Main Street District, Dallas

Main Street District

A long exposure of Main Street, from east of Akard

Location in Dallas
Country United States
State Texas
Counties Dallas
City Dallas
Area Downtown
Elevation 430 ft (130 m)
ZIP code 75201, 75202
Area code(s) 214, 469, 972
Website downtowndallas.org/
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The Main Street District of downtown Dallas, Texas (United States) runs along Main Street and is bounded by Lamar Street, Elm Street, the US 75/I-45 (I-345) elevated highway and Commerce Street. The district is the spine of downtown Dallas, and connects many of the adjoining business and entertainment districts.

About

Looking down Main Street from Elks Building, Dallas, Texas (postcard, circa 1911)

Main Street has historically been the center of the city of Dallas. Many of Dallas' major retailers, hotels and banks once located here, and the district includes the city's early skyscrapers. Subsequent development of downtown moved north and east to the City Center District in following years, leaving many of the historic buildings inefficient for modern offices.

The Main Street District was the first district of downtown Dallas to experience extensive urban revival. Many of the grand historic buildings that had been neglected have been restored and adapted for new use. Pegasus Plaza, an urban plaza bounded by the Magnolia Hotel, Iron Cactus Restaurant, Adolphus Tower and the Kirby Building, is a gathering place for visitors and residents at the heart of the district. The narrow tree-lined street is a major pedestrian route through downtown. The district contains many sidewalk restaurants, basement night clubs and retail stores (most notably Neiman Marcus). While several of the buildings have found new life, there are many still awaiting restoration. Main Street Garden Park is a new focal park of the district's east end.

Commerce and Elm Streets, major east-west thoroughfares, form the boundaries of the district and also contain many additional landmark structures.

Completed projects

Current and future projects

Landmark Structures of the Main Street District

The flagship Neiman Marcus at Main and Ervay
AddressBuildingLinks
801 El Centro College Website
901 Bank of America Plaza Info
1200 The Metropolitan Info, Website
1201 One Main Place Info
1309 Davis Building Info, Website
1407 1407 Main Website
1412 Center City Plaza Info
1415 Elm Chase Bank Building
1415 Main Gulf States Building Website
1509 Main Kirby Building Info
1530 Main Dallas National Bank Building Info
1607 Main Praetorian Building Info
1623 Main Wilson Building Info
1700 Main Mercantile National Bank Building Info
1717 Main Comerica Bank Tower Info
1900 Elm Titche-Goettinger Building Info
1933 Main Dallas Hotel Indigo Info
106 S Harwood Dallas Municipal Building
1810 Commerce Mercantile Continental Building
1618 Main Neiman Marcus Building

Education

The district is zoned to schools in the Dallas Independent School District.

Residents of the district west of Central are zoned to City Park Elementary School, Billy Earl Dade Middle School, and Madison High School.[1] Residents east of Central are zoned to Ignacio Zaragoza Elementary School, Alex W. Spence Middle School, and North Dallas High School.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Dallas ISD – 2006 School Feeder Patterns – James Madison High School. (Maps: ES: City Park; MS: Dade; HS: Madison.) Retrieved on 31 December 2006.
  2. ↑ Dallas ISD – 2006 School Feeder Patterns – North Dallas High School. (Maps: ES: Zaragoza; MS: Spence; HS: North Dallas.) Retrieved on 31 December 2006.

Coordinates: 32°46′52″N 96°47′49″W / 32.781°N 96.797°W / 32.781; -96.797

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