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3 unusual facts about Downtown Dallas


Internet America

Internet America was headquartered in One Dallas Centre in Downtown Dallas.

Texas State Highway 342

The section from Downtown Dallas to Loop 12 was redesignated as a principal arterial street known as Lancaster Road, Corinth Street Road, Corinth Street Viaduct, then finally as Industrial Boulevard at its terminus.

U.S. Route 67 in Texas

US 67 shares an unsigned overlap with I-35E/US 77 to Downtown Dallas, where US 67 leaves I-35E and joins I-30.


Adolphus Busch

Adolphus Busch also built a series of buildings in downtown Dallas.

Dallas Symphony Orchestra

It performs its concerts in the Meyerson Symphony Center in the Arts District of downtown Dallas, Texas, United States.

Elaine D. and Charles A. Sammons Park

The Elaine D. and Charles A. Sammons Park will be a public park in the new AT&T Performing Arts Center, located in the Arts District of downtown Dallas, Texas (USA).

First Presbyterian Church of Dallas

First Presbyterian Church of Dallas is a historic congregation at 408 Park Avenue in the Farmers Market District of downtown Dallas, Texas (USA).

Fountain Place

Tenet Healthcare announced in 2008 that it was moving from the northern suburban areas of Dallas to Fountain Place due to high gasoline prices and the revitalization of downtown Dallas.

Government of Dallas

The United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas, which exercises original jurisdiction over 100 counties in North and West Texas, convenes in the Earle Cabell Federal Building and Courthouse in the Government District of downtown.

The Jack Evans Police Headquarters building is located in the Cedars, a south Dallas neighborhood adjacent to downtown.

Robert L. Thornton

Interstate 30 east of downtown (E R. L. Thornton Freeway) and Interstate 35E south of downtown (S R. L. Thornton Freeway) are named for him, as is the headquarters building of the Dallas County Community College District in downtown Dallas.

W Dallas Victory Hotel and Residences

W Dallas Victory is located across the street from the American Airlines Center at 2425 North Houston Street in the Victory Park Neighborhood near downtown and Uptown Dallas, Texas.


see also

Caroline Rose Hunt

She is also a donor to the Junior League of Dallas, the National Museum of Women in the Arts, the Tiffany Circle of the American Red Cross, the conservative Heritage Foundation, the Crystal Charity Ball, the James Madison Council of the Library of Congress, the Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts in Downtown Dallas, the Dallas Opera, the Dallas Symphony, and the Dallas Woman's Club.

Dealey

Dealey Plaza, a square in downtown Dallas, Texas, known as the scene of the John F. Kennedy assassination

George Rickey

In 2010, his sculpture "Two Open Rectangles, Horizontal" that was located in situ west of the SBC (now ATT) office building in downtown Dallas was moved to a site just outside the Bob Hope Peristyle Courtyard of the Owen Art Center, which houses SMU's Meadows School of the Arts.

Hilton Dallas Park Cities Hotel

The Hilton Dallas Park Cities Hotel is a AAA four-diamond hotel located in Dallas, Texas between Highland Park and Preston Hollow neighborhoods, just north of downtown Dallas.

Las Colinas

Currently, Irving is served by numerous bus routes and the North Irving Transit Center services Las Colinas with express bus service to downtown Dallas.

North Lake College

In 2012 a Dallas Area Rapid Transit train station opened on North Lake's central campus, connecting it to downtown Dallas and Dallas Love Field on the Orange Line.

Praetorian Building

As the Main Street District, Dallas and downtown Dallas began a revival and many surrounding buildings were rehabilitated, the Praetorian Building was also eyed for renovation.

Sanger-Harris

:• Pam decides she wants to work outside the home, visits "the store" for a job interview with friend Liz Craig (Barbara Babcock); the downtown Dallas store facade can clearly be seen as Pam approaches the front door of the store.

WFAA Communications Center Studios

The KLIF Triangle Point Studios is located a few blocks from WFAA Communications Center Studios in Downtown Dallas.