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Oak Cliff

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…new park, lush lawns and an eye on the arts


For those who live here, “the Cliff” is a lush locale, a place of legends and a quick commute. No need to program the GPS, because it's conveniently located southwest of Dallas’ Downtown, just south of the Trinity River and west of I-35E.

In recent years, it’s been shedding its 1970s rep of higher crime and low-income housing, and has gotten a boost from young professionals interested in the mid-20th century houses and Oak Cliff luxury apartments, a great school system and light traffic.

Yet Oak Cliff is much more than a revitalized neighborhood—though its notoriety as the birthplace of Stevie Ray Vaughan, T-Bone Walker’s stomping grounds, the original home to the 7-11 and the place where Clyde Barrow met Bonnie Parker, are impressive enough.

This 300,000-person city includes a 150-acre park with a two-mile long lake, an event pavilion, community groups that help maintain the beauty of the area and the Bishop Arts District, a distinct art and nightlife center in the northern part of town. The independent Cockrell Hill and Winnetka Heights serve as upper-middle class enclaves.

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Bishop Arts District

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Bishop Avenue

Oak Cliff blogs and events

Francis Ray Book signing at Jokae's Bookstore

New York Times, USA Today bestselling author and Dallas's own Francis Ray will be signing her new novel. ONE NIGHT WITH YOU.

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Apartments in Oak Cliff

Grand Estates at Kessler Park - 520 N Beckley Ave Grand Estates at Founders Park Apartments - 1409 N Zang Blvd