Arts District, Dallas
Dallas Arts District | |
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Location in Dallas | |
Country | United States |
State | Texas |
Counties | Dallas |
City | Dallas |
Area | Downtown |
Area | |
• Total | 0.11 sq mi (0.48 km2) |
• Land | 0.11 sq mi (0.28 km2) |
• Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) 0% |
Elevation | 459 ft (140 m) |
ZIP code | 75201, 75202 |
Area codes | 214, 469, 972 |
Website | thedallasartsdistrict |
The Arts District is a performing and visual arts district in downtown Dallas, Texas.
It is located south of State Thomas; southeast of Uptown; north of the City Center District; west of Bryan Place; and east of the West End Historic District. It is bounded by St. Paul Street, Ross Avenue, Spur 366 (Woodall Rodgers Freeway), and the US 75/I-45 (unsigned I-345) elevated freeway (Central Expressway). (Previously the district extended east only to Routh Street, but a 9 March 2005 Dallas City Council approval extended it east to I-345.)[1] The Arts District is a member of the Global Cultural Districts Network.
The district is 118 acres (0.47 km2) large and is home to some of Dallas’ most significant cultural landmarks including facilities for visual, performing, and developing arts. [citation needed]
Arts District venues
The Arts District is home to 18 facilities and organizations including The Annette Strauss Square, the Arts District Mansion/Dallas Bar Association, Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts, Cathedral Shrine of the Virgin of Guadalupe, Dallas Black Dance Theatre, Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas Symphony Orchestra, Dallas Theater Center, Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center, Nasher Sculpture Center, St. Paul United Methodist Church, Fellowship Church, First United Methodist Church, Margot & Bill Winspear Opera House, Dee and Charles Wyly Theater, Moody Performance Hall, the Green Family Art Foundation, and the Crow Museum of Asian Art, housed in a portion of the Trammell Crow Center.
In addition, multiple other organizations perform in the District consistently throughout the year . This includes everything from concerts to outdoor festivals, to lectures, youth education programs, and more.
- AT&T Performing Arts Center
- Moody Performance Hall
- Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts
- Crow Museum of Asian Art
- Dallas Museum of Art
- Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center
- Nasher Sculpture Center
- Klyde Warren Park
Other structures
- Arts District Mansion / Dallas Bar Association
- Cathedral Santuario de Guadalupe
- Dallas Black Dance Theatre (formerly the Moorland YMCA)
- Trammell Crow Center
- Klyde Warren Park
- St. Paul United Methodist Church
Transportation
Light rail
- DART: Blue Line, Red Line, Green Line, and Orange Line
- St. Paul Station (in City Center District)
- Pearl/Arts District Station (in City Center District)
Streetcars
- MATA: M-Line Trolley
- The M-Line Trolley is a heritage streetcar that provides service between Cityplace/Uptown station in Uptown and St Paul station in Downtown. Service is free.
- The M-Line features 40 dedicated stops serving key destinations including: the West Village, McKinney Avenue, Klyde Warren Park, the Dallas Arts District, four historical cemeteries, and the State Thomas historic neighborhood.
Highways
- Spur 366 (Woodall Rodgers Freeway)
- US 75 Central Expressway/ I-45 connection (unsigned I-345)
Education
The Arts District is served by the Dallas Independent School District.
One school, the Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts, is located in the Arts District.
Residents of the Arts District north and east of Akard Street are zoned to Sam Houston Elementary School. Residents south and west of Akard are zoned to Hope Medrano Elementary School. All Arts District residents are zoned to Thomas J. Rusk Middle School and North Dallas High School.[2]
References
- ^ The Dallas Morning News - 9 March 2005. "Council approves Arts District expansion Archived 2011-07-08 at the Wayback Machine" by Emily Ramshaw. (Original Location of article.) Retrieved 1 January 2007.
- ^ Dallas ISD - 2006 School Feeder Patterns Archived 2007-04-09 at the Wayback Machine - North Dallas High School Archived 2007-02-05 at the Wayback Machine. (Maps: ES: Houston Archived June 20, 2007, at the Wayback Machine, Medrano Archived 2007-06-20 at the Wayback Machine; MS: Rusk Archived 2007-06-20 at the Wayback Machine; HS: North Dallas Archived 2007-06-20 at the Wayback Machine.) Retrieved 31 December 2006.
External links
- Dallas Arts District
- City of Dallas Planned Development (PD) district documents — Arts District
- AT&T Center for the Performing Arts
- Moody Performance Hall
- Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts
- Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts Advisory Board
- Dallas Museum of Art
- Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center
- Nasher Sculpture Center
- Klyde Warren Park
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- Arts District
- City Center District
- Convention Center District
- Farmers Market District
- Government District
- Main Street District
- Reunion District
- West End Historic District
- Dallas Downtown Historic District
Primary and secondary schools |
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Other education |
and complexes
- 1600 Pacific Tower (LTV Tower) (Hilton Garden Inn)
- 1700 Pacific
- 2100 Ross Avenue
- Adolphus Hotel
- Bank of America Plaza
- Bryan Tower
- Chase Tower
- Comerica Bank Tower
- Corrigan Tower
- Dallas Hilton (Hotel Indigo)
- Davis Building
- Energy Plaza
- First National Bank Tower
- Fountain Place
- Hyatt Regency Dallas
- The Joule Hotel
- Kirby Building
- KPMG Centre
- Magnolia Hotel
- Mercantile Commerce Building (AC Hotel; Residence Inn)
- Mercantile Continental Building
- Mercantile National Bank Building
- Museum Tower
- Omni Dallas Hotel
- One Arts Plaza
- One Dallas Center
- One Main Place (Westin Hotel)
- Pacific Place
- Plaza of the Americas
- Renaissance Tower
- Republic Center
- Reunion Tower
- Ross Tower
- Salazar Center
- Santa Fe Terminal Complex
- Sheraton Dallas Hotel
- Statler Hotel & Residences
- Thanksgiving Tower
- Tower Petroleum Building (Cambria Hotel Dallas)
- Trammell Crow Center
- Whitacre Tower
buildings
- Cathedral Santuario de Guadalupe
- Fellowship Church
- First Baptist Church
- First Presbyterian Church of Dallas
- First United Methodist Church
- St. Jude Chapel
- St. Paul United Methodist Church
landmarks
- AT&T Performing Arts Center
- Butler Brothers Building
- Citywalk@Akard
- Earle Cabell Federal Building and Courthouse
- Dallas City Hall
- Dallas County Courthouse (Old Red)
- Dawson State Jail (closed)
- Dallas Farmers Market
- Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum
- Dallas Municipal Building
- Dallas Museum of Art
- Dallas Pedestrian Network
- Dallas Scottish Rite Temple
- Dallas World Aquarium
- Dal-Tex Building
- Dealey Plaza
- Fairmont Hotel Dallas
- Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center
- John Fitzgerald Kennedy Memorial
- Majestic Theatre
- Manor House Apartments
- Mayflower Building
- Moody Performance Hall
- Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center
- Nasher Sculpture Center
- Neiman Marcus Building
- Old Dallas Central Library (The Dallas Morning News)
- Pioneer Plaza
- Pioneer Park Cemetery
- Sanger Harris Building (Dallas Area Rapid Transit)
- Texas School Book Depository (Dallas County Administration Building)
- Thanks-Giving Square
- Titche–Goettinger Building
- Wilson Building
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Streetcar services |
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