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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 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 and Chef Sharon Hage's York Street. Lakewood also has two of the most highly rated wine destinations of Dallas, Times Ten Cellars, and The Wine Therapist. 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 the 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: http://www.lakewoodhomefestival.com

Lakewood is also home to Lakewood Country Club. Built in n 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. [1]


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)

There are three exemplary and three recognized schools in the area. Affluent East Dallasites still support the public schools in this part of Dallas Independent School District. Grade listings are current as of the 2006-2007 school year. In April of 2006, Woodrow Wilson High was named the top comprehensive high school in Dallas, ranking above 73 other urban and suburban schools. It was also one of in the top 3% in the nation in Newsweek's Top Schools issue. J.L. Long Middle School won its third straight state championship in science and math in 2007.

In 2007, Lipscomb Elementary School attained "Exemplary" status, while Lakewood, Stonewall Jackson and Robert E. Lee Elementary Schools all attained "Recognized" status. Nearby elementaries Mount Auburn and James Bonham are ranked "Exemplary." All except Bonham feed into Long and Woodrow.

Lakewood, Lipscomb, Mount Auburn and Stonewall Jackson were recently ranked as "Best in Texas" by Texas Monthly Magazine.

Elementary schools
Middle schools
High schools

Private schools

Public libraries

The Dallas Public Library Lakewood Branch is located at 6121 Worth Street, 75214 [5].

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.

References

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