It’s called practicing

The first move I made when I returned to D Magazine was to relocate us downtown. Our staff needs to feel the pulse of the city, to be at the center of things. Everywhere else is just a place to go to work. Wick Allison

We put our design firm downtown. In a previous life, I worked in the suburbs. But I wanted our company to be where the action is. Do I like it? I’m selling my home in Oak Cliff and taking an apartment downtown. There is a whole community being born here. Steve Gibbs It’s like being in a great big culture sandwich. Without the cheese. Meta Newhouse



I can walk to lunch, buy a new lipstick at Neiman Marcus, and be back in an hour. Or maybe two. Glenna Whitley



Aside from the energy and modern architecture. I love the fountain gardens I retreat to at lunch time-particularly at the Dallas Museum of Art and Fountain Place. Marina Preston



After having lived in Boston for four years, it was hard coming back to Dallas and resuming a suburban life. Living downtown, I look out my windows and see the looming skyscrapers and the neon lights. Un the weekends, I hear the roar of the cars and Harleys heading down to Deep Ellum. I feel as if Dallas is a real city for the first time.

Allyson Connally

Action and movement distinguish downtown from any other part of Dallas. It is a complete cross-section of people, attitudes and differences. Things are happening, changing, improving, and we are in the middle of it all. Hudson Weichsel



Working downtown means you’re serious, you’re on top of things, you’re there where the action is, within a few paces of all the people you need to talk to. Renee Hopkins



The view-the bustle of cars and people on the streets below, the big Ferris wheel at Fair Park, the grandeur of the other tall buildings around us. Or even seeing a big thunderstorm roll in from the west. Adrienne Ciletti

Living and working downtown is like being in a small town. I can walk anywhere-from the office, to the grocery store, to the corner pub. I can sit on my porch and see historic homes, new condos and low-income housing, and the downtown skyline. Each blends to form a diverse community. Mike Orren



Working in the glass and steel jungle gets the adrenaline going better than a cup of coffee. John W. Nik



Photographers and illustrators like the fact that we’re near their studios. There’s an energy that comes from being close to one another. Fernande Bondarenko



A downtown address says a lot about the spirit of a company. Deborah Holtschlag



When I was 5 years old, my elegant grandmother took me to the Zodiac Room at Neiman Marcus downtown. I remember blue granules of sugar on the table and pretty ladies modeling chiffon dresses. It was a perfect day. Victoria Clary

I thought I’d hate it. But we’re having a hoot. I can be anywhere downtown in two minutes, and everywhere in Dallas in 10. OK, 15 Joy Miller

Driving into downtown and seeing the massive medley of buildings with their textures and figures alive in the morning tight and knowing that I am a part of this business machine-its successes and failures. Jonathan Ingram



It’s like winning a marathon when I get to downtown after driving down Central in the morning. Branson Ma



Previously being from a such a small town, when I first saw the buildings downtown, I felt a sense of being connected to the workings of a big city and I felt important. Today, when I take notice of downtown, I remember those first feelings. Willie Baronet



Seeing people of ail walks of life behaving and living in all sorts of ways-it’s just plain more interesting down here. Susan LeFevre



I feel like a grown-up when I say I work downtown. Kellye Kimball



There is a richness and diversity that I love about downtown. Regardless of my mood, it’s easy to find something fun and interesting to do. Tanya Lutz Working in a tall building makes me feel closer to the Lord. For a big city, it really doesn’t smell that bad. Gary Stewart