South Dallas

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South Dallas, Texas
Neighborhood of Dallas
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CityFlag of Dallas.svg Dallas
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ZIP codes
75215, 75210, 75227, 75217
Area code(s) 214, 469, 972

South Dallas is an area in Dallas, Texas. It is south of Downtown Dallas, bordered by Trinity River on the west, Interstate 30 on the north, and the Great Trinity Forest to the south and east. In recent years the City of Dallas and organizations including Dallas Area Habitat for Humanity and Rebuilding Together Dallas have begun revitalizing the area in an effort to make the area more attractive to homeowners and foster economic development. This includes high schools- Lincoln High School and James Madison High School.

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Neighborhoods

The following neighborhoods are generally considered part of or closely connected with South Dallas; some of them may not be located entirely within South Dallas or may be considered parts of South Dallas by some and not others. Some are official subdivisions and some have been named by neighborhood associations.

Economy and infrastructure

The United States Postal Service operates the South Dallas Post Office. [1]

In 2001, the City of Dallas approved an economic development plan to help revitalize South Dallas and the Fair Park area, both of which suffer from a comparatively high level of poverty.

Education

Primary and secondary schools

South Dallas is a geographic area within the Dallas Independent School District. The section is served by the following schools:

Elementary schools (multiple campuses)
Middle schools
High schools

Higher Education

The Bill J. Priest Institute for Economic Development, a campus of El Centro College of the Dallas County Community College District, [6] is located in a brick campus in Old South Dallas. Jim Schutze of the Dallas Observer described the building as "handsome." [7]

Transportation

Several thoroughfares, DART bus service, and DART light rail exist in South Dallas.

Buses

Light rail

Highways

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References

  1. "Post Office Location - LAKE HIGHLANDS." United States Postal Service. Retrieved on May 16, 2010.
  2. 1 2 3 Nicholson, Eric. "An Ode to Charles Rice Learning Center, the South Dallas School that Could." Dallas Observer . Thursday March 31, 2016. Retrieved on June 24, 2016.
  3. 1 2 Nicholson, Eric. "Taming Dade: The Fall and Rise of Dallas' Worst Public School." Dallas Observer . Wednesday September 30, 2015. Retrieved on June 24, 2016.
  4. 1 2 3 Nicholson, Eric. "DISD's Best Neighborhood School Is in ... South Dallas?" Dallas Observer . Wednesday December 16, 2015. Retrieved on June 24, 2016.
  5. "High School Cluster Feeder Patterns" (PDF). Dallas ISD. Retrieved February 4, 2019.
  6. "Bill J. Priest Institute for Economic Development." El Centro College. Retrieved on January 12, 2010.
  7. Schutze, Jim. "Absentee Minded." Dallas Observer . August 30, 2001. 7. Retrieved on January 12, 2010.