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MIDTOWN DEVELOPMENT LOOKS TO BRING UPTOWN FUNK TO NORTH DALLAS
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R E A L E S TAT E BECK VENTURES
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Winston School still guides creative learners after four decades 16
WHERE IS MIDTOWN? SOUTHERN BLVD.
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or decades, the area just north of LBJ Freeway and just east of Galleria Dallas has been like a patchwork quilt of mismatched uses. From car dealerships to strip malls to apartment complexes that weren’t really compatible with the surrounding community, it’s been an area in need of redevelopment, but perhaps more than that, in need of a vision. Enter Dallas Midtown, the 460-acre project that civic leaders and developers hope will revitalize North Dallas and help lure both companies and their employees back from the suburbs. Such a long-term, large-scale
project has been discussed for several years, on the heels of similar mixed-use success in the Uptown area. But there are signs the vision could soon be turning into reality. “There’s an awful lot of things that are bubbling around out there,” said Bruce Bradford, president of the North Dallas Chamber of Commerce. “Before there has been plenty of talk, but now we’re starting to see some real action.” Many entities have a stake in the plan, from the city to the chamber to a park board consisting of both developers and public officials. Dallas ISD has included a new elementary school to serve the area in its current bond
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