Exposition Park (or Expo Park) is a neighborhood in
south Dallas
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,
Texas
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(
USA
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). Centered along tree-lined Exposition Avenue, the small enclave stretches from the eastern edge of
Deep Ellum
Deep Ellum is an American neighborhood composed largely of arts and entertainment venues near downtown in East Dallas, Texas. The name is based on a corruption of the area's principal thoroughfare, Elm Street. Older alternative uses include D ...
to the entrance of
Fair Park
Fair Park is a recreational and educational complex in Dallas, Texas, United States, located immediately east of downtown. The area is registered as a Dallas Landmark and National Historic Landmark; many of the buildings were constructed for th ...
. The area include
Exposition Plaza a one acre special use park established in 1984 that features an amphitheater and sculpture areas.
Exposition Park is home to several eclectic bars and restaurants, with small businesses and entertainment venues dotting the street-level storefronts. The neighborhood is also widely known as a budding arts district, attracting many artists and creatives who live and work in the area. Several art galleries, artist and photography studios, and creative offices are located within its borders.
The Gibson Company a major property owner in the area, has preserved many of the historic buildings and lofts across the neighborhood.
Historic Buildings
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company Building 3809 Parry Avenue, Dallas, TX 75206
B.F. Goodrich Building 4136-40 Commerce Street, Dallas, TX 75206
*
Texas Centennial Exposition
The Texas Centennial Exposition was a world's fair presented from June 6 to November 29, 1936, at Fair Park, Dallas, Texas. A celebration of the 100th anniversary of Texas's independence from Mexico in 1836, it also celebrated Texas and Western Am ...
Buildings, located inside Fair Park, Dallas, TX
*Dallas Fire Department Hook and Ladder Company No. 3, 3801 Parry Avenue, Dallas, TX 75206
Attractions
Dallas Fair ParkDallas Firefighter's Museum
*Exposition Plaza
Businesses
Art Galleries
Maestri GalleryThe Power StationOlivier François Galerie
Art and Photography Studios
Addison Sloane Artworks
Beau Bumpass Photography
entralTrak: The UT Dallas Artist Residency, CentralTrak (closed 2017)
Center for Art Conservation
Bars and Restaurants
Craft and Growler
The Double Wide Bar
Eight Bells Alehouse
Las Almas Rotas
Noble Coyote Coffee Roasters
Whiskeys
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Fitness and Wellness
East Side Athletic Club
Ruby Room Studio
Hair Salons and Barbershops
Dallas Hair Company
Rob's Chop Shop
Performance Venues
Rainbow Vomit
Sandaga 813
The Ochre House Theater
Education
Public schools
The Dallas Independent School District
The Dallas Independent School District (Dallas ISD or DISD) is a school district based in Dallas, Texas ( USA). It operates schools in much of Dallas County and is the second-largest school district in Texas and the seventeenth-largest in the ...
assigned the neighborhood to the following schools:
*Elementary School (Grades PK - 5)
PAUL L. DUNBAR
*Middle School (Grades 6 - 8)
BILLY EARL DADE
*High School (Grades 9 - 12)
JAMES MADISON
Transportation
Trains
Light Rail
*DART
Dart or DART may refer to:
* Dart, the equipment in the game of darts
Arts, entertainment and media
* Dart (comics), an Image Comics superhero
* Dart, a character from ''G.I. Joe''
* Dart, a ''Thomas & Friends'' railway engine character
* Dar ...
:
** Fair Park Station
**Google Street View
map
Highways
* Interstate 30
Interstate 30 (I-30) is a Interstate Highway in the southern states of Texas and Arkansas in the United States. I-30 travels from I-20 west of Fort Worth, Texas, northeast via Dallas, and Texarkana, Texas, to I-40 in North Little Rock, A ...
References
External links
Exposition Park community website
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