Everything about Lakewood Dallas Texas totally explained
Lakewood is a neighborhood in
east Dallas,
Texas (
USA). It is adjacent to
White Rock Lake,
Bryan Place, and
downtown Dallas.
About
Lakewood boasts the historic
Lakewood Theater, which shows classic films and hosts many contemporary musical and comedy events, and the popular
Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Gardens
. Surrounding the Lakewood Theater is an entire neighborhood of trendy restaurants, shopping venues, and historical landmarks such as the
Dixie House Cafe. Newer restaurants include the trendy comfort food provider
Kitchen 1924 Chef Sharon Hage's
Street Lakewood also has two of the most highly rated wine destinations of Dallas,
Times Ten Cellars and
The Wine Therapist . Older neighborhood restaurants that have become "institutions" are
Matt's "Ranchero" Martinez and
Angelo's Spaghetti House. Situated roughly between
Garland, East Dallas, and
Fair Park, Lakewood is a popular settling place for people looking for the city life but averse to high traffic. It is also popular with cyclists, runners, and hikers who want easy access to White Rock Lake.
One of the year's highlights is the massive Lakewood Fourth of July Parade and Celebration. Only non-commercial entries are allowed in the parade and a celebration follows at Tokalon Park. That evening the entire neighborhood enjoys fireworks on the Lakewood Country Club golf course.
Each fall, the Lakewood Early Childhood PTA raises hundreds of thousands of dollars for Lakewood Elementary with its
Fall Home Festival and Tour.
Lakewood is also home to
Lakewood Country Club Built in 1912, Lakewood Country Club’s three-story clubhouse overlooked a woodland that rolled and tumbled pleasantly over this fast growing East Dallas neighborhood. The Club’s founding fathers knew that the land at the corner of Gaston and Abrams would be a perfect spot for Dallas’ second 18-hole golf course.
There are many unique shopping areas with shops, bars, cafes and restaurants — most are original and not chains nor franchises.
History
Lakewood is a collection of old-fashioned neighborhoods, generally developed from the early 1900s to the 1950s, including Lakewood proper, Lakewood Heights, Junius Heights Historic District (Bungalow Heaven), Parks Estates, Caruth Terrace, Wilshire Heights, Mockingbird Heights, Hillside, Gastonwood-Coronado Hills, Hollywood Heights, and Belmont; among others. Commonly, people outside these neighborhoods group them together under the heading of Lakewood, The M-Streets, or Old East Dallas - which are overlapping regions in the near-eastern part of the city. Historic Swiss Avenue (Mansion Row) anchors the area towards Downtown.
Currently, there are a large number of Historic and Conservation Districts reflecting prodigious numbers of Craftsman, Prairie-Four Squares, Tudors, Spanish and Mediterranean Eclectic and Early Ranch homes, many of native Austin stone. The homes range from two-bedroom bungalows to massive estates on acreage. There is also a fair number of duplexes, four-plexes and very small apartment complexes.
Some of the older homes are being torn down in favor of much larger, more expensive homes. Real estate appreciation in the East Dallas area has been around 10% for the last five years and formerly run-down areas are now more expensive than most Dallas suburbs. Lakewood Proper has appreciated at approximately twice the rate of the rest of East Dallas and is now the third most expensive area in Dallas County.
Education
Primary and secondary schools
Public schools (DISD)
The
Dallas Independent School District serves the Lakewood area.
Elementary schools
Middle schools
J.L. Long Middle School (6-8)
High schools
Woodrow Wilson High School (9-12)
Private schools
Lakehill Preparatory School
Saint Thomas Aquinas School (External Link)
Zion Lutheran School (External Link)
Holy Trinity Catholic School(External Link)
Preschool programs
Lakewood Early Childhood PTA serves the area.
Public libraries
The Dallas Public Library Lakewood Branch is located at 6121 Worth Street, 75214.
Postal services
The United States Postal Service operates the Lakewood Post Office at 6120 Swiss Avenue, 75214-9998.
Popular Events
Entertainment
The Shakespeare Festival of Dallas debuted in 1972 in the Bandshell at Fair Park before moving to its current home at Samuell Grand Amphitheatre — appropriately in Samuell Grand Park — in 1989.
Media
The Dallas Morning News is the local citywide newspaper.
Lakewood People is a local community newspaper.
Further Information
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