Hollywood/Santa Monica is a neighborhood in

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, United States. The neighborhood is located northwest of SH 78 (East Grand Avenue). To the southwest, its boundaries are defined by Sarasota and Valencia streets, while the Santa Fe Trail forms a dome-shaped boundary to the north. The neighborhood is part of a special conservation district to protect the Hollywood Heights and Santa Monica subdivisions.

About

Hollywood/Santa Monica was one of the first conservation districts established in the City of Dallas. It was created after a two-year effort to preserve the architectural integrity, and value of the homes in the area. Many of the area homes were built in the Tudor style before World War II. The neighborhood boasts over 800 homes bordered by the Santa Fe Trail and East Grand Avenue. Residents enjoy access to several parks such as Lindsley Par

Tenison Park Golf Course, the Tenison Park Pollinator Garde

and Samuell-Grand Park, which offers tennis, pickleball, and Shakespeare in the Park. The neighborhood is also close to White Rock Lake, with the Santa Fe Hike and Bike Trail running through the area, connecting to the White Rock Creek Trail, the Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden and the Lakewood neighborhood.

History

Originally the site of a dairy farm, residential development began in Hollywood/Santa Monica in the early 1920s when developer J.B. Salmon formed the Hollywood Land Company and began building mostly Tudor-style cottages in the neighborhood. Many of the Tudors are accented with stonework which provides a unique Texas twist to the European Tudor-style architecture. According to the neighborhood association, Hollywood Heights may be the largest collection of intact Tudor-style homes with this type of unique architecture in the United States. The neighborhood considers itself founded in 1924 and has been designated a conservation district since 1989.

Education

Hollywood/Santa Monica is in the

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(DISD). The residents are zoned to Lakewood Elementary, J. L. Long Middle School, and Woodrow Wilson High School. Other area schools include the

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Eduardo Mata

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School, also a DISD school, and the Lindsley Park Community School, a

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elementary school operated by Lumin Education.

Gallery Of Public Schools

File:LakewoodElementaryLastDay.jpg, Lakewood Elementary School File:Long in Snow.jpg, J.L. Long Middle School File:Woodrow Wilson High School.jpg, Woodrow Wilson High School

Private Schools

There are several private schools, including Spanish World School for ages 3 months-5th grade, Lakehill Preparatory School K-12, East Grand Preparatory PK-8, Cityscape Early Childhood Center PK 3-4, St. Bernard of Clairvaux Catholic School PK 3-8, Bishop Lynch High School, among others. * Lakehill Preparatory School *Saint Thomas Aquinas Schoo

*Bishop Lynch High Schoo

*Lakewood Presbyterian School

Preschool Programs

Lakewood Early Childhood PTA serves the area. Spanish World School Elementar

Things To Do

The White Rock YMCA, located on Gaston Avenue, features a swimming pool, gymnasium, and programs for all ages. Nearby shopping destinations include Lakewood Shopping Center, Skillman Live Oak, Lakeview Center, Arboretum Village, Hillside Village, Casa Linda, Mockingbird Station, and NorthPark Center, as well as a variety of boutiques and restaurants along Lower and Lowest Greenville Avenue, Deep Ellum, Uptown, and Knox-Henderson. East Dallas Trails provide hiking, biking and walking trails connecting White Rock Lake, the Great Trinity Forest, and Downtown. Other East Dallas trails include the Flag Pole Hill Trail, Cottonwood Creek Trail as well as park trails at Lakewood Park, Tietze Park and Winfrey Point Park.

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showcases concerts featuring popular entertainers and world-class comedians.

Popular Events

Hollywood Home Tour & Wine Wal

The Shakespeare Festival of Dallas debuted in 1972 in the Bandshell at Fair Park before moving to its current home at Samuell Grand Amphitheatre — appropriately in Samuell Grand Park — in 1989. The Shakespeare in the Park plays are put on every summer and it is the second oldest Shakespeare Festival in the U

Media

''Advocate Magazines'' is the local magazine that covers a variety of neighborhood topics and has served the community since 1991.

References

External links

HSMNA Home Page

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