The city of Dallas is officially one year into its 950-day construction project, and to no one’s shock, businesses are struggling more than ever as the city pushes dirt around Commerce Street in Deep Ellum.
The 250-year-old entertainment district is getting kicked while it’s down. It started with Good Latimer getting a facelift to the likes of Kris Jenner: nightclubs like Bottled Blonde (now Palomino Ranch), Citizen, Green Light Social and others all popped up within a span of a few years and reign supreme with some the city’s highest liquor sales now.
In the midst of all that, a surge in late-night violence led a flood of social media posts from people from Frisco saying they don’t go to Deep Ellum, implying they value their lives. Others call it Gotham with no Batman…