The Stemmons Corridor or Lower Stemmons is a stretch of industrial and commercial property in
northwest
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Dallas
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,
Texas
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(
USA
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). From
downtown
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north,
Interstate 35E (I-35E) is known as the Stemmons Freeway, named so for
Leslie Stemmons
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by his son,
John M. Stemmons. It lies north of downtown, west of
Oak Lawn, east of the
Trinity River and
Irving, and south of the Elm Fork of the Trinity River. The area has a considerable amount of hotels and office towers. Property in the district accounts for 20% of Dallas' tax base. I-35E in Dallas Texas is currently the widest freeway in the DFW area with 16 total lanes, 10 lanes of high speed freeway with 6 lanes of access roads, stretching from the Woodall Rodgers Expressway in Downtown Dallas to the State Highway 183 split. I-35E is one of the most congested freeways in the country.
Neighborhoods
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Dallas Market Center
Dallas Market Center is a 5 million square foot (460,000 m2) wholesale trade center in Dallas, Texas, United States, located at 2200 Stemmons Freeway, housing showrooms which sell consumer products including gifts, lighting, home décor, appare ...
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Victory Park (also considered part of
downtown
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or
Oak Lawn).
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Arlington Park
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(also considered a part of
West Dallas).
Other Key Buildings (excluding the Market Center)
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Hilton Anatole
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Infomart
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Renaissance Dallas Hotel
Infrastructure
Health systems
Southwestern Medical Center,
Parkland Memorial Hospital
Parkland Memorial Hospital is a public hospital located in Dallas, Texas. 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 Distri ...
(County Hospital), Dallas county Children's Medical center, and
St. Paul Hospital is located in the Stemmons Corridor.
Transportation
Commuter rail
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Medical/Market Center (TRE station)
Light rail
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DART: and
Highways
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Interstate 35E
See also
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References
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