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The Main Street District of downtown Dallas, Texas (USA) runs along Main Street, an east-west street running from its split with Commerce street under the triple-overpass to Carroll Avenue, where it becomes Columbia Avenue, in east Dallas. The portion considered the Main Street District is between Lamar Street and the US 75/I-45 (I-345) elevated highway.
Main Street has historically been the center of the city of Dallas.
Main Street was the first area to really pick up steam within downtown Dallas in terms of urban revival; plenty of grand historic buildings that had been neglected were available for conversion and renovation. Main Street's main feature is Pegasus Plaza, an urban enclave bounded by the Magnolia Hotel, the Iron Cactus Restaurant, obar, Dallas Fish Market, and The Kirby Building.
[edit] Completed projects
- 1900 Elm, the former Tiche Goettinger Department Store, 129 rental lofts in 1997.
- The Wilson Building, 135 rental units in 1999.
- Main Street lofts, 8 rental units in 1999.
- The Kirby Building, 156 rental units in 1999.
- Magnolia Hotel, 300 room hotel in 1999.
- The Davis Building, 183 rental units in 2003.
- Dallas Power and Light Complex, 158 rental units in 2004.
[edit] Current projects
Construction on 1407 Main, part of the Third Rail Lofts
- Chase Bank Building - Opening November 15, 2007
- Old Red Renovation
- John Neely Bryan + Kennedy Plaza Renovations
- Third Rail Lofts
- Gulf States Building - renovation into 68 residential units.
- 1407 Main - new 17 story tower, with lower level public parking and 84 residential units.
- 1414 Elm - 14 loft apartments
- Luqa and the Petrus Lounge
- UNT Law School
- El Centro Expansion
- Metropolitan Renovation + Garage, into 283 condo units.
- Praetorian Building + Renovation
- Mercantile Bank Building + Renovation into 225 rental units with a new 15 story 150 rental units.
- Dallas National Bank Building into the Hotel Elan, a luxury hotel.
[edit] Structures on Main
Looking east down Main from Akard in 1913
A parade down Main c. 1920
[edit] 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]
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