Reunion District, Dallas Explained

Official Name:Reunion 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
Elevation Ft:397
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:75202
Area Code:214, 469, 972

The Reunion district of downtown Dallas, Texas (USA) is an area in western downtown anchored by the Hyatt Regency Dallas and Reunion Tower. The name "Reunion" originates from the mid-nineteenth century commune and current ghost town, La Reunion.

The district included Reunion Arena from 1980 to its demolition in 2009. The arena was originally intended to be an economic engine to drive redevelopment of the surrounding district. However, the real estate bust of the 1980s discouraged owner Ray Hunt and his Woodbine Development Corp. from investing beyond the Hyatt and the Tower, and no further building took place. With the Mavericks and Stars having relocated to American Airlines Center, plans indicated that the land would be put to other uses after demolition of the arena in November 2009, but as of mid-2013, no further use for the former arena site has been found..

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Education

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

Residents of the district are zoned to City Park Elementary School, Billy Earl Dade Middle School, and James Madison High School.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.dallasisd.org/ Dallas ISD