Northwest Dallas is an area consisting of many communities and neighborhoods in
Dallas
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,
Texas
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, (
USA
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).
Geography
The area is bordered by I-635 to the North, Stemmons Freeway to the West, the Dallas North Tollway to the East and to the South it goes to the junction of I-35E and the Dallas North Tollway. There are a number of residential and commercial neighborhoods in Northwest Dallas. Of particular note are
Love Field, home of
Dallas Love Field
Dallas Love Field is a city-owned public airport northwest of downtown Dallas, Texas., effective April 10, 2008 It was Dallas' main airport until 1974 when Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) opened. Love Field covers an area of a ...
airport, and the
Stemmons Corridor
The Stemmons Corridor or Lower Stemmons is a stretch of industrial and commercial property in northwest Dallas, Texas ( USA). From downtown north, Interstate 35E (I-35E) is known as the Stemmons Freeway, named so for Leslie Stemmons by his son, ...
, a stretch of hotels and office towers along
Interstate 35E. The
Asian Trade District is located just south of the I-35E/I-635 junction.
Northwest Dallas is also home to
Bachman Lake, a small freshwater lake, fed by the
Bachman Branch
Bachman Branch (also Bachman Creek) is the name of a medium-sized tributary of the Trinity River with headwaters in northwest Dallas, Texas (USA). The tributary is in length and rises at Forest Lane, west of the Dallas North Tollway. It runs ...
of the
Trinity River.
Government
The
Federal Bureau of Investigation
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is the domestic intelligence and security service of the United States and its principal federal law enforcement agency. Operating under the jurisdiction of the United States Department of Justice, ...
Dallas
Field Office is in Northwest Dallas.
Education
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 U ...
serves Northwest Dallas.
DISD operates the Alfred J. Loos Athletic Complex in
Addison
Addison may refer to:
Places Canada
* Addison, Ontario
United States
*Addison, Alabama
*Addison, Illinois
*Addison Street in Chicago, Illinois which runs by Wrigley Field
* Addison, Kentucky
*Addison, Maine
*Addison, Michigan
*Addison, New York
...
, near Northwest Dallas.
[Dallas ISD – Athletic Facilities]
" 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 U ...
. Retrieved on June 27, 2016.
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 ...
: and ''listed south to north''
**
Medical/Market Center Station
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Southwestern Medical District/Parkland Station
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Inwood Station
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Love Field Station
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Burbank Station
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Bachman Station
*
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 ...
: only ''listed south to north''
**
Walnut Hill/Denton Station
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Royal Lane Station
Highways
*
Interstate 35E
*
Interstate 635
References
External links
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