A Diverse Center for a Diverse Neighborhood
The Northwest Community Center located in Vickery Meadow provides resources to the predominant refugee community in the neighborhood and partners with non-profits to offer their services as well.
Category: Gentrification Across Dallas
Gentrification is happening across Dallas, but it’s more than an issue of high-rise apartments replacing affordable living. Here are the stories of the people affected by gentrification in four Dallas neighborhoods: Deep Ellum, Vickery Meadow, Bishop Arts and West Dallas. These stories were reported by students in Karen Thomas’ Advanced News Reporting course in fall 2019.
Half Price Books’ Mixed-Use Project Spurs Fears of Gentrification
Half Price Book’s new development, BookMark, raises questions of gentrification in Vickery Meadow.
Faces of Gentrification: Vickery Meadow
Sriya Reddy, Cristin Espinosa and Maha Razi talked to Vickery Meadow community members and looked at the changes the neighborhood has undergone in recent years.
Vickery Midtown: The Rebranding of a Neighborhood
Changes happening in Vickery Meadow show there’s much more that goes into rebranding a neighborhood than changing its name.
Faces of Gentrification: Deep Ellum
The Deep Ellum neighborhood has undergone a vast amount of changes in the last few decades. Find stories from Deep Ellum’s own residents, customers, and business owners.
Faces of Gentrification: Bishop Arts
Nestled in the middle of north Oak Cliff is one of the most gentrified areas in Dallas, Bishop Arts. Home to eclectic, artisan shops and restaurants that specialize in niche products and services, Bishop Arts is a community that is rapidly changing. Just a decade ago, this area was seen by outsiders as undesirable place to live and to shop. However, longtime residents of the community rejoiced in the vibrant sense of community and small town feel Bishop Arts used to offer. With investments made to benefit the community from developers such as, the Jim Lake Company, the community has seen drastic economic growth, benefitting the upscale business community, such as White Rock Soap Gallery and Indigo 1974, while leaving the local residents and businesses hanging on to their roots while figuring out how to survive in the changing community dynamic.
Oak Cliff is More Than Just Bishop Arts District
A look into the three dimensional personality of a misunderstood area.