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Pacific Plaza Park is a public park located in downtown
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, United States. The park is located between St. Paul Street and Harwood Street, north of Pacific Avenue in the City Center District, and opened to the public Oct. 14, 2019. The City of Dallas acquired the land with help from the
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History

The site is one of the larger open areas in the City Center District and had been eyed for several projects in the past. In 1985 RepublicBank Corp., one of the largest banks in the Southwest and owner of the adjacent
Republic Center Republic Center is a mixed-use complex at 300 N. Ervay Street and 325 N. St. Paul Street in the City Center District of downtown Dallas, Texas (USA), adjacent to Thanks-giving Square. The complex is located diagonally across the street from DAR ...
, announced plans to construct a 60-story, building designed by Skidmore, Owings and Merrill. The $250 million complex would have also contained a three-story retail center surrounding a rotunda, landscaped courtyards and formal gardens. Plans were terminated in 1987 when rival InterFirst Corp. acquired the company.Steve Brown, Robert Dodge. (1987, December 9). FIRST REPUBLIC PLANS TOWER SALE. The Dallas Morning News HOME FINAL ed., 1d. Retrieved December 15, 2009 from NewsBank on-line database (America's Newspapers)


Design

The park incorporates the existing Aston Park, a grove of mature trees dedicated in 1983.


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Dallas Parks Master Plan
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