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The Deep Ellum Foundation exists to serve, develop, protect, preserve, and enhance the community of Deep Ellum while nurturing the ongoing developments, art, music, culture, and commercial interests of our community. We operate exclusively as a non-profit 501(c)(3) corporation to raise and distribute public funds within the community to enhance the interests of the neighborhood as a whole. Read More »
Deep Ellum Foundation | 2630 E. Commerce | Dallas TX 75226
def@deepellumfoundation.org | O 214.747.3337 | F 214.747.3338
Adam Hats Building 2700 Canton Street
by Tressie Knowlton
"I never wanna leave this place!" exclaimed one young art student to his teacher. He clung to his painting and the comics he had drawn as he walked out the door … 
The Adam Hats building began its life in 1914 as a Ford Motor Company assembly plant for the Model T. In 1925, the factory moved to a new location, but the building remained a Ford showroom … 
For more than ten years, Downtown Dallas and its neighbors Deep Ellum and Uptown have been undergoing a transformation of spirit and people. For years, hundreds of thousands of office worke… 
