The Reunion district of
downtown Dallas
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,
Texas
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(
USA) is an area in western downtown anchored by the
Hyatt Regency Dallas
The Hyatt Regency Dallas is a 28-story, 1,120-room hotel in the Reunion district of Dallas, Texas, United States The building is connected to Union Station and Reunion Tower, which is the city's landmark observation tower in downtown Dallas. T ...
and
Reunion Tower
Reunion Tower is a observation tower in Dallas, Texas and one of the city's most recognizable landmarks. Located at 300 Reunion Boulevard in the Reunion district of downtown Dallas, the tower is part of the Hyatt Regency Hotel complex and is the ...
. The name "Reunion" originates from the mid-nineteenth century commune,
La Reunion.
The district included
Reunion Arena
Reunion Arena was an indoor arena located in the Reunion district of downtown Dallas, Texas. The arena served as the primary home of the National Hockey League's Dallas Stars and the National Basketball Association's Dallas Mavericks. The ...
from 1980 to its demolition in 2009. The arena was originally intended to be an economic engine to drive redevelopment of the surrounding district. However, the real estate bust of the 1980s discouraged owner
Ray Hunt and his Woodbine Development Corp. from investing beyond the Hyatt and the Tower, and no further building took place. With the
Mavericks
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and
Stars
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having relocated to
American Airlines Center
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, plans indicated that the land would be put to other uses after demolition of the arena in November 2009, but as of mid-2013, no further use for the former arena site has been found..
Attractions
*
Hyatt Regency Dallas
The Hyatt Regency Dallas is a 28-story, 1,120-room hotel in the Reunion district of Dallas, Texas, United States The building is connected to Union Station and Reunion Tower, which is the city's landmark observation tower in downtown Dallas. T ...
*
Reunion Tower
Reunion Tower is a observation tower in Dallas, Texas and one of the city's most recognizable landmarks. Located at 300 Reunion Boulevard in the Reunion district of downtown Dallas, the tower is part of the Hyatt Regency Hotel complex and is the ...
Transportation
Highways
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Interstate 30
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*
-
Interstate 35E
Trains
Commuter
*
**
Union Station
Light Rail
*
DART
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* Dart (comics), an Image Comics superhero
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: and
**
Union Station
Regional
*
Amtrak
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**
Union Station
Education
The district is zoned to schools in the
Dallas Independent School District
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.
Residents of the district are zoned to
City Park Elementary School
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,
Billy Earl Dade Middle School
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* Billy (dog), a dog breed
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, and
James Madison High School.
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. (Maps: ES:''
City Park
; MS:''
Dade
; HS:''
Madison
.) Retrieved 31 December 2006.
References
External links
Reunion ArenaHyatt Regency Dallas
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