Shopping in Historical Downtown Wylie Tx 75098
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Every town has a proverbial Main Street. Here in Wylie Texas it’s known as Ballard Avenue. The street is located west of SH 78 which runs North and South. Ballard itself runs East and West and the downtown area consists of two and a half city blocks and it currently houses approximately 40 businesses.
Ballard Ave. is historic in the sense that it has just about been here since the city started as Nickleville before it’s naming of Wylie. In 1920, Wylie received electrical service and streetlights. Ballard Ave. was graveled in 1923, prior to that it was a dirt street.
Businesses have come and gone on Ballard, and in December 1998, two fires (one on the 9th and another on the 11th) destroyed and/ or damaged a dozen or so businesses. The city and it’s citizens used this unfortunate opportunity to revitalize the downtown area.
This article will discuss the current businesses on Ballard Ave. in the downtown area. If I’ve missed any please accept my apologies and feel free to comment and add your business.
We will start this tour at Hwy. 78 and go west on the north side of the street.
Farmers Insurance Boyd Recording Studio’s Quick Response Technologies - Computer sales and repair. Tasty Wok - Great Chinese food with a buffet. Rick’s Home Store - Rustic and Leather Furniture. Taste of Home/Almost Home - Antique Mall and Restaurant. Hunters ATM Party Store - Party Supplies Twisted Pepper - Gifts, Hot Stuff, Peppers. Downtown Salon Suites The Wylie News - Local Newspaper Ballard Street Cafe - Great Food and Service Absolute Fitness Texas Land and petroleum Co. Tanning Center Allstate Insurance Jeffrey’s Discovery Savage, Inc. - Water jet cutting services, Rolling Services, Surface treatment Services, Milling services, Spraying services, Sharpening service, Turning services, Electro discharge machining EDM services, Electro chemical machining ECM services, Chem milling services, Punching services. This facility is the 200 block of Wylie on the north side.
On the south side of Ballard from Hwy. 78 are the following businesses.
Vertigo - Skateboards and apparel L & L Cafe Shoemaker & Hardt Coffee shop Avon Veteran Country Music Supplies Twin Creeks Gift shop Wrights Barber Shop Carroll Jewelry Circle Candles Indulgence - Ladies Boutique Simply Nails & Hair The Ole Back Porch Gift Shop Pediatric Asssn. of Wylie - pediatric Dr. Davis & Co. Wylie Flower and Gifts shop Ballard St. School of the Professional Arts Donut Craver C & D Designs - Gifts and Personal Embroidery City Nails La Flor - Mexican Restaurant Mr. Jim’s Pizza Fina Gas Station
These are the businesses which service downtown Wylie. As you can see the businesses are diverse, and parking is always at a premium since the citizenry frequent these shops through the day.
Come Shop with us and learn about downtown Wylie.
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