{"id":298080,"date":"2026-05-18T11:52:15","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T11:52:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/298080\/"},"modified":"2026-05-18T11:52:15","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T11:52:15","slug":"your-guide-to-deep-ellum-things-to-do-landmarks-history-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/298080\/","title":{"rendered":"Your guide to Deep Ellum: things to do, landmarks, history and more"},"content":{"rendered":"

Deep\u00a0Ellum<\/a>, just east of downtown, is one of Dallas\u2019 liveliest neighborhoods and a historic hub for local artists and musicians.<\/p>\n

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That legacy lives on today as music venues, bars and restaurants fill the streets \u2014 more than 150 years after the neighborhood was established<\/a>. Despite the rich history of Deep Ellum, the neighborhood has faced a rise in violent crime<\/a> in recent years.<\/p>\n

Related: 150 reasons to love Deep Ellum<\/a><\/p>\n

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Here is our guide to Deep Ellum:<\/p>\n

Fast facts<\/p>\n

Population: 2,615
Median age: 33.6
Median income: $72,551
Unemployment rate: 4.1%<\/p>\n

Race \/ ethnicity<\/p>\n

One race, white:\u00a041.7%<\/p>\n

One race, Black or African American: 29.9%<\/p>\n

One race, American Indian or Alaska Native:\u00a00.7%<\/p>\n

One race, Asian: 3.6%<\/p>\n

One race, Native Hawaiian:\u00a00.0%<\/p>\n

One race, some other race:\u00a06.0%<\/p>\n

Two or more races:\u00a018.2%<\/p>\n

Hispanic or Latino origin (of any race):\u00a026.1%<\/p>\n

White alone, not Hispanic or Latino:\u00a033.3%<\/p>\n

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Educational attainment<\/p>\n

For ages 18-24 (roughly 8.9% of the population)<\/p>\n

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Less than high school degree or equivalent: 16.8%<\/p>\n

High school graduate (or equivalent): 0%<\/p>\n

Some college or associate’s: 34.5%<\/p>\n

Bachelor\u2019s degree or higher: 48.7%<\/p>\n

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For ages 25+ (roughly 86%)<\/p>\n

High school graduates (or equivalent): 13.9%<\/p>\n

Bachelor\u2019s degree: 27.3%<\/p>\n

Graduate or professional degree: 23.4%<\/p>\n

Housing<\/p>\n

1,865 units; 1,621 occupied (87%)<\/p>\n

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101 owner occupied
\n1,520 renter occupied<\/p>\n

Unit types<\/p>\n

185 1-unit detached
\n1 unit attached
\n1,680 multi-unit<\/p>\n

Median home value: No available data
Median rent: $1,895<\/p>\n

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Compiled by staff researcher Rachel Friend.<\/p>\n

Data from U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-Year\u00a0Estimates Subject Tables, Tables S0601, S1501, S1903, S2301, DP04<\/p>\n

A brief history<\/p>\n

Deep Ellum\u2019s roots trace back to 1873, the year the Houston and Texas Central and the Texas and Pacific railroads met in Dallas. It was first populated by former slaves who moved there after the Civil War.<\/p>\n

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By the 1920s, European immigrants moved into the neighborhood, making it one of the city\u2019s most diverse areas. Around this time, Deep Ellum began to develop as a destination for the area’s blues and jazz musicians.<\/p>\n

The neighborhood suffered in the mid-twentieth century when the completion of Central Expressway (U.S. 75) cut the neighborhood off from downtown and forced local business to close.<\/p>\n

The neighborhood has retained much of its identity and found a second life in the 1990s as a haven for punk music. Today, many bars, restaurants and live music venues still dot the area, making for an active late-night scene. In recent years, however, an uptick in violent crime has troubled the neighborhood.<\/p>\n

Related: Violent crime rose in Deep Ellum last summer. Here’s how some hope to stop it<\/a><\/p>\n

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The Traveling Man, outside the Deep Ellum DART rail station<\/p>\n

Marco Becerra<\/p>\n

Notable landmarks<\/p>\n

The murals: With dozens across the neighborhood, Deep\u00a0Ellum\u2019s ever-changing murals have become integral to the fabric of the neighborhood. Two notable ones<\/a> are Adrian Torres\u2019 Deep\u00a0Ellumphants (3601 Main Street) and Josh Mittag\u2019s Dirk Nowitzki mural (2909 Taylor St.).<\/p>\n

The Deep Ellum sign: At the corner of South Good Latimer Expressway and Main Street sits a marker that welcomes all to the neighborhood.<\/p>\n

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The Traveling Man sculptures: This trio of sculptures<\/a> was created by artists Brad\u00a0Oldham and Brandon Oldenburg and gifted to the City of Dallas in 2009. They were the winners of an art contest seeking to find a replacement for a mural-covered tunnel that was\u00a0demolished when DART built the Deep Ellum light rail station. The most visible of the three installations \u2014 Walking Tall \u2014 sits just across the street from the station today.<\/p>\n

Related: What’s the story of ‘The Traveling Man’ in Deep Ellum? Curious Texas takes a stroll<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Revolver<\/p>\n

Revolver Taco Lounge is one of the restaurants in\u00a0Deep\u00a0Ellum\u00a0<\/p>\n

Things to do<\/p>\n

Bars and restaurants<\/p>\n

Adair\u2019s Saloon
\nAllGood Cafe
\nCane\u00a0Rosso
\nCulpepper Cattle Co.
\nDouble Wide Bar
\nLocal
\nNori Handroll Bar
\nPecan Lodge
\nPepe & Mito\u2019s
\nRevolver Taco Lounge
\nRuins
\nSt. Pete\u2019s Dancing Marlin
\nTatsu (The first Dallas-area restaurant to receive a Michelin star<\/a>)
\nTerry Black\u2019s Barbecue
\nTwisted Root Burger Co.<\/p>\n

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Food writer Sarah Blaskovich contributed to this list.<\/p>\n

\"Johnny\u00a0Stimson<\/p>\n

Johnny\u00a0Stimson performed and the crowd danced at Club Dada during the Deep Ellum Block Party in the fall of 2025.<\/p>\n

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Live entertainment venues<\/p>\n

Club Dada
\nDallas Comedy Club
\nThe Bomb Factory
\nTrees<\/p>\n

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Shopping<\/p>\n

A fun fact<\/p>\n

The area\u2019s name comes from locals saying \u201cDeep on Elm\u201d or \u201cDeep Elm\u201d in reference to the far eastern reaches of Elm Street. The local accent made it sound like \u201cDeep\u00a0Ellum\u201d and the name stuck.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Deep\u00a0Ellum, just east of downtown, is one of Dallas\u2019 liveliest neighborhoods and a historic hub for local artists…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":298081,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[732,826,102,104,103,49,15680,4432,95591,93223,89307],"class_list":["post-298080","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-dallas","tag-article","tag-arts-entertainment","tag-dallas","tag-dallas-headlines","tag-dallas-news","tag-food","tag-newcomer","tag-things-to-know","tag-tp-deep-ellum","tag-tp-demographics","tag-tp-restaurants"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/298080","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=298080"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/298080\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/298081"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=298080"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=298080"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=298080"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}