West End Historic District

at , Dallas , 75202 United States

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Description

The West End Historic District of Dallas, Texas, is a historic district that includes a 67.5acre area in northwest downtown (United States), generally north of Commerce, east of I-35E, west of Lamar and south of Woodall Rodgers Freeway. It is south of Victory Park, west of the Arts, City Center, and Main Street districts, and north of the Government and Reunion districts. The district is listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places as Westend Historic District. The area is also a Dallas Landmark District.HistoryThe area that would become the West End 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, when President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in a Presidential motorcade traveling through Dealey Plaza. While the assassination brought the attention to the West End, the district's economy still struggled, with many businesses leaving the city center for suburban locations.

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Summary

West End Historic District is Dallas based place and this enity listed in Neighborhood category. 75202.