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Preston Road runs through Highland and University Park and is one of the premier places to shop in Dallas besides Northpark Mall. Preston Center is located at Preston Road and Northwest Highway and has lots of shops and restaurants. Preston runs parallel to the Dallas North Tollroad and is an excellent way to go if you don't have a tolltag or want to avoid paying the tolls. The streets parrallel to Preston are generally residential and are valued quite highly - one of the main neighborhoods is Preston Hollow.

A friend of mine lives on Hanover - it is a beautiful neighborhood with large houses. It is situated in University Heights located in University Park and costs a pretty penny but is certainly worth it. Many families play in their front yards and young couples walk along the tree-lined sidewalks. It's a very safe neighborhood with very little crime. Quiet, peaceful, and ideal.

Hillcrest Avenue runs along the beautiful Southern Methodist University as well as through Highland Park and University Park which happen to be two of the premier places to live in Dallas, Texas. There is a great mix of restaurants, spas, dry cleaners, and retail along Hillcrest opposite SMU. Along the rest of the Avenue are residential homes that are ideallic in nature; quiet, established landscaping and trees, and family households. The street is generally very congested from 8a to 6p and strangely desolate after 9p. This street is a main artery through the University/Highland Park areas despite the fact that is has stop lights every few blocks.

Main street is not a place to live but is a great place to hear some good local music and get a tattoo. Main Street is part of Deep Ellum which is known for being a place where you keep your purse close and your eyes open and has a dark, dirty, genuine atmosphere. There's a great mix of art galleries, service shops, clubs, and music venues. But again, has a notorious problem with homeless and crime.

Lower Greenville is a great place to go out. There are loads of dive bars, restaurants, pubs, and music venues including the Granana Theatre.There are great consignment and resale shops (Buffalo Exchange) along lower Greenville. Its usually where I recommend young people and college students from out of town to go to have a good time.

I wouldn't want to live along Lower Greenville as I've heard and seen newsreports of the homeowners along the street complaining of the noise, club goers parking in front of their houses, and generally trespassing.

Cole Avenue is part of the Uptown Dallas district and has lovely upscale lofts, apartments, and townhomes. It's pretty much occupied by young professionals and young couples. There's nearby access to the Katy Trail which is a great place to walk, run, or bike after work or on the weekends. There's also nearby access to professional boutiques (law firms, art galleries) and it's near McKinney Avenues - a great place to eat, shop, and hang out.

A friend of mine lived on Cole for about a year and loved her apartment but was a little frustrated with battling traffic to get home.

A friend of mine lives here and I have spent a great deal of time on this street. This is a wonderful place for young families - it runs right through Snider Plaza which has an array of upscale restaurants (Penne Pomodoro, Felissa's, and Amore's), down-home restaurants (Kuby's and Peggy Sue's BBQ) and boutiques (The Nest, Flavors from Afar, A Peek in the Attic). There's a Tom Thumb within walking distance, which is always nice. The street dead ends right into a beautiful park where families come to picnic and play - its the perfect lazy day place to spend a few hours.

The only downfall of this street is the parking. Snider Plaza is a very popular weekend and evening hang-out and there just isn't enough parking which overflows onto my friend's street leaving enough room only for one car to get through. But, despite the activity it is a quiet, lovely place.

I lived in the Wilshire House Apartments at 6151 E Mockingbird Lane in 2007. It wasn't restricted in terms of applicants, but it was practically a retirement village - I was in college at the time. As I moved out it seemed as if the tenants were becoming a bit more varied; younger families, other college students, etc. The area is generally comprised of older buildings - we couldn't get highspeed internet because the lines would have to be installed after they drilled through the walls but there was no problem getting cable. There are plenty of places to eat within walking distance, Luby's, Big Shucks, Subway and necessities like grocery stores are also withing walking distance.

The neighborhood directly behind the complex were older houses that were primarily being rented out, flipped, or occupied by younger familes and retirees.The rumor is that the streets behind the Wilshire House are soon to be annexed into Lakewood which would greatly increase the property value, however that is still just a rumor as far as I know!

I liked it here, but I much prefer a younger neighborhood. If you want a nice, quiet place to retire I would suggest East Mockinbird lane as it has a quiet, slow-paced, lackidaisical feel.

I love driving home everyday, the streets are lined with flowers and people with their dogs and children getting out and getting some fresh air. There are always great events happening in the Village Country Club, live music and entertainment are not hard to find. Most the people living here are young professionals, students, or young families - I feel perfectly suited to this environment. The Smith Patrol comes around on foot, in car, and on horseback! The street is close to restaurants, retail shops, and is in a central location.

The only problem I've really encountered is that there seems to be either a general understanding of all the cat owners to let their pets out during the night or we have a feral cat problem. For the most part they're calm and just mill about but every now and then the tomcats will wake me up in the middle of the night screeching at one another.