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Love Field, Dallas, Texas (neighborhood)
Encyclopedia
Love Field is a neighborhood located in northwest
Dallas
, Texas
(USA
). It lies southwest of and is adjacent to Dallas Love Field Airport and is bounded by Denton Road, Inwood Road, Harry Hines Boulevard
, and Webb Chapel Extension. The neighborhood takes its name from Love Field Airport.
The main business in Love Field is Dallas Love Field. Southwest Airlines
's headquarters are located at 2702 Love Field Drive, adjacent to the airport.
There are several other large manufacturing plants in the neighborhood.
. It lies between Northwest Highway and Dallas Love Field . Other notable areas are the park around Bachman lake as well as several runoffs from the Trinity River
.
The Dallas Independent School District
operates local public schools. The area is within the Board of Trustees District 8; as of 2008 Adam Medrano represents the district.
Obadiah Knight Elementary School, a public elementary school, is within Love Field. All residents zoned to Knight are also zoned to Thomas J. Rusk Middle School and Thomas Jefferson High School http://www.dallasisd.org/demo/schoolinfo/feeder2007/jefferson.htm.
is a Roman Catholic school of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Dallas
. OLPH students range in age from Pre-K to eight grade . OLPH is located across the street from Knight Elementary School.
Northwest Dallas
Northwest Dallas is an area consisting of many communities and neighborhoods in Dallas, Texas, .- Neighborhoods :* Koreatown* Love Field* Stemmons Corridor* Arlington Park and it is considered apart of West Dallas- Light rail :...
Dallas
Dallas, Texas
Dallas is the third-largest city in Texas and the ninth-largest in the United States. The Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex is the largest metropolitan area in the South and fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States...
, Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
(USA
United States
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). It lies southwest of and is adjacent to Dallas Love Field Airport and is bounded by Denton Road, Inwood Road, Harry Hines Boulevard
Harry Hines Boulevard
Harry Hines Boulevard is a major street in Dallas, Texas, , to the west of Uptown.It was one of the very first 'highways' in Texas, and is named for Harry Hines in honor of his work helping to get roads paved in this part of the state. Harry Hines served on the Texas Highway Commission from Feb...
, and Webb Chapel Extension. The neighborhood takes its name from Love Field Airport.
Economy
Southwest Airlines
Southwest Airlines Co. is an American low-cost airline based in Dallas, Texas. Southwest is the largest airline in the United States, based upon domestic passengers carried,...
's headquarters are located at 2702 Love Field Drive, adjacent to the airport.
There are several other large manufacturing plants in the neighborhood.
Geography
The only body of water within Love Field is Bachman LakeBachman Lake
Bachman Lake is a small freshwater lake located in the Love Field neighborhood of northwest Dallas, Texas . It covers in northwest Dallas and lies on the northwest boundary of Dallas Love Field in the airport's landing path...
. It lies between Northwest Highway and Dallas Love Field . Other notable areas are the park around Bachman lake as well as several runoffs from the Trinity River
Trinity River (Texas)
The Trinity River is a long river that flows entirely within the U.S. state of Texas. It rises in extreme north Texas, a few miles south of the Red River. The headwaters are separated by the high bluffs on the south side of the Red River....
.
Public schools
Dallas Independent School District
The Dallas Independent School District is a school district based in Dallas, Texas . Dallas ISD, which operates schools in much of Dallas County, is the second largest school district in Texas and the twelfth largest in the United States.In 2009, the school district was rated "academically...
operates local public schools. The area is within the Board of Trustees District 8; as of 2008 Adam Medrano represents the district.
Obadiah Knight Elementary School, a public elementary school, is within Love Field. All residents zoned to Knight are also zoned to Thomas J. Rusk Middle School and Thomas Jefferson High School http://www.dallasisd.org/demo/schoolinfo/feeder2007/jefferson.htm.
Private schools
Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic SchoolOur Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic School
Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic School is a Roman Catholic elementary and middle school located in the Love Field neighborhood of Dallas, Texas . The school is part of the Parish, Our Lady of Perpetual Help...
is a Roman Catholic school of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Dallas
Roman Catholic Diocese of Dallas
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Dallas is a Roman Catholic diocese in Texas. It was founded on July 15, 1890 by Pope Leo XIII. The diocese's cathedral is the Cathedral Shrine of the Virgin of Guadalupe....
. OLPH students range in age from Pre-K to eight grade . OLPH is located across the street from Knight Elementary School.
Crime
The Love Field area lies roughly within the Dallas Police Department beats 121-126, 131-135, 143, 145, 541, and 542. Within these beats a number of crimes were committed(2006):- 8 Murders
- 35 Rapes
- 373 Robberies
- 325 Aggravated Assaults
- 494 Burglaries
- 2,087 Thefts
- 875 Auto Thefts