Lakewood is a neighborhood in

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). It is adjacent to

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and Northeast of

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. Lakewood is bound by Mockingbird Lane to the north, Abrams Road to the west, Gaston Avenue to the south, and White Rock Lake to the east.

About

Lakewood has the historic Lakewood Theater, which used to show classic films and host contemporary musical and comedy events. It has been renovated to house a bowling alley and gaming business, but retains the original exterior look and many interior elements. The Lakewood shopping area is an entire neighborhood of diverse restaurants and shopping venues. Nearby th
Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Gardens
has an extensive children's adventure garden housed within its 66 acres. Both overlook the

. One of the year's highlights is the charming Lakewood Fourth of July Parade and Celebration. It reflects the small-time feel in the middle of the city that Lakewood is so well known for. The 2016 theme was Lakewood Dreams Big: in Red, White and Blue. Lakewood is also home to Lakewood Country Club.

History

Lakewood proper is surrounded by a collection of historic neighborhoods, generally developed from the early 20th century to the 1950s, including Lakewood Heights, Junius Heights Historic District (Bungalow Heaven), Parks Estates, North Stonewall Terrace, Caruth Terrace,

Wilshire Heights Wilshire Heights is a residential neighborhood in eastern Dallas, Texas (USA). It is adjacent to several East Dallas neighborhoods including: Lakewood, Stonewall Terrace, Lakewood Heights, and Caruth Terrace. Wilshire Heights is bound by Abrams ...

, Mockingbird Heights, Mockingbird Meadows, The Gated Cloisters, Hillside, Lakewood Hills (formerly Gastonwood-Coronado Hills), Hollywood Heights, and Belmont; among others. Commonly, people outside these neighborhoods group them together under the heading of Lakewood, The M-Streets, or Old East Dallas - which are overlapping regions in the near-eastern part of the city. Historic Swiss Avenue (Mansion Row) anchors the area towards Downtown. Currently, there are a large number of Historic and Conservation Districts reflecting prodigious numbers of Craftsman, Prairie-Four Squares, Tudors, Spanish and Mediterranean Eclectic and Early Ranch homes, many of native Austin stone. Conservation Districts are zoning tools used by the city of Dallas regulate various architectural aspects of a home's construction. The homes range from two-bedroom bungalows to massive estates on acreage. There are also duplexes, four-plexes and very small apartment complexes. Some of the older, smaller homes are being torn down in favor of much larger, more expensive homes.

Government and infrastructure

The

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operates the Lakewood Post Office at 6120 Swiss Avenue.

Education

Primary and secondary schools

Public schools (DISD)

The

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serves the Lakewood area. The area is within Trustee District 2D. In 2008 Jack Lowe represented the district, and it is now represented by Dustin Marshall. Public schools serving the Lakewood subdivision include Lakewood Elementary School (K-5), J.L. Long Middle School (6-8), and Woodrow Wilson High School (9-12). Woodrow Wilson offers the IB Diploma Programme. Eduardo Mata Montessori School, a K-8 school, gives second admission priority to people zoned to Woodrow Wilson High. Therefore, Lakewood is one of the neighborhoods with priority for the school. Lakewood is also home of Lumin Education, a Montessori charter school serving ages 3 through 3rd grade.

=Gallery of public schools

= File:LakewoodElementaryLastDay.jpg, Lakewood Elementary School File:Long in Snow.jpg, J.L. Long Middle School

Private schools

* Lakehill Preparatory School *Saint Thomas Aquinas School

Preschool programs

Lakewood Early Childhood PTA serves the area.

Public libraries

The Dallas Public Librarybr>Lakewood Branch
is located at 6121 Worth Street, 75214. The library is in Junius Heights.

Postal services

The

operates the Lakewood Post Office at 6120 Swiss Avenue, 75214-9998.

Popular events

Entertainment

The

Shakespeare Festival of Dallas Shakespeare Dallas (formerly known as Shakespeare Festival of Dallas) is Shakespeare festival in Dallas. The festival was started by Robert Glenn in 1972 as a free summer Shakespeare festival. Since 2002 the organization has been led by Executive ...

debuted in 1972 in the Bandshell at

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 ...

before moving to its current home at Samuell Grand Amphitheatre — appropriately in Samuell Grand Park — in 1989.

Media

Advocate Magazines is the local magazine that covers a variety of neighborhood topics and has served the community since 1991.

Notable residents

* Carlisle, Candace.
Herbert Marcus' former Lakewood home sells for $2.6M
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''. Friday September 28, 2010. Retrieved on September 30, 2012.

References

External links

Lakewood Neighborhood AssociationHome Source DallasAdvocate
a community magazine serving the Lakewood neighborhood
Lakewood Service LeagueJ. L. Long Middle SchoolLakewood Elementary SchoolLakewood Early Childhood PTA and Home Festival FundraiserHeadlines about Lakewood and East Dallas from ''The Dallas Morning News''Lakehill Preparatory School

Home - St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic School , Dallas, TX, PK-8

Lumin Education , Early Childhood Learning , Dallas TX

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