Quick facts for kids
Main Street District
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A long exposure of Main Street, from east of Akard
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Country |
United States |
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State |
Texas |
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Counties |
Dallas |
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City |
Dallas |
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Area |
Downtown |
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Elevation
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430 ft (130 m) |
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ZIP code |
75201, 75202
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Area code(s) |
214, 469, 972 |
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The Main Street District of downtown Dallas, Texas (United States) runs along Main Street and is bounded by Lamar Street, Elm Street, the US 75/I-45 (I-345) elevated highway and Commerce Street. The district is the spine of downtown Dallas, and connects many of the adjoining business and entertainment districts.
About
Looking down Main Street from Elks Building, Dallas, Texas (postcard, circa 1911)
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Main Street has historically been the center of the city of Dallas. Many of Dallas' major retailers, hotels and banks once located here, and the district includes the city's early skyscrapers. Subsequent development of downtown moved north and east to the City Center District in following years, leaving many of the historic buildings inefficient for modern offices.
The Main Street District was the first district of downtown Dallas to experience extensive urban revival. Many of the grand historic buildings that had been neglected have been restored and adapted for new use. Pegasus Plaza, an urban plaza bounded by the Magnolia Hotel, Iron Cactus Restaurant, Adolphus Tower and the Kirby Building, is a gathering place for visitors and residents at the heart of the district. The narrow tree-lined street is a major pedestrian route through downtown. The district contains many sidewalk restaurants, basement night clubs and retail stores (most notably Neiman Marcus). While several of the buildings have found new life, there are many still awaiting restoration. Main Street Garden Park is a new focal park of the district's east end.
Commerce and Elm Streets, major east-west thoroughfares, form the boundaries of the district and also contain many additional landmark structures.
Current and future projects
- UNT School of Law
- Belo Garden Park
- 1401 Elm [1]
Landmark Structures of the Main Street District
The flagship Neiman Marcus at Main and Ervay
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801 |
El Centro College |
Website |
901 |
Bank of America Plaza |
Info |
1200 |
The Metropolitan |
Info, Website |
1201 |
One Main Place |
Info |
1309 |
Davis Building |
Info, Website |
1407 |
1407 Main |
Website |
1412 |
Center City Plaza |
Info |
1415 Elm |
Chase Bank Building |
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1415 Main |
Gulf States Building |
Website |
1509 Main |
Kirby Building |
Info |
1530 Main |
Dallas National Bank Building |
Info |
1607 Main |
Praetorian Building |
Info |
1623 Main |
Wilson Building |
Info |
1700 Main |
Mercantile National Bank Building |
Info |
1717 Main |
Comerica Bank Tower |
Info |
1900 Elm |
Titche-Goettinger Building |
Info |
1933 Main |
Dallas Hotel Indigo |
Info |
106 S Harwood |
Dallas Municipal Building |
1810 Commerce |
Mercantile Continental Building |
1618 Main |
Neiman Marcus Building |
Education
The district is zoned to schools in the Dallas Independent School District.
Residents of the district west of Central are zoned to City Park Elementary School, Billy Earl Dade Middle School, and Madison High School. Residents east of Central are zoned to Ignacio Zaragoza Elementary School, Alex W. Spence Middle School, and North Dallas High School.
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Only items within the "Loop" are listed.
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Education |
Primary & Secondary
Schools |
- Dallas Independent School District
- Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts
- Lassiter Early College
- Pegasus School of Liberal Arts and Sciences
- First Baptist Academy of Dallas
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Other education |
- Dallas County Community College District (El Centro College)
- Dallas Public Library
- J. Erik Jonsson Central Library
- Universities Center at Dallas
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Skyscrapers and complexes |
- 100 North Central Expressway
- 1600 Pacific Tower
- 2100 Ross Avenue
- 1700 Pacific
- Adolphus Hotel
- Bank of America Plaza
- Bryan Tower
- Chase Tower
- Comerica Bank Tower
- Corrigan Tower
- Dallas Hilton
- Davis Building
- Elm Place
- Energy Plaza
- Fountain Place
- Hyatt Regency Dallas
- The Joule Hotel
- Kirby Building
- KPMG Centre
- Magnolia Hotel
- Mercantile Commerce Building
- Mercantile Continental Building
- Mercantile National Bank Building
- Omni Dallas Hotel
- One Dallas Center
- One Main Place
- Pacific Place
- Plaza of the Americas
- Praetorian Building
- Renaissance Tower
- Republic Center
- Reunion Tower
- Ross Tower
- Santa Fe Terminal Complex
- Sheraton Dallas Hotel
- Thanksgiving Tower
- Tower Petroleum Building
- Trammell Crow Center
- Trammell & Margaret Crow Collection of Asian Art
- Whitacre Tower
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Parks |
- Belo Garden Park
- Main Street Garden Park
- Pegasus Plaza
- Elaine D. and Charles A. Sammons Park
- Thanks-Giving Square
- Klyde Warren Park
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Religious buildings |
- Cathedral Santuario de Guadalupe
- Fellowship Church
- First Baptist Church
- First Presbyterian Church of Dallas
- First United Methodist Church
- St. Paul United Methodist Church
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Other landmarks |
- AT&T Performing Arts Center
- Dee and Charles Wyly Theatre
- Margot and Bill Winspear Opera House
- Annette Strauss Square
- Earle Cabell Federal Building and Courthouse
- Dallas City Hall
- Dallas City Performance Hall
- Dallas County Courthouse (Old Red)
- Dallas Farmers Market
- Dallas Holocaust Museum/Center for Education & Tolerance
- Dallas Municipal Building
- Dallas Museum of Art
- Dallas Pedestrian Network
- Dallas Scottish Rite Temple
- Dallas World Aquarium
- Dealey Plaza
- Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center
- John Fitzgerald Kennedy Memorial
- Majestic Theatre
- Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center
- Nasher Sculpture Center
- Neiman Marcus Building
- Old Dallas Central Library
- Pioneer Plaza
- Pioneer Park Cemetery
- Sanger Harris Building (Dallas Area Rapid Transit)
- Texas School Book Depository (Dallas County Administration Building)
- Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
- Thanks-Giving Square
- Titche-Goettinger Building
- Wilson Building
- Reunion Arena (demolished)
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DART Light Rail stations |
- Akard
- Convention Center
- Pearl/Arts District
- St. Paul
- Union Station
- West End/West Transfer Center
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This list is incomplete.
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- Abrams Place
- Alexander's Village
- Boundbrook Oaks Estates
- Chimney Hill
- Copperfield Community
- Country Forest
- Forest Highlands
- Forest Meadow
- Glen Oaks
- Hamilton Park
- Highlands West
- Highland Meadows
- High Oaks Addition
- Jackson Meadow
- L Streets
- Lake Highlands Estates
- Lake Highlands North
- Lake Highlands Square
- Lake Ridge Estates
- Merriman Park/University Manor
- Merriman Park North
- Moss Farm
- Moss Meadows
- Northwood Heights
- Oak Highlands
- Oak Tree Village
- Pebble Creek
- Richland Park Estates
- Rolling Trails
- Royal Highlands
- Royal Highlands Village
- Stultz Road
- Town Creek
- Royal Lane Village
- Walnut Creek Estates
- Whispering Hills
- White Rock Valley
- Woodbridge
- Woodlands on the Creek
- University Terrace
- Urban Reserve
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- Piedmont Addition
- Buckner Terrance
- Urbandale
- Pleasant Mound
- Everglade Park Division
- Pemberton Hills
- Rylie
- Scyene
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State Highways |
- Northwest Highway (Loop 12)
- Garland Road (SH 78)
- Davis/8th Street (SH 180)
- John W. Carpenter Freeway (SH 183)
- Preston Road/Oak Lawn Avenue (SH 289)
- Kiest Boulevard (Spur 303)
- South Central Expressway (SH 310)
- Lancaster Road (SH 342)
- Scyene Road (SH 352)
- Irving Boulevard (SH 356)
- Woodall Rodgers Freeway/Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge (Spur 366)
- Storey Lane (Spur 482)
- Dallas North Tollway
- President George Bush Turnpike
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National Highways |
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Streets |
- Belt Line Road
- Cedar Springs Road
- Harry Hines Boulevard
- Main Street
- Mockingbird Lane
- Turtle Creek Boulevard
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Coordinates: 32°46′52″N 96°47′49″W / 32.781°N 96.797°W / 32.781; -96.797