Arts District, Dallas Explained

Official Name:Dallas Arts District
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Texas
Subdivision Type2:Counties
Subdivision Name2:Dallas
Subdivision Type3:City
Subdivision Name3:Dallas
Subdivision Type4:Area
Subdivision Name4:Downtown
Area Total Km2:0.48
Area Total Sq Mi:0.11
Area Land Km2:0.28
Area Land Sq Mi:0.11
Area Water Km2:0.0
Area Water Sq Mi:0.0
Area Water Percent:0
Elevation Ft:459
Elevation M:140
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:75201, 75202
Area Codes:214, 469, 972

The Arts District is a performing and visual arts district in downtown Dallas, Texas.

It is located south of State Thomas; southeast of Uptown; north of the City Center District; west of Bryan Place; and east of the West End Historic District. It is bounded by St. Paul Street, Ross Avenue, Spur 366 (Woodall Rodgers Freeway), and the US 75/I-45 (unsigned I-345) elevated freeway (Central Expressway). (Previously the district extended east only to Routh Street, but a 9 March 2005 Dallas City Council approval extended it east to I-345.)[1] The Arts District is a member of the Global Cultural Districts Network.

The district is

118 acres (0.47 km) large and is home to some of Dallas’ most significant cultural landmarks including facilities for visual, performing, and developing arts.

Arts District venues

The Arts District is home to 18 facilities and organizations including The Annette Strauss Square, the Arts District Mansion/Dallas Bar Association, Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts, Cathedral Shrine of the Virgin of Guadalupe, Dallas Black Dance Theatre, Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas Symphony Orchestra, Dallas Theater Center, Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center, Nasher Sculpture Center, St. Paul United Methodist Church, Fellowship Church, First United Methodist Church, Margot & Bill Winspear Opera House, Dee and Charles Wyly Theater, Moody Performance Hall, the Green Family Art Foundation, and the Crow Museum of Asian Art, housed in a portion of the Trammell Crow Center.

In addition, multiple other organizations perform in the District consistently throughout the year . This includes everything from concerts to outdoor festivals, to lectures, youth education programs, and more.

Other structures

Transportation

Light rail

Streetcars

The M-Line Trolley is a heritage streetcar that provides service between Cityplace/Uptown station in Uptown and St Paul station in Downtown. Service is free.

The M-Line features 40 dedicated stops serving key destinations including: the West Village, McKinney Avenue, Klyde Warren Park, the Dallas Arts District, four historical cemeteries, and the State Thomas historic neighborhood.

Highways

Education

The Arts District is served by the Dallas Independent School District.

One school, the Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts, is located in the Arts District.

Residents of the Arts District north and east of Akard Street are zoned to Sam Houston Elementary School. Residents south and west of Akard are zoned to Hope Medrano Elementary School. All Arts District residents are zoned to Thomas J. Rusk Middle School and North Dallas High School.[2]

External links

Notes and References

  1. The Dallas Morning News - 9 March 2005. "Council approves Arts District expansion " by Emily Ramshaw. (Original Location of article.) Retrieved 1 January 2007.
  2. http://www.dallasisd.org/ Dallas ISD