁incorpor ated , ▁the ▁river ▁was ▁brid ged , ▁and ▁the ▁Austin ▁and ▁North western ▁Rail road ▁was ▁extended ▁to ▁a ▁terminal ▁on ▁the ▁north ▁side ▁of ▁L l ano . ▁Because ▁of ▁the