Dallas Market Center

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Dallas Market Center
Dallas Market Center (Trade Mart to the left, World Trade Center to the right)
Coordinates	32°48′11″N 96°49′30″W / 32.803°N 96.825°W / 32.803; -96.825
Inaugurated	1957 (Homefurnishings)
Expanded	1959 (Trade Mart) 1960 (Market Hall) 1964 (Apparel Mart) 1974 (World Trade Center)
Enclosed space
Public transit access	DART light rail, Orange and Green lines (Market Center station)

Dallas Market Center is a 5 million square foot (460,000 m²) wholesale trade center in Dallas, Texas, United States, located at 2200 Stemmons Freeway, housing showrooms which sells consumer products including gifts, lighting, home décor, apparel, fashion accessories, shoes, tabletop/housewares, gourmet, floral, and holiday products.^[1] The marketplace is closed to the public but open to certified retail buyers and interior designers, manufacturers, and industry professionals. Large-scale market events are held at the center throughout the year. Dallas Market Center is owned by Dallas-based Crow Holdings and managed by Market Center Management Company (MCMC), a Crow Holdings subsidiary.

The center was the destination of U.S. President John F. Kennedy's motorcade when he was assassinated in Dealey Plaza on November 22, 1963.

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Dallas Market Center 

•  Shopping 
•  Transit 
•  Attractions 

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Interior Home + Design Center

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Trade Mart

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Market Hall

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World Trade Center

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Market Center (DART station)

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The Eagle (bronze by Elisabeth Frink, 1964)