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Downtown Dallas: West End Historical District: bounded by the Woodall Rodgers Freeway, Commerce and Lamar streets.
For entertainment there are several pockets of restaurants and bars here that are notable. Downtown Dallas is host to the West End Historical District, over 20 blocks of restaurants, shops, bars and offices that is open to foot traffic only. Occupying the original site of Dallas as plotted by John Neely Bryan, the West End includes a three-tiered mall as its focal point. Dallas Alley, a $3 million enterprise, can fulfill your every nightclub dream.
Greenville Avenue: Another entertainment option is Greenville Avenue, which began as a residential community of gingerbread cottages. As Greenville stretches miles, it has segmented itself into several key areas.
Upper Greenville boasts a lively blend of high-end restaurants and nightlife. Lower Greenville is more for the casual outdoor dining and boutique-type shops. Lowest Greenville, the Bohemian section, boasts an array of multi-cultural restaurants, pubs and several antique shops.
Highland Park: Highland Park was designed by landscape architect Wilbur David Cooke, who also planned Beverly Hills. You’ll find the most ornate homes along Lakeside Drive.
Deep Ellum: East of downtown, bounded by Central Expressway, I-30 and Parry at Fair Park. Deep Ellum has historically provided an alternative to the mainstream crowd at the West End. It flourished during Prohibition, with jazz and blues performances.
Uptown: Uptown, just north of downtown and connected to the Arts district via trolley, has become a mixed-use wonderland perfect for visitors. Its red brick streets are lined with restaurants and stores. McKinney Avenue runs through the district; thus the trolley is the “McKinney trolley” and you’ll often hear locals refer to it as the McKinney district. Here are but a few of the shopping choices.
Shopping in Dallas
There’s a saying about Dallas shopping: “If it can’t be bought in Dallas, it can’t be bought anywhere.” While part of that might be a little Texas bravado, it’s mostly true.
Dallas boasts more shopping centers per capita than any other US city. Not only is it home to Neiman Marcus, created here in 1907, it is headquarters for retail giant JC Penney. Highland Park Village was the first shopping center in the country.
In addition to being a retail center, the Dallas Market Center is one of the world’s largest wholesale trade complexes. Its 9.2 million square feet, spread over 175 acres, host more than 200,000 buyers annually and rings up more than $7.5 billion in sales.
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