Hollywood/Santa Monica is a neighborhood in

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, United States. The neighborhood lies to the northwest of SH 78 (East Grand Avenue) and the Tennison Park Golf Course. It is a part of a special conservation district to protect the subdivisions of Hollywood Heights and Santa Monica.

About

Hollywood/Santa Monica was one of the first conservation districts in the City of Dallas. It was created after a two-year effort to preserve the architectural integrity, and thus the value of the homes. Many of the area homes were built in the Tudor style before World War II. Lindsley Park is in the neighborhood and it is close to

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, the

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and the popular Lakewood neighborhood.

Education

Hollywood/Santa Monica is in the

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(DISD). The residents are zoned to Lakewood Elementary, J. L. Long Middle School, and Woodrow Wilson High School. Other area schools include the

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Eduardo Mata

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School, also a DISD school, and the Lindsley Park Community School, a

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elementary school operated by Lumin Education.

References

External links

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