Deep Ellum People: Sean Fitzgerald
By Taylor Adams Cogan While music, galleries, business, and restaurants have pulled people to Deep Ellum since 1873, for resident Sean Fitzgerald, it was something even bigger. “I initially was attracted to it because I thought Deep Ellum was a middle finger to the rest of Dallas,” he says. “Deep Ellum has helped push Dallas […]
Deep Ellum People: Bob Crawford
By Taylor Adams Cogan “Oh, yeah, I gave him a ride once.” It’s a common sentence you’d get if you heard the name Bob Crawford, or, as he was commonly known around Deep Ellum, Keyboard Bob. He could be quick to smile and make others smile in return. Most knew him as the man who […]
Deep Ellum People: Michelle McLaughlin
By Taylor Adams Cogan Some people have tunnel vision when it comes to Deep Ellum. For them, it’s a destination spot, a place to visit for brunch, or meet for drinks then a show. Gather with friends, take in some culture, and head back home to elsewhere in Dallas or the suburbs. Repeat as needed. […]
Deep Ellum People: Melissa Cauldwell
By Taylor Adams Cogan Across America, we have neighborhoods that have been ripped apart by highways cutting through to allow for urban sprawl. You can see this in countless cities, including Dallas, where highways sever through areas, like I-30, which wrecked through to cut off the southern part of our city. You can also find […]
Deep Ellum People: Jessica Brodsky
By Taylor Adams Cogan People love Deep Ellum for its music scene, the reliably good restaurants, and/or the hundreds of murals we have, making both historic and brand-new buildings special. But fewer know the fuel behind that, and the real reason people love this neighborhood: the community. Jessica Brodsky has known this for decades. “In […]
Deep Ellum People: Karen Fitzgerald
Photo Credit: Breonny Lee BY Taylor Adams Cogan Living in Deep Ellum today means having the privilege of provocative art, blossoming music, creative food, and wonderful people. More than 20 years ago, Karen and Sean Fitzgerald made the neighborhood their permanent home for similar reasons, but the entertainment district felt different. In 2002, the […]
Deep Ellum People: Rachel Triska
Photo Credit: Breonny Lee BY Taylor Adams Cogan Deep Vellum wasn’t selling its translated literature. Cane Rosso wasn’t even slinging its Neapolitan pies yet. Twisted Root was there, pulling in crowds to the somewhat quiet Commerce Street for their excellent burgers with rarer protein options for the time. In 2009, there was a lot more […]
Deep Ellum People: Alex Oshmyansky
Photo Credit: Breonny Lee BY Taylor Adams Cogan One person skipped meals to afford his medicine. Another considered selling her house so she could get her prescription filled. One even said he resigned himself to the fact that he would just have to die because he couldn’t get his daily medicine. But because of the […]
Deep Ellum People: Teresa Nguyen
Photo Credit: Breonny Lee BY Taylor Adams Cogan There’s an overused phrase for urbanists, some city planners, and others who talk about thriving communities: a place to “live, work, and play.” And for good reason – a strong neighborhood has a mix of uses that allows people to do all they need, ideally within walking […]
Deep Ellum People: Adam Medrano
Photo Credit: Breonny Lee BY Taylor Adams Cogan A lot goes into keeping Deep Ellum special: Musicians who fill the venues with original sounds that move a crowd, artists whose murals draw people to see the vibrant streets, business owners who pour their time into making a space entertaining, safe, and thriving. There are less […]