From the grandeur of historic mansions to the sleek lines of modern office buildings, in Uptown you can experience the past, present and future.
Though known as "Uptown" for only the last fifteen years, the neighborhood is one of Dallas' earliest. The retail subdistrict near The Quadrangle
– long referred to as "The Vineyard" – used to be, in fact, a vineyard. In the 1940s it began its transition into the remarkable
concentration of galleries and antique stores found today. Uptown is one of the most pedestrian-friendly areas in the city of Dallas. It is largely
"new urbanist" in scope; the majority of facilities considered "Uptown institutions&quo; are relatively new and were created during
the late 20th and early 21st Centuries’ new urbanist urban planning movement. This mixed-use development practice
lends to what many people identify as a very urban lifestyle. Uptown stands out in its surroundings as an alternative to the norm – which
makes Uptown very popular with younger professionals.
