Oak Cliff

Oak Cliff Gas Explosion Tied to Subcontractor Site Drilling

By Charles Grand / June 1, 2026 /

New details of the circumstances leading up to last Thursday’s deadly explosion at an Oak Cliff multifamily building are surfacing, with reports indicating that some excavation related to soil analysis may have nicked a gas line. Witnesses previously described seeing an active work crew outside The Clyde apartments at 409 E 9th St. City officials…

Fatal Gas Explosion Kills Three, Reduces Oak Cliff Apartments to Rubble

By Charles Grand / May 29, 2026 /

An investigation is ongoing following a gas-related explosion at an Oak Cliff apartment building Thursday afternoon that killed at least three people and injured several others. Dallas Fire-Rescue personnel worked into the night searching through the smoldering wreckage of what was once The Clyde — a two-story, 23-unit multifamily property in the 400 block of…

Oak Cliff Viaduct Backlash Forces Dallas to Reconsider Dallas Convention Center Plans

By Charles Grand / May 21, 2026 /

The Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center redevelopment is going back to Dallas City Council after the Transportation & Infrastructure Committee realized the current plan might unnecessarily inhibit the southern sector’s access to downtown. In a 4-2 vote on Tuesday, the committee recommended to city council that the convention center project be reverted to the earlier…

Your Saturday Oak Cliff Cottage Double Header

By Karen Eubank / May 16, 2026 /

Oak Cliff is known for its charming, historic cottages. When Dave Perry-Miller Realtor Ged Dipprey called to share not one, but two adorable, fully updated 1945 Oak Cliff cottages, I couldn’t decide which to feature — so today, it’s a double header! 628 Woodlawn Ave. ​The blush colored cottage at 628 Woodlawn Ave. spans 1,559…

Critics Say Viaduct Plans Could Cut Oak Cliff Off From Downtown

By Charles Grand / May 11, 2026 /

A lot of things in Dallas seem up in the air these days, and now you can add connectivity to Oak Cliff to the list. Plans to reconfigure the Jefferson Boulevard and Houston Street Viaducts that link North Oak Cliff to downtown are in the works, prompting concerns that the city is going to disrupt…