Main Street District, Dallas, Texas

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 (131 m)
ZIP code	75201, 75202
Area code(s)	214, 469, 972
Website	http://www.downtowndallas.org/downtown_partner/

The Main Street District of downtown Dallas, Texas (USA) 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

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

• Titche-Goettinger Building, the former Titche-Goettinger Department Store, featuring 129 apartments (1997) and the Universities Center at Dallas.
• The Wilson Building, 135 apartments (1999).
• Main Street lofts, 8 apartments (1999).
• The Kirby Building, 156 apartments (1999).
• Magnolia Hotel, 300 room hotel (1999).
• The Davis Building, 183 apartments (2003).
• Dallas Power and Light Complex, 158 apartments 2004.
• Mercantile Bank Building + Renovation into 225 rental units with a new 15 story 150 rental units.
• Dallas National Bank Building into the Joule Hotel.
• The Metropolitan, 283 condo units.
• Third Rail Lofts
  • Gulf States Building - 68 apartments.
  • 1407 Main - 84 apartments.
  • 1414 Elm - 14 apartments.
• Pegasus Plaza
• Main Street Garden Park

Current and future projects

• UNT School of Law
• Praetorian Building Renovation
• Belo Garden Park

Landmark Structures of the Main Street District

The flagship Neiman Marcus at Main and Ervay

Address	Building	Links
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	[1]
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.

External links

• Downtown Partnership/Main Street

Districts of downtown Dallas

Bryan Place Cedars Deep Ellum Oak Lawn State Thomas Uptown Victory Park Arts District City Center District Convention Center District Farmers Market District Government District Main Street District Reunion District West End Historic District