Comments on: The Doors of the Design District

By: Kendall's Entertaining Life » Where has Kendall been?

Kendall's Entertaining Life » Where has Kendall been? — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 03:17:09 +0000

[...] and the new job also explains the two non-entertaining related posts: Doors of the Design District and Day in the Life of a Socialmediaite. Part of the interview process for my new job was to write [...]

By: Juan Maldonado

Juan Maldonado — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 23:40:50 +0000

Hi Kendall,

I have a question for you. I’m seriously considering moving into the Alexan. I’m new to town and I don’t know this Design District area. Do you know if it’s safe? I appreciate your reply.

Thanks!

By: Whitney

Whitney — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 15:27:18 +0000

After reading your blog on Friday, I took a little shopping trip down to LOL this weekend and had a great time exploring! I am semi-new to Dallas and had no idea this area existed. Such a cool, up-and-coming neighborhood! I’m in the process of decorating my new apartment and I found some great antiques in the Design District. Looking forward to the new restaurants too!

Thanks for enlightening me, Kendall! Keep up the good work.

By: Lauren

Lauren — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 20:00:29 +0000

Thanks for informing me of an area that I probably wouldn’t have ventured to. I’ve lived here my whole life and that’s never been a hot spot. I’ll have to go check it out!

By: LeAnna

LeAnna — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 18:14:20 +0000

All the information you gave about this area was fabulous! I am always looking for new antique shops, and this post has made me want to venture down there ASAP!

By: Kendall

Kendall — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 18:04:37 +0000

Kim — I toured the Alexan and the Alta — they had some 2br/2ba but no 3br. They were awesome though. Alexan has a lap pool which I would love!

There is one more complex down there that I know about — Trinity Lofts which might offer 3 bedroom units. (it’s hard to tell from the floorplans on their site). Their website is: http://trinityloft.com

I also saw another one under construction — can’t find the name of it — who knows what they’ll offer!

By: Kendall

Kendall — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 17:06:32 +0000

Here’s the blog post where it talks about rumors for the new restaurants: http://www.theablock.com/?p=300

By: Kendall

Kendall — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 17:00:26 +0000

Karen, I’d agree with you. I can’t speak for the developers but from what I can tell from walking around and checking out the apartment complexes it seems like a place for more “creative professionals.”

The two main “artsy/creative” places I think of in Dallas are Bishop Arts and Deep Ellum. I’d say its less “hippy” than BA and more polished than DE. A “hipper” uptown, like you say.

Plus, it’s so close to everything…it’s hard to go and have a few cocktails in Bishop Arts without having to make a 20 minute drive home. LOL is reasonable cab fare distance from Uptown/Highland Park.

It’ll be interesting to see what sort of restaurants go in. I found on one blog that the owners of Flying Saucer are rumored to be starting a new restaurant in LOL.

By: Kim

Kim — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 16:51:23 +0000

Also…. I am loving the New Moon trailer you have on the site.

By: Kim

Kim — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 16:49:39 +0000

I LOVE the Bishop Arts District. You should write an article on all the neat places there.