The Main Street District of
downtown Dallas,
Texas (United States) runs along Main Street and is bounded by Elm Street one block north, Commerce St. one block south, N. Lamar St. to the west, and
US 75/
I-45 (
I-345) elevated highway to the east. The district is the spine of downtown Dallas, and connects many of the adjoining business and entertainment districts. It does not include
Dealey Plaza or the
John Fitzgerald Kennedy Memorial which are a few blocks west in the
West End Historic District.
About
Main Street has historically been the center of the city of Dallas. Many of Dallas' major retailers, hotels and banks once located here, and the district includes the city's early skyscrapers. Subsequent development of downtown moved north and east to the City Center District in following years, leaving many of the historic buildings inefficient for modern offices.
The Main Street District was the first district of downtown Dallas to experience extensive urban revival. Many of the grand historic buildings that had been neglected have been restored and adapted for new use.
Pegasus Plaza
Pegasus Plaza is a public park located in downtown Dallas, Texas. Located at the corner of Akard and Main Street in the Main Street District, the plaza takes its name from Pegasus, the iconic sign atop the adjacent Magnolia Hotel and the mythica ...
, an urban plaza bounded by the
Magnolia Hotel,
Iron Cactus
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Restaurant,
Adolphus Tower and the
Kirby Building, is a gathering place for visitors and residents at the heart of the district. The narrow tree-lined street is a major pedestrian route through downtown. The district contains many sidewalk restaurants, basement night clubs and retail stores (most notably
Neiman Marcus). While several of the buildings have found new life, there are many still awaiting restoration.
Main Street Garden Park
Main Street Garden Park is a public park located in downtown Dallas, Texas, United States The $17.4 million park was primarily funded through the City of Dallas’ 2003 and 2006 bond programs and is the first of several planned downtown core par ...
is a new focal park of the district's east end.
Commerce and Elm Streets, major east-west thoroughfares, form the boundaries of the district and also contain many additional landmark structures.
Completed projects
*
Titche-Goettinger Building, the former Titche-Goettinger Department Store, featuring 129 apartments (1997) and the
Universities Center at Dallas
The Universities Center at Dallas is part of the UNT System. It used to be controlled by the Dallas County Community College District (DCCCD). It is located in the historic Titche-Goettinger Building in the Main Street District area of downtown Da ...
.
*The
Wilson Building, 135 apartments (1999).
*Main Street lofts, 8 apartments (1999).
*The
Kirby Building, 156 apartments (1999).
*
Magnolia Hotel, 300 room hotel (1999).
*The Davis Building, 183 apartments (2003).
*Dallas Power and Light Complex, 158 apartments 2004.
*
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+ Renovation into 225 rental units with a new 15 story 150 rental units.
*
Dallas National Bank Building into the Joule Hotel.
*The Metropolitan, 283 condo units.
*
Third Rail Lofts
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Numbers
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* 1⁄60 of a ''second'', or 1⁄3600 of a ''minute''
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– 68 apartments.
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1407 Main
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* 14 (number), the natural number following 13 and preceding 15
* one of the years 14 BC, AD 14, 1914, 2014
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* 14th (band), a British electronic music duo
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– 84 apartments.
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1414 Elm
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Events
January–December
* January 7 – Michael Küchmeister von Sternberg becomes the 28th Grand Master of ...
– 14 apartments.
*
Pegasus Plaza
Pegasus Plaza is a public park located in downtown Dallas, Texas. Located at the corner of Akard and Main Street in the Main Street District, the plaza takes its name from Pegasus, the iconic sign atop the adjacent Magnolia Hotel and the mythica ...
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Main Street Garden Park
Main Street Garden Park is a public park located in downtown Dallas, Texas, United States The $17.4 million park was primarily funded through the City of Dallas’ 2003 and 2006 bond programs and is the first of several planned downtown core par ...
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100 North Central Expressway
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UNT Dallas College of Law
*
Belo Garden Park
Current and future projects
*
The Statler Hotel & Residences - 159 hotel rooms, 219 apartments
Landmark Structures of the Main Street District
Education
The district is zoned to schools in the
Dallas Independent School District
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.
Residents of the district west of Central are zoned to
City Park Elementary School,
Billy Earl Dade Middle School
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* Billy (name), a name (and list of people with the name)
Animals
* Billy (dog), a dog breed
* Billy (pigeon), awarded the Dickin Medal in 1945
* Billy (pygmy hippo), a pet of U.S. President Calvin Coolidge
* Billy, a young ...
, and
Madison High School.
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Ignacio Zaragoza Elementary School
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,
Alex W. Spence Middle School, and
North Dallas High School.
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In the fall of 2014, the University of North Texas System opened the
UNT College of Law in the
Titche-Goettinger Building at 1900 Elm St. / 1901 Main St. After the completion of a $70 million dollar renovation in 2019, the law school moved to the former Dallas city hall on South Harwood Street next to Main Street Garden Park.
the Beaux Arts style structure opened in 1914 and once held Lee Harvey Oswald but had slowly deteriorated over the decades. As of 2020, the UNT College of Law is the only public law school in the City of Dallas.
References
External links
Downtown Partnership/Main Street
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Transportation in Dallas County, Texas