Arts District, Dallas

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

Dallas Arts District
Location in Dallas
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountiesDallas
CityDallas
AreaDowntown
Area
 • Total0.11 sq mi (0.28 km2)
 • Land0.11 sq mi (0.28 km2)
 • Water0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)  0%
Elevation
459 ft (140 m)
ZIP code
75201, 75202
Area codes214, 469, 972
Websitethedallasartsdistrict.org

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 the founder and member of the Global Cultural Districts Network.

The district is 68 acres (0.28 km²) large and is home to some of Dallas’ most significant cultural landmarks including facilities for visual, performing, and developing arts.

Arts District venues
Pictured in the foreground is the Winspear Opera House with its reflecting pool and the Meyerson Symphony Center, both located within the Dallas Arts District.

The Arts District is home to 13 facilities and organizations including The Annette Strauss Square, the Belo 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, 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 on an ongoing basis. This includes everything from concerts to outdoor festivals, to lectures, youth education programs, and more.

Other structures

Transportation

Light rail

Streetcars
  • McKinney Avenue Transit Authority M-Line runs from McKinney Avenue south down St. Paul Street to Federal Street, east along Federal to Olive Street, and north on Olive back up to McKinney.[2]

Highways

Education
Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts

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.[3]

References
  1. The Dallas Morning News - 9 March 2005. "Council approves Arts District expansion Archived 2011-07-08 at the Wayback Machine" by Emily Ramshaw. (Original Location of article.) Retrieved 1 January 2007.
  2. "Trolley, McKinney Avenue Transit Authority, M-Line, Dallas, TX Schedules & Route Map". www.mata.org. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  3. Dallas ISD - 2006 School Feeder Patterns Archived 2007-04-09 at the Wayback Machine - North Dallas High School Archived 2007-02-05 at the Wayback Machine. (Maps: ES: Houston Archived June 20, 2007, at the Wayback Machine, Medrano Archived 2007-06-20 at the Wayback Machine; MS: Rusk Archived 2007-06-20 at the Wayback Machine; HS: North Dallas Archived 2007-06-20 at the Wayback Machine.) Retrieved 31 December 2006.

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