The Deep Ellum News

Call or Email our office if you plan to have security lighting around your building . We will give you $300 per light for two lights. If you plan on building a sidewalk cafe we will help subsidize that up to $500

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 workers only saw the downtown as a place to drive to in the morning, get the job done and return to their surburban homes as quickly as possible. But farsighted developers have brought Downtown Dallas back to life and opened it up to a new style of urban pioneers… people who want to live and work in an exciting urban environment.

Of course, as people move into the downtown area, they are bringing along all their valuable belongings, and of course, dogs. Lots and lots of dogs. There were few places for residents to walk their dogs on downtown streets, and even fewer places for them to exercise and play rough. It was important that these new urban residents have a place for exercising their dogs, enjoying the weather, and just having fun. With the nearest big city park nearly three miles away, location was extremely important. The Deep Ellum Dog Park came to the rescue. This is a safe and pet-friendly urban oasis for dogs and their owners with lots of grass, lots of space, and lots of parking. This park fills a growing need from residents and folks working in Deep Ellum and proves the community can evolve to better serve the people that love it.

All property owners who have graffiti problems may give a letter to the foundation allowing us to paint over the graffiti. The letter along with a can of matching paint and we will paint over it when we see it.

The original Deep Ellum industrial area was built on the railroad lines built right though the community. In 2009, the railways will return, this time brining new residents, workers an people from all over the metroplex looking for an easy way to get tot he Deep Ellum nightlife. The southbound Dart Green line will open its first 4 stops in September of next year. 3 of the stops are located in the Deep Ellum area. The expansion allows the neighborhood to be connected to the Dallas area like never before.

First stop: Deep Ellum Station
Deep Ellum Station at Good-Latimer  and Gaston Ave. will allow visitors easy walking access to the Latino Cultural Center and the main Deep Ellum arts and entertainment district. People who live and work in the West side of Deep Ellum will now be walking distance away from access to Downtown, South Dallas, Cityplace, Mockingbird Station, North Dallas, Richardson and Plano. The station features artwork by Julie Cohn. Read the rest of this entry »