{{short description|Neighborhood in Dallas, Texas}} {{Use mdy dates|date=February 2025}} {{Use American English|date=January 2025}} {{Infobox settlement | official_name = City Center District | nickname = | image_skyline = Downtown skyline in Dallas.jpg | image_caption = The majority of these buildings are within the City Center District | image_flag = | image_seal = | image_map = Dallas, Texas map - City Center District.svg | map_caption = Location in [[Dallas, Texas|Dallas]] | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = United States | subdivision_type1 = [[U.S. state|State]] | subdivision_name1 = [[Texas]] | subdivision_type2 = [[List of Texas counties|Counties]] | subdivision_name2 = [[Dallas County, Texas|Dallas]] | subdivision_type3 = City | subdivision_name3 = [[Dallas, Texas|Dallas]] | subdivision_type4 = Area | subdivision_name4 = [[downtown Dallas|Downtown]] | area_magnitude = | area_total_km2 = | area_total_sq_mi = | area_land_km2 = | area_land_sq_mi = | area_water_km2 = | area_water_sq_mi = | area_water_percent = | population_as_of = | population_note = | population_total = | population_density_km2 = | population_density_sq_mi = | elevation_ft = 459 | elevation_m = 140 | postal_code_type = ZIP code | postal_code = 75201, 75202 | area_codes = [[Area code 214|214]], [[Area code 469|469]], [[Area code 972|972]] | website = | footnotes = }} The '''City Center District''' is an area in north-central [[downtown Dallas|downtown]] [[Dallas, Texas|Dallas]], [[Texas]] ([[United States|USA]]). It lies south of the [[Arts District, Dallas, Texas|Arts District]], north of the [[Main Street District, Dallas, Texas|Main Street District]], northwest of [[Deep Ellum, Dallas, Texas|Deep Ellum]], southwest of [[Bryan Place, Dallas, Texas|Bryan Place]] and east of the [[West End Historic District, Dallas, Texas|West End Historic District]]. The district contains a large concentration of downtown commercial space which prior to 1950 had been concentrated along Main Street. The district also contains remnants of Theatre Row, the historical entertainment area along Elm Street which contained theatres such as the [[Majestic Theatre (Dallas)|Majestic Theatre]].

== Notable structures and parks == {{div col}} * [[2100 Ross Avenue]] * [[Sheraton Dallas Hotel]] * [[Bryan Tower]] * [[The Drever]] * [[Energy Plaza]] * [[Fidelity Union Tower]] * [[Republic Center]] * [[Harwood Center]] * [[Chase Tower (Dallas)|JPMorgan Chase Tower]] * [[KPMG Centre]] * [[Majestic Theatre (Dallas)|Majestic Theatre]] * [[Patriot Tower]] * [[Plaza of the Americas (Dallas)|Plaza of the Americas]] * [[Renaissance Tower (Dallas)|Renaissance Tower]] * [[Ross Tower]] * [[Thanksgiving Tower]] * [[United States Post Office and Courthouse (Dallas, Texas)|U.S. Post Office]] * [[Corrigan Tower]] * [[211 North Ervay]] * [[505 North Ervay]] * [[Hartford Building (Dallas, Texas)|Hartford Building]] * [[Thanks-Giving Square]] * [[Aston Park, Dallas|Aston Park]] {{div col end}}

== Transportation == [[File:St. Paul DART Station.jpg|thumb|St. Paul Station]]

=== Highways === * [[File:US 75.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Highway 75 (Texas)|US 75]] [[Central Expressway (Dallas)|Central Expressway]]/[[File:I-45.svg|20px]] [[Interstate 45 (Texas)|I-45]] connection (unsigned [[File:I-345.svg|20px]] [[Interstate 345 (Texas)|I-345]])

=== Streetcars === * {{rint|heritage|tram}} '''MATA''': [[M-Line Trolley]] :The M-Line Trolley is a [[heritage streetcar]] that provides service between [[Cityplace/Uptown station]] in [[Uptown, Dallas|Uptown]] and [[St. Paul station (DART)|St Paul station]] in [[Downtown Dallas|Downtown]]. Service is free. :The M-Line features 40 dedicated stops serving key destinations including: [[West Village, Dallas|the West Village]], McKinney Avenue, [[Klyde Warren Park]], the [[Arts District, Dallas|Dallas Arts District]], four historical cemeteries, and the [[State Thomas, Dallas|State Thomas historic neighborhood]].

=== Trains === *{{rint|rail}} '''[[Dallas Area Rapid Transit|DART]]''' {{DART B}}, {{DART R}}, {{DART G}}, {{DART O}} ''(listed south to north)'' ** [[Akard Station]] ** [[St. Paul (DART station)|St. Paul Station]] ** [[Pearl/Arts District station|Pearl/Arts District Station]]

== Education == [[File:First Baptist Academy Dallas Downtown Campus.jpg|left|thumb|First Baptist Academy Downtown Campus]] The City Center District is served by the [[Dallas Independent School District]].

The neighborhood schools for downtown are outside of the loop.

Four elementary schools&mdash;[[City Park Elementary School|City Park]], [[Sam Houston Elementary School (McAllen, Texas)|Sam Houston]], [[Hope Medrano Elementary School|Hope Medrano]], and [[Ignacio Zaragoza Elementary School|Ignacio Zaragoza]]; three middle schools&mdash;[[Billy Earl Dade Middle School|Billy Earl Dade]], [[Thomas J. Rusk Middle School|Thomas J. Rusk]], and [[Alex W. Spence Middle School|Alex W. Spence]]; and two high schools&mdash;[[James Madison High School (Dallas)|James Madison]] and [[North Dallas High School|North Dallas]], serve the district.<ref name="feederpatterns1">[http://www.dallasisd.org/ Dallas ISD] - [http://www.dallasisd.org/eval/schoolinfo/indexfeeder.htm 2006 School Feeder Patterns] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070409160022/http://www.dallasisd.org/eval/schoolinfo/indexfeeder.htm |date=April 9, 2007 }} - [http://www.dallasisd.org/eval/schoolinfo/feeder2006/madison.htm James Madison High School] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070205180525/http://www.dallasisd.org/eval/schoolinfo/feeder2006/madison.htm |date=2007-02-05 }}. (Maps: '''ES:''' [http://www.dallasisd.org/eval/schoolinfo/eszones2006/CityPark2006.pdf City Park] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070620084331/http://www.dallasisd.org/eval/schoolinfo/eszones2006/CityPark2006.pdf |date=2007-06-20 }}; '''MS:''' [http://www.dallasisd.org/eval/schoolinfo/midzones2006/Dade2006.pdf Dade] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070620084335/http://www.dallasisd.org/eval/schoolinfo/midzones2006/Dade2006.pdf |date=2007-06-20 }}; '''HS:''' [http://www.dallasisd.org/eval/schoolinfo/highzones2006/Madison2006.pdf Madison] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070620084333/http://www.dallasisd.org/eval/schoolinfo/highzones2006/Madison2006.pdf |date=2007-06-20 }}.) Retrieved 31 December 2006.</ref><ref name="feederpatterns2">[http://www.dallasisd.org/ Dallas ISD] - [http://www.dallasisd.org/eval/schoolinfo/indexfeeder.htm 2006 School Feeder Patterns] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070409160022/http://www.dallasisd.org/eval/schoolinfo/indexfeeder.htm |date=April 9, 2007 }} - [http://www.dallasisd.org/eval/schoolinfo/feeder2006/ndallas.htm North Dallas High School] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070205180540/http://www.dallasisd.org/eval/schoolinfo/feeder2006/ndallas.htm |date=February 5, 2007 }}. (Maps: '''ES:''' [http://www.dallasisd.org/eval/schoolinfo/eszones2006/Houston2006.pdf Houston] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070620082855/http://www.dallasisd.org/eval/schoolinfo/eszones2006/Houston2006.pdf |date=June 20, 2007 }}, [http://www.dallasisd.org/eval/schoolinfo/eszones2006/Medrano2006.pdf Medrano] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070620082858/http://www.dallasisd.org/eval/schoolinfo/eszones2006/Medrano2006.pdf |date=2007-06-20 }}, [https://web.archive.org/web/20070620084336/http://www.dallasisd.org/eval/schoolinfo/eszones2006/Zaragoza2006.pdf Zaragoza]; '''MS:''' [http://www.dallasisd.org/eval/schoolinfo/midzones2006/Rusk2006.pdf Rusk] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070620082857/http://www.dallasisd.org/eval/schoolinfo/midzones2006/Rusk2006.pdf |date=2007-06-20 }}, [http://www.dallasisd.org/eval/schoolinfo/midzones2006/Spence2006.pdf Spence] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070620084332/http://www.dallasisd.org/eval/schoolinfo/midzones2006/Spence2006.pdf |date=June 20, 2007 }}; '''HS:''' [http://www.dallasisd.org/eval/schoolinfo/highzones2006/NorthDallas2006.pdf North Dallas] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070620082900/http://www.dallasisd.org/eval/schoolinfo/highzones2006/NorthDallas2006.pdf |date=June 20, 2007 }}.) Retrieved 31 December 2006.</ref>

'''Private Schools'''

Holy Trinity Catholic School has served Dallas' central neighborhoods since 1914 and is located at the corner of Oak Lawn Avenue and Gilbert Avenue. Providing early education for three-year-olds through eighth grade, Holy Trinity is the oldest continually operating Catholic school in North Texas.

Residents are also served by [[First Baptist Academy of Dallas]], a [[Biblical inerrancy|Biblically-integrated]], [[University-preparatory school|college preparatory]] K-12 school located in the city center district of downtown Dallas.

== References == {{reflist}} {{Downtown Dallas}} {{Neighborhoods in Dallas|selected=downtown}} {{Dallas}}

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