West End Historic District (Dallas)

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A giant dinosaur greets visitors to the West End Market Place.

The West End Historic District is an area in northwest downtown Dallas, Texas (USA), north of Commerce, east of I-35E, west of Lamar and south of Woodall Rodgers Freeway. It is located directly south of Victory Park.

History

The area that would become the West End was originally consisted simply of a trading post, established by John Neely Bryan. In July 1872, the Houston & Texas Central Railroad arrived in downtown, attracting manufacturing companies whose warehouses would come to define the architecture of the West End. The district reached nationwide prominence in the 1960s, however, when President John F. Kennedy was shot in its Dealey Plaza. While the assassination brought the district attention, the district's economy was struggling, with many businesses leaving the city center for suburban locations. Today, over seven million people visit the West End annually, making it one of the city's leading tourist attractions.

Attractions

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Tourists in the West End stroll down Market Street.

• The American Museum of the Miniature Arts
• The Conspiracy Museum
• John Fitzgerald Kennedy Memorial
• The Sixth Floor Museum, located in the Texas School Book Depository, the building from which Lee Harvey Oswald allegedly shot President Kennedy.
• West End Marketplace

Transportation

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Looking west along Pacific Street at West End Station.

Trains

Light rail

• DART: Blue Line + Red Line
  • West End Station

Education

The district is zoned to schools in the Dallas Independent School District.

Residents of the district south of Pacific are zoned to City Park Elementary School, Anderson Middle School, and Madison High School. Residents north of Pacific are zoned to Zaragoza Elementary School, Spence Middle School, and North Dallas High School.

Starting in the 2006-2007 school year, the Anderson Middle School portion will instead be served by Dade Middle School.

References

• http://www.dallaswestend.org/

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