The Convention Center District is an area in southern downtown Dallas , Texas ( USA ). It lies south of the Government District , north of the Cedars , west of the Farmers Market District , and east of the Reunion District . Visitdallas is contracted by the City to attract conventions, although an audit released in January 2019 cast doubts on its effectiveness.
4-651: Pioneer Park Cemetery is a conglomeration of four graveyards with the remains of several of the city's earliest founders. It is located in the Convention Center District of downtown Dallas, Texas , US, and directly east of Pioneer Plaza . The four graveyards were known as Masonic Cemetery, the Odd Fellow 's Cemetery, the Jewish Cemetery, and the City Cemetery. Established in 1849, Pioneer Park Cemetery
8-769: Is the final resting place for four Dallas mayors, early city business leaders, and fighters from the Texas Revolution . John McClannahan Crockett , Dallas mayor and Lieutenant Governor of Texas during the American Civil War , is among those buried here. The last person was interred in the cemetery in 1921. Originally located in Old City Park, the Confederate War Memorial was moved to Pioneer Park Cemetery in 1961 to accommodate construction of R.L. Thornton Freeway . The Dallas City Council approved removal of
12-510: Is zoned to schools in the Dallas Independent School District . Residents of the district are zoned to City Park Elementary School , Billy Earl Dade Middle School , and James Madison High School . 32°46′26″N 96°48′11″W / 32.774°N 96.803°W / 32.774; -96.803 This Dallas , Texas -related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about
16-579: The monument in February 2019 but the effort was blocked by a state appeals court. In June 2020, during nationwide George Floyd protests , the appeals court approved the immediate removal of the monument to prevent injury to protesters during potential attempts to topple it, and it was removed later that month for storage at the Grand Prairie Armed Forces Reserve Complex . Convention Center District, Dallas, Texas The district
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