Aston Park, Dallas

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Aston Park

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Aston Park in 2009.
Type public park
Location Dallas, Texas
Coordinates 32°47′00″N96°47′44″W / 32.783276°N 96.795420°W / 32.783276; -96.795420 Coordinates: 32°47′00″N96°47′44″W / 32.783276°N 96.795420°W / 32.783276; -96.795420
Created 1983 (1983)
Operated by City of Dallas
Open All year

Aston Park is a public park located in downtown Dallas, Texas, United States. The park is located on a triangle of land located between Pacific, Harwood and Live Oak in the City Center District.

Park area of open space used for recreation or conservation

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History

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Medallion at the entrance to Aston Park

The park was dedicated in 1983 in honor of James W. Aston, who was a prominent business leader and president of Republic National Bank in 1957. [1]

Adjacent to Republic Center, Corrigan Tower and Pacific Place, the park consists of a grove of mature trees and plaza area. As currently designed it receives little use because of its isolation from downtown activity centers. Future plans will incorporate Aston Park into the larger Pacific Plaza Park across Live Oak. [2]

Republic Center

Republic Center is a mixed-use complex at 300 N. Ervay Street and 325 N. St. Paul Street in the City Center District of downtown Dallas, Texas (USA), adjacent to Thanks-giving Square. The complex is located diagonally across the street from DART's St. Paul Station, which serves its Blue, Red, Orange, and Green light rail lines. It also contains part of the Dallas Pedestrian Network, with shops and restaurants in the lower levels of the building and is connected to the Bullington Truck Terminal.

Corrigan Tower

Corrigan Tower, also known as 1900 Pacific or 1900 Pacific Residences, is a high rise located at 1900 Pacific Avenue in the City Center District of Dallas, Texas. The building contains 20 floors, now made up of apartments but originally office space, and is of modernist design. It is situated on the high-traffic corner of St. Paul Street and Pacific Avenue, across from Aston Park and the future Pacific Plaza Park. It lies within the Harwood Historic District, but is not a contributing structure.

Pacific Plaza Park

Pacific Plaza Park will be a 3.0-acre (1.2 ha) public park located in downtown Dallas, Texas, United States. The park will be located between St. Paul Street and Harwood Street, north of Pacific Avenue in the City Center District. The City of Dallas acquired the land—currently parking lots—with help from the Trust for Public Land. A timeline for construction of the $9 million park has not been set. It is one of several downtown parks planned by the City of Dallas, which include Main Street Garden Park and Belo Garden Park.

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References

  1. Seidel, Jeff (2010-06-15). "Republic Bank". tshaonline.org. Retrieved 2017-12-13.
  2. http://www.forwarddallas.org/files/up/20061011/dt-parks-master.pdf%5Bpermanent+dead+link%5D Dallas Parks Master Plan