Lower Greenville, Dallas, Texas
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Lower Greenville is a neighborhood in east
Dallas
, Texas
(USA
), west of Lakewood. Specifically, the neighborhood is the area adjacent to Greenville Avenue south of Mockingbird Lane and north of Belmont Avenue. The area south of Belmont Avenue is often, and more specifically, called "Lowest Greenville," and the area north of Mockingbird Lane is called "Upper Greenville." "Lower Greenville" is also used to refer to the neighborhoods surrounding Greenville Avenue, including Vickery Place, the Belmont Addition
, Greenland Hills
(the "M Streets"), and Stonewall. It straddles Dallas Council Districts 14 and 2.
parade, it is Upper Greenville (north of Mockingbird Avenue) that serves as the parade route. The Lower Greenville area hosts a big Saint Patrick's day block party between Vanderbilt Avenue and Vickery Boulevard on Greenville Avenue after the parade. Lower Greenville has benefitted somewhat by the decline in popularity in recent years of Deep Ellum
, especially with the renovation and reinvention of the Historic Granada Theater (constructed in 1946 as a Movie House) in recent years as a major music venue (hosting many music acts that would have performed at the now defunct Gypsy Tea Room in Deep Ellum), and indeed voted most popular live music venue in Dallas by the Dallas Observer in 2007, 2008 and 2009..
(US 75
)) plays today. Before the construction of the North Central Expressway
in the 1950s, Greenville Avenue was the main route from Northern Dallas into downtown, with the H&TC railroad occupying the current location of North Central Expressway
. In the 1910s, Goodwin Avenue was at the far north end of Greenville Avenue and served East Dallas including the Belmont Addition
and Vickery Place Addition. In the 1920's, the Greenland Hills
Addition was platted North of Vickery Place, and Mockingbird Lane became the northern boundary of the City of Dallas. Prior to the mid 1920's, Greenville Avenue was known as the "Richardson Road" or the "Richardson Pike". Before the construction of the North Central Expressway
in 1950, Greenville Avenue was the main route to Richardson, Plano, McKinney and north to the states of Oklahoma and Arkansas. It is for this reason that the "Lower Greenville" area was developed as one of the most important centers in Dallas for shopping and restaurants, especially the area comprising "Lowest Greenville" in modern times. The arrival of the automobile in Dallas was via Greenville Avenue, and even today the Lower Greenville Avenue area is a hot spot for automobile and motorcycle enthusiasts. This is especially true for what is arguably the center of the Lower Greenville area, the intersection of Goodwin Ave and Greenville Ave, which has been a popular gathering spot and watering hole since at least the 1930s. The Granada Theater was built on Greenville Avenue in 1946, and was originally a movie house. Today, it is an important music venue. It has been wonderfully preserved, and still looks just like this illustration in a news story from 1946. http://www.artandseek.org/organization.php?id=798
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Dallas
Dallas, Texas
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, Texas
Texas
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), west of Lakewood. Specifically, the neighborhood is the area adjacent to Greenville Avenue south of Mockingbird Lane and north of Belmont Avenue. The area south of Belmont Avenue is often, and more specifically, called "Lowest Greenville," and the area north of Mockingbird Lane is called "Upper Greenville." "Lower Greenville" is also used to refer to the neighborhoods surrounding Greenville Avenue, including Vickery Place, the Belmont Addition
Belmont, Dallas, Texas
Belmont is a neighborhood in east Dallas, Texas . The neighborhood mainly consists of a collection of houses constructed in the 1910s and 1920s, in the Lower Greenville area...
, Greenland Hills
Greenland Hills, Dallas, Texas
Greenland Hills is a neighborhood in east Dallas, Texas . It is bounded on the west by North Central Expressway , on the south by Vanderbilt Avenue, on the east by Greenville Avenue and on the north by McCommas Boulevard....
(the "M Streets"), and Stonewall. It straddles Dallas Council Districts 14 and 2.
About
Lower Greenville is a major entertainment district in Dallas south of Mockingbird Lane containing many popular bars, restaurants, boutique stores and live music venues. Although most of the bar and restaurants of Lower Greenville host the annual Saint Patrick's DaySaint Patrick's Day
Saint Patrick's Day is a religious holiday celebrated internationally on 17 March. It commemorates Saint Patrick , the most commonly recognised of the patron saints of :Ireland, and the arrival of Christianity in Ireland. It is observed by the Catholic Church, the Anglican Communion , the Eastern...
parade, it is Upper Greenville (north of Mockingbird Avenue) that serves as the parade route. The Lower Greenville area hosts a big Saint Patrick's day block party between Vanderbilt Avenue and Vickery Boulevard on Greenville Avenue after the parade. Lower Greenville has benefitted somewhat by the decline in popularity in recent years of Deep Ellum
Deep Ellum
Deep Ellum is an arts and entertainment district near downtown in east Dallas, Texas . It lies directly east of the elevated I-45/US 75 freeway and extends to Exposition Avenue, connected to downtown by, from north to south, Pacific, Elm, Main, Commerce, and Canton streets...
, especially with the renovation and reinvention of the Historic Granada Theater (constructed in 1946 as a Movie House) in recent years as a major music venue (hosting many music acts that would have performed at the now defunct Gypsy Tea Room in Deep Ellum), and indeed voted most popular live music venue in Dallas by the Dallas Observer in 2007, 2008 and 2009..
History
In the early 20th Century, Greenville Avenue was one of the most important roads in Dallas, serving the new residential areas in East Dallas and indeed played the part that the North Central ExpresswayCentral Expressway (Dallas)
Central Expressway is a north–south highway in Dallas, Texas and surrounding areas.- North Central Expressway :The best-known section is the North Central Expressway, a name for a freeway section of U.S. Highway 75 between downtown Dallas and McKinney, Texas...
(US 75
U.S. Route 75
U.S. Route 75 is a north–south U.S. Highway. The highway's northern terminus is in Kittson County, Minnesota, at the Canadian border, where it continues as Manitoba Highway 75 on the other side of a closed border crossing. Its southern terminus is at Interstate 30 and Interstate 45 in Dallas,...
)) plays today. Before the construction of the North Central Expressway
Central Expressway (Dallas)
Central Expressway is a north–south highway in Dallas, Texas and surrounding areas.- North Central Expressway :The best-known section is the North Central Expressway, a name for a freeway section of U.S. Highway 75 between downtown Dallas and McKinney, Texas...
in the 1950s, Greenville Avenue was the main route from Northern Dallas into downtown, with the H&TC railroad occupying the current location of North Central Expressway
Central Expressway (Dallas)
Central Expressway is a north–south highway in Dallas, Texas and surrounding areas.- North Central Expressway :The best-known section is the North Central Expressway, a name for a freeway section of U.S. Highway 75 between downtown Dallas and McKinney, Texas...
. In the 1910s, Goodwin Avenue was at the far north end of Greenville Avenue and served East Dallas including the Belmont Addition
Belmont, Dallas, Texas
Belmont is a neighborhood in east Dallas, Texas . The neighborhood mainly consists of a collection of houses constructed in the 1910s and 1920s, in the Lower Greenville area...
and Vickery Place Addition. In the 1920's, the Greenland Hills
Greenland Hills, Dallas, Texas
Greenland Hills is a neighborhood in east Dallas, Texas . It is bounded on the west by North Central Expressway , on the south by Vanderbilt Avenue, on the east by Greenville Avenue and on the north by McCommas Boulevard....
Addition was platted North of Vickery Place, and Mockingbird Lane became the northern boundary of the City of Dallas. Prior to the mid 1920's, Greenville Avenue was known as the "Richardson Road" or the "Richardson Pike". Before the construction of the North Central Expressway
Central Expressway (Dallas)
Central Expressway is a north–south highway in Dallas, Texas and surrounding areas.- North Central Expressway :The best-known section is the North Central Expressway, a name for a freeway section of U.S. Highway 75 between downtown Dallas and McKinney, Texas...
in 1950, Greenville Avenue was the main route to Richardson, Plano, McKinney and north to the states of Oklahoma and Arkansas. It is for this reason that the "Lower Greenville" area was developed as one of the most important centers in Dallas for shopping and restaurants, especially the area comprising "Lowest Greenville" in modern times. The arrival of the automobile in Dallas was via Greenville Avenue, and even today the Lower Greenville Avenue area is a hot spot for automobile and motorcycle enthusiasts. This is especially true for what is arguably the center of the Lower Greenville area, the intersection of Goodwin Ave and Greenville Ave, which has been a popular gathering spot and watering hole since at least the 1930s. The Granada Theater was built on Greenville Avenue in 1946, and was originally a movie house. Today, it is an important music venue. It has been wonderfully preserved, and still looks just like this illustration in a news story from 1946. http://www.artandseek.org/organization.php?id=798