Wilshire Heights, Dallas

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Wilshire Heights is a residential neighborhood in eastern Dallas, Texas (USA). It is adjacent to several East Dallas neighborhoods including: Lakewood, Stonewall Terrace, Lakewood Heights, and Caruth Terrace. [1]

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East Dallas, also referred to by the East Dallas Chamber of Commerce as the Lake & Garden District, is an expansive area of numerous communities and neighborhoods in Dallas, Texas that border nearby suburban cities to the east. Such as Garland, Mesquite, and Balch Springs, Texas.

Wilshire Heights is bound by Abrams Street to the east, East Mockingbird Lane to the north, Skillman Street to the west, and Mercedes Avenue to the south.

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References

  1. ↑ Dallas Neighborhoods Map (#205)


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