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City Center District, Dallas

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Country
  
United States

Counties
  
Dallas

ZIP code
  
75201, 75202

State
  
Texas

City
  
Dallas

Elevation
  
140 m

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Area code
  
Area codes 214, 469, and 972

The City Center District is an area in north-central downtown Dallas, Texas (USA). It lies south of the Arts District, north of the Main Street District, northwest of Deep Ellum, southwest of Bryan Place and east of the West End Historic District. The district contains a large concentration of downtown commercial space which prior to 1950 had been concentrated along Main Street. The district also contains remnants of Theatre Row, the historical entertainment area along Elm Street which contained theatres such as the Majestic Theatre.

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Notable structures and parks

  • 2100 Ross Avenue
  • Sheraton Dallas Hotel
  • Bryan Tower
  • Elm Place
  • Energy Plaza
  • Fidelity Union Tower
  • Republic Center
  • Harwood Center
  • JPMorgan Chase Tower
  • KPMG Centre
  • Majestic Theatre
  • Patriot Tower
  • Plaza of the Americas
  • Renaissance Tower
  • Ross Tower
  • Thanksgiving Tower
  • U.S. Post Office
  • Corrigan Tower
  • 211 North Ervay
  • 505 North Ervay
  • Hartford Building
  • Westin City Center
  • Thanks-Giving Square
  • Aston Park
  • as well as several other building & parking structures

    Highways

  • US 75 Central Expressway/ I-45 connection (unsigned I-345)
  • Trains

    DART Blue Line, Red Line, Green Line listed south to north

  • Akard Station
  • St. Paul Station
  • Pearl Station
  • Education

    The City Center District is served by the Dallas Independent School District.

    The neighborhood schools for downtown are outside of the loop.

    Four elementary schools—City Park, Sam Houston, Hope Medrano, and Ignacio Zaragoza; three middle schools—Billy Earl Dade, Thomas J. Rusk, and Alex W. Spence; and two high schools—James Madison and North Dallas, serve the district.

    Private Schools

    Holy Trinity Catholic School has served Dallas' central neighborhoods since 1914 and is located at the corner of Oak Lawn Avenue and Gilbert Avenue. Providing early education for three-year-olds through eighth grade, Holy Trinity is the oldest continually operating Catholic school in North Texas.

    Residents are also served by First Baptist Academy of Dallas, a Biblically-integrated, college preparatory K-12 school located in the city center district of downtown Dallas.

    References

    City Center District, Dallas Wikipedia