Uptown is a PID (public improvement district) and a dense neighborhood in

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. Uptown is north of and adjacent to

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, and is bordered by

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( Central Expressway) on the east, N Haskell Avenue on the northeast, the Katy Trail on the northwest, Bookhout Street and Cedar Springs Road on the west, N Akard Street on the southwest and Spur 366 (

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) on the south. Uptown is one of the most

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-friendly areas in all of Texas. It is largely "

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" in scope; the majority of facilities considered "Uptown institutions" are relatively new and were created during the late 20th and early 21st Centuries' new urbanist

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movement. Popular with young professionals,

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is the norm and an increasingly pedestrian culture continues to thrive. High-rise core of Uptown Dallas

History

Dallas in 2001 shortly after the American Airlines center was completed

The Uptown area was originally outside the city limits of Dallas, and was home to those not welcome in the city. The west side, near present-day Harry Hines Boulevard, once hosted a large

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neighborhood known as Little Mexico. The east side, now anchored by Cityplace Center, was the site of the Freedmen's Town established by freed

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s. Very little of this working-class history remains, with the Hispanic west being turned into high-rise buildings, and the African-American east being destroyed by the construction of Central Expressway and

. All that remains of Freedmen's Town is the Freedmen's Cemetery, which gained national recognition when Central Expressway reconstruction revealed over 1,100 graves beneath existing and proposed roadways. Until the late 1990s, this area was simply called the eastern part of Oak Lawn, but was re-branded as "Uptown" in the early 2000s to attract real estate investment.

About

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Uptown is one of the most

-friendly areas in the city of Dallas. It is largely "

" in scope; the majority of facilities considered "Uptown institutions" are relatively new and were created during the late 20th and early 21st Centuries' new urbanist

movement. The district is one of the most dense in Dallas and is home to a diverse set of establishments including

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s, residential towers,

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es,

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centers,

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strips, and

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s. This

practice leads to an urban lifestyle for its residents, unlike the compartmentalized social structures of suburban bedroom communities and

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s which make up the majority of Dallas and its suburbs. 68.9% of Uptown residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the median household income is $79,699. Uptown Dallas and Klyde Warren Park

Economy

Businesses continuously relocate to Uptown Dallas to attract educated millennial workers who tend to demand the urban lifestyle that the neighborhood offers. Consequently, despite the boom of high-rise construction in Uptown, the commercial vacancy rate continues to drop and is currently 11.7%, compared to the vacancy rate of 20% in downtown. The educated nature of Uptown residents greatly benefits elite firms such as

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, and

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, all of which are located in the neighborhood. Additionally, two Fortune 500 companies call Uptown home:

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and Holly Frontier. Along with commercial high-rises, residential buildings are also going up quickly in Uptown. The newest apartments in Uptown cost an average of $1,800 per month, compared to the Dallas average of $888 per month. Recent projects include th
Carlisle & Vine
which consists of 131 apartment homes, and a

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store on the ground level fronting McKinney Avenue. Downtown Dallas and Uptown Uptown Dallas skyline 2022

Education

Public (Dallas ISD)

Residents are within the

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.Uptown Public Improvement District
" City of Dallas Economic Development. Retrieved on November 19, 2011. Houston Elementary School and Milam Elementary School cover portions of Uptown. All residents are zoned to Rusk Middle School and

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. The William B. Travis Academy/Vanguard for the Academically Talented and Gifted is located in Uptown. The Roman Catholic Diocese of Dallas manages Catholic schools. Notre Dame School of Dallas, for intellectually disabled children, is in Uptown. - Compare with the Notre Dame address.

Transportation

Major highways

* U.S. Highway 75 - ( Central Expressway) * Spur 366 (

)

Streetcars

* MATA: M-Line Trolley :The M-Line Trolley is a

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that provides service between

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in Uptown 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,

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

Trains

Light rail

* DART: , and ** Cityplace Station * DART: and ** Victory Station ''(in Victory Park)'' * Trinity Railway Express (TRE) ** Victory Station ''(in Victory Park)''

Neighborhoods

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* State Thomas * McKinney Ave *The Pearl * Oak Lawn (partially Uptown) * Turtle Creek (partially Uptown) * Victory Park (partially Uptown)

References

External links

*
Uptown Dallas Association

Dallas Uptown GuideUptown Neighborhoods
{{Dallas Economy of Dallas New Urbanism communities