Walking Downtown

Dallas is certainly trying to improve the pedestrian factor to the downtown area. While there's always been the usual groups of people walking to a lunch destination there are slowly growing numbers of "tourists" (I call them that as they are not dressed like they just came from behind a desk) going beyond the 1-2 block radius for the tourist attractions.

A woman is reflected in the side of
the Fairmont Hotel as she
walks down Ackard Street.

Modern Facade

The new office space at 1999 McKinney has a nice, modern finish to it. It's all formed metal, giving it a nice industrial feel. Of course, so does the exposed brick on the back of the building.

The modern courtyard, parking, and entrance area.

The not-so-modern, original brick of the building on the side.

Luxury Apartments

Dallas has a slew of new luxury apartments cropping up in the Uptown area.

1900 McKinney Luxury Apartments

Looking up at the W Hotel

A view up the South side of the W to a gorgeous summer sky.

Underground Archeology

At the tail end of one of the tunnels is some "urban archeology" decorating the entrance by the escalators. Whoever did the design had a good sense of humor as everything is made to look like fossils made from found materials. Of course, given that the building above is boarded up and vacant, the fossils seem even more appropriate. The whole area should be lit up, but it's not, giving the dark area a slightly eerie feel.

The area is accessible from the escalators in the boarded up building at roughly 1500 Pacific Ave across from Thanksgiving Square. The other way would be from the entrance in Thanksgiving Square and head towards the yellow, yes, bright yellow, bricks.

The flash washes out just how dark this area is.
You can see the spot lights in the ceiling are all off.

The "artsy" fossil with metal bone spiral

A metal "snake"

McKinney Trolley Rails

Where the McKinney Trolley rails merge into one track for the brief trip down North St. Paul Street to the end of the line/reverse at Ross.