Akard
Akard is a railway stop in Dallas, Texas. Akard is situated nearby to the art gallery Samuel Lynne Galleries, as well as near the government office DART.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Akard station and Thanks-Giving Square.
Akard station
Railway station
Photo: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain.
Akard station is a DART rail station in Dallas, Texas. It is located in the City Center District on Pacific Avenue, between Akard and Field Streets. It opened on June 14, 1996, and is a station on the Red, Orange, Green and Blue lines, serving Elm Place, One Main Place, Renaissance Tower, Thanks-Giving Square and Thanksgiving Tower.
Thanks-Giving Square
Park
Pegasus Plaza
Park
Photo: Jmabel, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Pegasus Plaza is a public park located in downtown Dallas, Texas. Located at the corner of Akard and Main Street in the Main Street District, the plaza takes its name from Pegasus, the iconic sign atop the adjacent Magnolia Hotel and the mythical flying horse. Pegasus Plaza is situated 650 feet southeast of Akard.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Downtown Dallas and West End Historic District.
Downtown Dallas
Photo: Traveler100, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Downtown Dallas is the Central Business District of the city of Dallas. Traditionally defined as the area within the belt of freeways surrounding the centre, it is now deemed to have expanded to an area known as Uptown, north of the Woodall Rodgers Freeway thanks to the new walkable Klyde Warren Park, while in the east the center spills across US-75 into the Deep Ellum neighborhood.
West End Historic District
Neighborhood
Photo: Drumguy8800, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The West End Historic District of Dallas, Texas, is a historic district that includes a 67.5-acre area in northwest downtown, generally north of Commerce, east of I-35E, west of Lamar and south of the Woodall Rodgers Freeway.
Arts District
Neighborhood
Photo: Luis Tamayo, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Arts District is a performing and visual arts district in downtown Dallas, Texas. The district is 118 acres large and is home to some of Dallas's most significant cultural landmarks including facilities for visual, performing, and developing arts.
Akard
- Type: Railway stop
- Categories: transport stop and transportation
- Location: Dallas, Texas, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
32.78202° or 32° 46′ 55″ northLongitude
-96.80017° or 96° 48′ 1″ westNetwork
DARTOpen location code
8645Q5JX+RWOpenStreetMap ID
node 4211784284OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stop_positionOpenStreetMap feature
railway=stop
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