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South Dallas is an area in Dallas, Texas, (USA). It is usually either defined in one of two ways: As the area south of the Trinity River and south of Interstate 30, which consist mostly of Oak Cliff and Pleasant Grove, or to the area bounded by I-30 and Downtown Dallas to the north, the Trinity River to the west and south, and the Pleasant Grove area to the east. The intersection of Hatcher & Malcolm X Blvd is one of the most Notorious areas in the United States.[citation needed] Home of the Queen City (44 Oakland) Neighborhood. In recent years, revitalization programs have begun in an effort to make the area more attractive and to foster economic development. The area has long been home to a largely African American community.
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[edit] Neighborhoods
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- Bonton
- The Cedars
- 357 Dixon Circle
- 42ce
- Exposition Park
- Fair Park
- Hampton Terrance
- Joppa
- Queen City
- Rose Garden
- St. Phillips
- Wheatley Place historic district
- Phylls Wheatley Neighborhood, Known as Four Deuce (42ce)
- South Boulevard & Park Row Historic District
- 44Oakland
- Turner Courts
- Park Row
[edit] Education
[edit] Primary and secondary schools
South Dallas is within the Dallas Independent School District.
James Madison High School serves students in grades 9-12. Originally named Forest Avenue High School, the school's name and official colors, emblem, and mascot were changed in 1956 at the request of the parents' association and students after the district decided to re-designate the institution as a "Negro school" (the district had not yet agreed to begin desegregation as specified by the Brown v. Board of Education decision).
Lincoln High School serves students in grades 9-12.
In the early 1970s, South Dallas schools, along with those nearby in Oak Cliff, became the focus of a long-running and bitter court battle over desegregation, famously overseen by Federal Justice Barefoot Sanders. As a result, DISD's schools were not officially declared desegregated until 2003.[citation needed]
[edit] Colleges and universities
The Bill J. Priest Institute for Economic Development, a campus of El Centro College of the Dallas County Community College District,[1] is located in a brick campus in Old South Dallas. Jim Schutze of the Dallas Observer described the building as "handsome."[2]
[edit] Government and infrastructure
Key precincts in Southern Dallas voted overwhelmingly for the Trinity River referendum on May 2, 1998.[2]
[edit] Transportation
[edit] Trains
[edit] Light rail
[edit] Highways
[edit] Gallery
[edit] References
- ^ "Bill J. Priest Institute for Economic Development." El Centro College. Retrieved on January 12, 2010.
- ^ a b Schutze, Jim. "Absentee Minded." Dallas Observer. August 30, 2001. 7. Retrieved on January 12, 2010.
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