Saturday, March 29, 2008
Deep Ellum, Expo Park and Near Ellum Historic Legacies
Deep Ellum & Expo Park City Designated landmark structures:
http://www.dallascityhall.com/historic/html/designated_landmark_structures.html
*Knights of the Pythias - 1st black owned, built and financed Dallas building
*Adam Hat Lofts - former Ford/Model T plant
*Boyd Hotel - musician's hotel, one of few remaining old hotels, one of the few cast iron
*2200 Canton Lofts - former Furniture and clothing Co.s
*Dallas Tent & Awning (now Lofts) - once the largest Southern tent awning co.
*Mitchell Building - formerly Cotton Gin and WWII materials
*Sons of Hermann Hall - "Probably the last remaining wood frame commercial building in
Downtown"
*Old Tige - Exposition Park - Oldest remaining fire station in Dallas
*La France Building - La France Fire Engine Co showroom
PROPOSED (not guaranteed) Deep Ellum historic status:
http://www.dallascityhall.com/historic/html/proposed_landmark_structures.html
"The last remaining portion of the original African American Deep Ellum"
This is basically all of The Door on both sides (main and elm), the Prophet Bar and Pawn Gallery block, and then the Pythias (protected block) across the street.
Landmark Districts of and Near Deep Ellum:
http://www.dallascityhall.com/historic/html/landmark_districts.html
Continental Gin - Munger's Cotton Gin works area
Fair Park - 1940's Art Deco Architecture - TX Archaeological Landmark
"Largest Historical Landmark in TX" - Dart.org/fairpark and
"Largest collection of Art Deco bldgs in the country" - Dart
Eastside Warehouse District - Chevy Motor Co./Lincoln Paint - near Murray
Wilson Block - near Deep Ellum on Swiss, near Meadows and Baylor
On National Register - drive by and read the "La Reunion" references too....