Deep Ellum

This Deep Ellum / Downtown Loft Space Is a Tribute to the City’s Skyline

By Daniel Hightower Smith / February 21, 2021 /

You’ve seen this place in movies with smoldering artists, staring into the middle distance as they work out the details of their masterpiece in a cloud of cigarette smoke, pacing in a shadowy urban loft space, lashing out at a significant other before returning to the easel. Except this place isn’t shadowy (look at all…

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Restoration of The Historic Knights of Pythias Temple is Significant For Dallas’ Black History

By CandysDirt.com Contributor / February 11, 2021 /

In honor of Black History Month, we asked David Preziosi, Executive Director of Preservation Dallas to tell us about one of the best success stories in our city. By David Preziosi, FAICP The stately Beaux-Arts style building with classical ornamentation at the corner of Elm and Good Latimer Streets in Deep Ellum is one of…

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Efficient Space, Efficient Price, Get Living In Deep Ellum

By Nikki Barringer / August 11, 2020 /

Trendy and in the $200s? Get right out of town. Or in town with this Deep Ellum loft. It’s a condo that you can purchase for your little ol’ self. Not bad at all. It’s an efficiency, also known as the OG, original open concept.  Which means it’s one room and 804 square feet of pure…

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Bird is the Word With This Artful Highland Park Treehouse

By Karen Eubank / July 28, 2020 /

It’s not surprising, and it’s also oddly satisfying, to find out that the nationally recognized artists who created the famous Bird sculptures in a Highland Park treehouse. You know these Birds! These sculptures, and so many more, are the creations of Brad Oldham and his wife and artistic partner Christy Coltrin. Their sculptures, including Waiting…

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According to Preservation Dallas, Deep Ellum is in Danger

By Karen Eubank / July 16, 2020 /

Preservation Dallas just released the list of their 2020 Most Endangered Places in Dallas. Guess what is on the list? Our own Deep Ellum. That’s right — we could lose Deep Ellum. If that doesn’t alarm you, I worry about your soul, as well as your sanity. “Gentrification run amok” Drive to Deep Ellum and…

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