The City Center District is an area in north-central

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Dallas Dallas () is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the most populous city in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, the List of Texas metropolitan areas, most populous metropolitan area in Texas and the Metropolitan statistical area, fourth-most ...

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(

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). It lies south of the

Arts District An arts district or cultural district is a demarcated urban area, usually on the periphery of a city centre, intended to create a 'critical mass' of places of cultural consumption - such as art galleries, theatres, art cinemas, music venues, and p ...

, north of the Main Street District, northwest of

Deep Ellum Deep Ellum is a neighborhood of Dallas, Texas, home to a diverse array of arts venues, restaurants, bars, entertainment venues, businesses, and urban residential units near downtown in East Dallas. Its name is based on a corruption of the area ...

, southwest of Bryan Place and east of the West End Historic District. The district contains a large concentration of downtown commercial space which prior to 1950 had been concentrated along Main Street. The district also contains remnants of Theatre Row, the historical entertainment area along Elm Street which contained theatres such as the

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Notable structures and parks

* 2100 Ross Avenue *

Sheraton Dallas Hotel The Sheraton Dallas Hotel, formerly the Adam's Mark Hotel and originally the Southland Center, is a complex of International Style skyscrapers located in the City Center District of downtown Dallas, Texas. The hotel is the largest and second t ...

Bryan Tower The Bryan Tower is a skyscraper in Dallas, Texas. The building rises . It contains 40 floors, and was completed in 1973. The Bryan Tower currently stands as the 19th-tallest building in the city. The architect who designed the building was Neu ...

The Drever The National is a 50-story, skyscraper in the Main Street district of downtown Dallas, Texas, adjacent to the Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) Akard Station. It is the tenth tallest building in the city. In January 2010 the building was clos ...

* Energy Plaza *

Fidelity Union Tower Mosaic Dallas, formerly Fidelity Union Life Insurance Building, is a residential development in the City Center District of downtown Dallas, Texas, United States, adjacent to Thanks-giving Square. The complex is located at 300 North Akard Street, ...

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 ...

Harwood Center The Harwood Center is an American skyscraper at 1999 Bryan Street in Dallas, Texas. The building rises 483 feet (147 m). It contains 36 floors, and was completed in 1982. Harwood Center currently stands as the 21st-tallest building in the city ...

* JPMorgan Chase Tower *

KPMG Centre 717 Harwood is a skyscraper in Downtown Dallas, Texas. The building rises . Completed in 1980, the building has 34 floors spanning approximately 850,000 square feet. 717 Harwood currently stands as the 22nd-tallest building in the city. The bu ...

Patriot Tower One Dallas Center (formerly Patriot Tower) is a modernist skyscraper located in the City Center District of downtown Dallas, Texas, completed in 1979. The building has 30 floors and rises . One Dallas Center is currently tied with the Sheraton ...

* Plaza of the Americas * Renaissance Tower *

Ross Tower Ross Tower is a 45-story high-rise in Downtown Dallas, Texas. Originally named Lincoln Plaza, the building was renamed to Ross Tower in September 2013. The building rises to a height of 579 feet (176 m) and was completed in 1984. Currently, it ...

Thanksgiving Tower Santander Tower, formerly known as Thanksgiving Tower, is a 50-story, skyscraper at 1601 Elm Street adjacent to Thanks-Giving Square in downtown Dallas, Texas. At its completion in 1982, it was the second tallest building in Dallas, surpassing ...

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* Corrigan Tower * 211 North Ervay * 505 North Ervay * Hartford Building *

Thanks-Giving Square Thanks-Giving Square is a private park and public facility anchoring the Thanksgiving Commercial Center district of downtown Dallas, Texas, United States. Dedicated in 1976, the complex consists of three components: a landscaped garden and non-de ...

* Aston Park

Transportation

Highways

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Central Expressway/ I-45

I-45 Interstate 45 (I-45) is a major Interstate Highway located entirely within the U.S. state of Texas. While most primary Interstate routes which have numbers ending in "5" are cross-country north–south routes, I-45 is comparatively short, ...

connection (unsigned I-345

I-345)

Streetcars

* MATA:

M-Line Trolley The M-Line Trolley (previously McKinney Avenue Trolley) is a heritage streetcar line in the Uptown neighborhood of Dallas, Texas. The trolley line, which has been in service since 1989, is notable for its use of restored historic streetcar veh ...

:The M-Line Trolley is a

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that provides service between

Cityplace/Uptown station Cityplace/Uptown station (formerly Cityplace station) is a DART light rail station located in Dallas, Texas. The station is located on the , , and serves the Cityplace and Uptown districts. It also serves as a transfer point to the M-Line T ...

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and St Paul station in

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. Service is free. :The M-Line features 40 dedicated stops serving key destinations including: the West Village, McKinney Avenue,

Klyde Warren Park Klyde Warren Park is a public park in Downtown Dallas, Texas. The park is over the Woodall Rodgers Freeway, and opened in 2012. It is named for Klyde Warren, the young son of billionaire Kelcy Warren who donated $10 million to the developmen ...

, the Dallas Arts District, four historical cemeteries, and the State Thomas historic neighborhood.

Trains

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, , , ''(listed south to north)'' ** Akard Station ** St. Paul Station ** Pearl/Arts District Station

Education

The City Center District is served by the

Dallas Independent School District The Dallas Independent School District (Dallas ISD or DISD) is a school district based in Dallas, Texas, United States. It operates schools in much of Dallas County, Texas, Dallas County and is the second-largest school district in Texas and t ...

. The neighborhood schools for downtown are outside of the loop. Four elementary schools—

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, Hope Medrano, and

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; three middle schools— Billy Earl Dade, Thomas J. Rusk, and Alex W. Spence; and two high schools—

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and

North Dallas North Dallas is an area of numerous communities and neighborhoods in Dallas, Texas (United States). The phrase "North Dallas" is also sometimes used to include any suburb or exurb north of Dallas proper within the metropolitan area. The majority ...

, serve the district.Dallas ISD

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.) Retrieved 31 December 2006. Private Schools Holy Trinity Catholic School has served Dallas' central neighborhoods since 1914 and is located at the corner of Oak Lawn Avenue and Gilbert Avenue. Providing early education for three-year-olds through eighth grade, Holy Trinity is the oldest continually operating Catholic school in North Texas. Residents are also served by First Baptist Academy of Dallas, a Biblically-integrated,

college preparatory A college-preparatory school (often shortened to prep school, preparatory school, college prep school or college prep academy) is a type of secondary school. The term refers to public, private independent or parochial schools primarily design ...

K-12 school located in the city center district of downtown Dallas.

References

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