Harry Hines Blvd where Dallas North Tollway starts
Harry Hines Boulevard is a major street in
Dallas
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,
Texas
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, (
USA
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), to the west of
Uptown.
It was one of the 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 February 15, 1935, to April 11, 1941, and for the first two years as its chairman according to the records at the
Texas Department of Transportation
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.
Harry Hines Boulevard forms the main part of the route taken by the Kennedy motorcade to
Parkland Memorial Hospital
Parkland Memorial Hospital is a public hospital in Dallas, Texas, United States. It is the main hospital of the Parkland Health & Hospital System and serves as Dallas County's public hospital. It is located within the Southwestern Medical D ...
immediately after the
assassination shooting in November 1963. It is home to the
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas. Today, the Harry Hines area is home to a wholesale district filled with wholesale warehouses.
Harry Hines Boulevard is also known for being a street populated with prostitution, seedy adult establishments, a street drug culture, and drug motels. However, most of these businesses have gone away in recent years.
Harry Hines is also well known for its Korean Cuisine, as the Asian Trade District is located along the street.
Loop 354
Loop 354 was designated on September 19, 1961, from
Interstate 35E (I-35E) to Saner Avenue and I-35E in
Downtown Dallas
Downtown Dallas is the central business district (CBD) of Dallas, Texas, United States, located in the geographic center of the city. It is the second-largest business district in the state of Texas. The area termed "Downtown" has traditionally ...
. The highway traversed old sections of
U.S. Route 67 (US 67),
US 77, and
US 80, and was signed as
US 67 Business (US 67 Bus.),
US 77 Bus., and
US 80 Bus., according to which one it was the old route of. On June 25, 1991, the section of Loop 354 from Saner Avenue to
Loop 12 was cancelled and removed from the state highway system, as that section of Loop 354, as well as
Loop 260, were given to the city of Dallas. This section is now Harry Hines Boulevard,
Cedar Springs Road, Field Street,
Spur 366/Broom Street/McKinney Avenue, Lamar Street, Elm Street/Commerce Street,
Houston Street
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/Market Street, Jefferson Street Viaduct, Marsalis Jefferson, and Zang Boulevard.
The remainder of Loop 354 was given to the city of Dallas on March 29, 2018.
Junction list
References
External links
St. Ann's School, Dallas on what is now Harry Hines Boulevard
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Streets in Dallas
