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COPYRIGHT 2001 Texas Monthly, Inc.
WHEN EVERYONE ELSE HEADS FOR THE BEACH ON MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND, I'LL LIVE IT UP IN DOWNTOWN DALLAS, A CITY ON THE BRINK OF CHANGE.
ONE MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND A COUPLE of years ago, as I was driving through peaceful urban canyons in downtown Dallas, I began to worry that a smart bomb had been dropped near the convention center. Where was everyone? I'd forgotten that on this weekend, the state's city dwellers, as genetically programmed as salmon, migrate en masse to cool bodies of water. This year around 350,000 of them will descend on Lake Texoma, some 50,000 will clog the Guadalupe River, and 50,000 more will roast on the coast at South Padre. If you're looking for a relaxing holiday, why not buck this trend? I for one would head into the heart of Dallas, where museums aren't crowded, hotel rates are rock bottom, and reservation lists at even the trendiest restaurants are full of holes.
Some might argue that the business district is snooze city on any weekend--or even weeknight--but I'm here to warn you that Dallas seems hell-bent on revitalizing its center, a concentrated area of historic and modern high-rises flanked by the West End and Deep Ellum.
Nothing broadcasts the fledgling renaissance louder than the red neon Pegasus on the roof of the old Magnolia Petroleum Building, smack-dab in the middle of downtown. We all know the...
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