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The Oak Cliff Advocate posts render of building going up at Old Gloria's site: https://oakcliff.advocatemag.com/2018/05/look-heres-whats-planned-for-the-old-glorias/ https://oakcliff.advocatemag.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Screen-Shot-2018-05-30-at-8.47.49-AM-1024x515.png

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Art Garden? Cool! That certainly looks like that could be it. Thanks for digging around to find that!

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Of all the projects happening in the Bishop Arts area, this one by the Nazerian family is the one I am most excited about. I think they did a great job on the couple of small buildings we've already seen. There is one building they have already started, on the north side Melba I believe, that will h...

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Seems like the first of the two Alamo Manhattan buildings in nearing completion. This one seems to have less retail space than the one on the south side of Davis, but have their been any announcements regarding tenants? Or has anyone heard any rumors?

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Yep, I like it!

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https://www.guidelive.com/geek/2018/02/16/dallas-pinball-project-bar-opening-oak-cliff-free-play#_ga=2.109528839.348255225.1519013982-98774598.1398007460 Dallas pinball bar from the Free Play folks, aimed at adults, will hopefully open in 2018 CultureMap first reported the news of the bar, though t...

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I'm not big on pinball machines, but I'm glad they are moving to more urban areas. In addition to this upcoming Oak Cliff location, they are also planning to open a location in Denton which seems like a great fit: http://www.dallasobserver.com/arts/free-play-arcade-to-open-denton-location-and-pinba...

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Yeah, I saw that and I was happy that they were putting some effort into making this store look nicer than usual. Thanks for the picture!

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So there is a notice in the Dallas Observer that Central Market is opening at Bishop Arts. I read the Observer piece and then the DMN story with the "confirmation" of the Bishop Arts opening. I'm not sure it accurate. It's one line at the end of the story about a different development whi...

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Stopped by last night. Was just gonna run in and check out the menu, but ending up sampling some juices and getting some food to go. Maybe a bit overpriced for what it was, but the food was tasty and I enjoyed it. Don't know if I I was talking with an employee or owner, but they were super friendly ...

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Most curious about the Exxir/Nazerian project, where Phase 1 looks done. One restaurant looks like just days away from opening, and another has their liquor license notice on the window. IMG_3427.jpgIMG_3426.jpg I have not eaten there yet, but it looks like this place has opened. The name is Live T...

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Sure, but there's no place with more cars and worse traffic than Mexico City. Yet despite that there are individual neighborhoods that are still walkable. We can have both if we have to.

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That median is lame though. If we could do something like this: https://www.google.com/maps/@19.4161885,-99.1760058,3a,75y,19.51h,85.56t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1scbkVk8Q-cIXSLIIQOQZJKQ!2e0!7i13312!8i6656 Ahh, Mexico City. My favorite place in the world! People who haven't visited may not believe it, but...

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Is that next to Oak Cliff Coffee Goods and Spinster Records and all those stores? I was wondering what was going on there.

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Has anyone heard any rumors about stores or restaurants that might be coming to any of these Bishop Arts developments? The one at the northwest corner of Zang and Davis couldn't be too far away now. Agree about the CVS. I did not want it there, but at least they've made some effort to make it look g...

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I like the second one a lot.

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I think the field is just a visual thing so that they can provide a wide view of what is being built. It's a fairly common practice on a render as if you had everything that existed, it would be difficult to see what the finished product would look like. Got ya. So the area where the tents are woul...

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Dettmann1 wrote:I'm guessing dirt will be moving in short order on that one!

I hope so! I like it too, though I'm not quite sure how it interacts with the street from those new renders. Looks like there's a field in front of it or something.

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electricron wrote:Rowlett is a first ring suburban city, and surely expects more than what they are getting.

Rowlett is a "first ring" suburban city?!

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So, what we're seeing in those new renders, what street will that be facing?

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Is that the one on Melba west of Bishop? It feels smaller in real life than it looks in the rendering. I like it though.

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Looks like dirt has started moving on the CVS site in Bishop Arts.

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Opening delayed, shows moved or cancelled.

https://www.dmagazine.com/arts-entertai ... g-delayed/

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That would be nice, but I'd be happier with a Sprouts. Central Market is for when I want to treat myself. Probably safer if it's farther away.

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Vegan-friendly falafel restaurant chain shuts down its Dallas location In early 2017, the restaurant hired a PR agency to try and drum up coverage, but received little response. Arianne Bennett says they're saddened by the closure. "It is closed, and it makes us very sad," she says. "...

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How can neighbors get what they want from a CVS developer? http://oakcliff.advocatemag.com/2017/07/can-neighbors-get-want-cvs-developer/ So far, plans call for building a typical CVS store set behind a parking lot, boxy with a synthetic stucco façade and a pharmacy drive-through. That doesn’t appea...

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Exclusive Tour: Ambassador Hotel with Amazing History to Become Apartments Renovation that begin Monday will transform the Ambassador Hotel into loft apartments with shops, restaurants, a swimming pool and once again, the speakeasy bar. Link goes to video. http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/business/Exclus...

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I love Jeng Chi! I've often said that Richardson is the only suburb I could live in, largely because of Jeng Chi. I might never go north of 635 if it weren't for all the great food in Richardson. Wouldn't want Jeng Chi in Dallas if they couldn't keep up the quality control though.

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So, is the hostel still happening? Hadn't heard anything in awhile.

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https://www.dallasnews.com/business/technology/2017/06/15/yellow-bikes-downtown-dallas-garland-company-hopes-get-bike-sharing-roll Cool! At least a couple of my questions have been answered. VBikes plans to add new features over time, like allowing people to adjust the bike's height and keep a bike ...

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https://www.dmagazine.com/frontburner/2017/06/it-took-a-garland-company-to-bring-a-bike-share-program-to-dallas/ In the month that they’ve begun rolling these out, he says they’ve attracted 500 riders. About 50 bikes are deployed in downtown and Uptown. The company hooked 10 up at the two racks at ...

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Just used V Bikes for the first time. Went from Harwood Center to Latin Deli near the West End. System was easy to use and understand. Bike felt a little different from normal bikes with the no-air tires, but the only significant problem was the lack of adjustable seat. I'm not a tall guy but the bi...

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I understand that the V Bikes app map only shows where the bikes are, I'm just curious if there were any city map or independently compiled Google map that showed where there are bike racks in downtown Dallas. Not a big deal, just curious if such a thing existed. Regarding how far you can take them,...

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Two questions: Is anyone aware of a general bike rack map for Downtown Dallas? If I'm riding from a location in eastern downtown to a destination in western downtown, I'd like to know beforehand if there is a rack for the bike. Secondly, is V-Bikes service area limited to downtown? Could I ride one ...

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Just noticed that this building near Beckley and Jefferson has just been torn down. It's a shame. I always thought it was a cool building. https://goo.gl/maps/h81W5JzeZzR2 https://image.ibb.co/jhk77a/Screen_Shot_2017_05_24_at_4_55_34_PM.png photo upload without registration

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(Not my photos)

https://www.flickr.com/photos/advocatem ... 3345067545

http://lakehighlands.advocatemag.com/20 ... wn-center/

http://lakehighlands.advocatemag.com/20 ... rs-market/

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Thought I would start up the "Oak Cliff Progressing" thread from the old board for general Oak Cliff topics that don't deserve a thread of their own. I'd like to bring up the Frisbee Golf Course that opened a few months back at Founders Park (the smaller park just north of Lake Cliff Park)...

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ericthegardener wrote:Couple of questions about this development. The small lot that is adjacent and just to the west of this building, is that part of the same development? Is it going to be a parking lot? Hope not.

Looks like it is a parking lot.

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From the Oak Cliff Advocate: http://oakcliff.advocatemag.com/2017/05/bishop-arts-cvs-case-griggs-appoints-task-force/ But Price has agreed to work with a task force of preservationists, real estate developers and Oak Cliff residents to work out the following points, taken verbatim from Griggs’ post ...

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cowboyeagle05 wrote: You can't put all of Oak Cliff in the Gateway District and major arteries like Davis, Zang and Beckley are natural man-made boundaries for saying we are stopping here.

Yes, Beckley would have been a great man made boundary which would have included the property in question.

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Maybe it is saved or at least delayed. I hope you're right, but I have a bad feeling. My first choice would be that the building were re-purposed, but even more importantly to me I wish that something more dense was going in that location. A CVS with a giant parking lot just seems like a huge waste...

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Tivo_Kenevil wrote:So was El Corazón destroyed this weekend?

Yesterday was their last day of business. Probably come down sometime this week.

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Tnexster wrote:I'm surprised this isn't getting the OC community in a massive uproar.

I think it is.

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I read somewhere recently that the opening of the courtyard near the Nazerian development was a sign of imminent construction on the site, but then again they have been using the property as a staging area for infrastructure improvements along Zang and Melba/Bishop. That's good to know. I thought m...

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15578846_10208355297946267_1900562510558961826_n.jpg Couple of questions about this development. The small lot that is adjacent and just to the west of this building, is that part of the same development? Is it going to be a parking lot? Hope not. Also, what is the hold-up on the larger part of thi...

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I dig it! Hope they are able to bring some more life to Main Street Park.

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I'm way more interested in the potential of Bishop Arts, Deep Ellum and The Cedars to become true walkable neighborhoods than I am in the latest high rise going up in Downtown or Uptown (though I am interested in those neighborhoods too). And the Bishop Arts thread has been taken over with discussi...

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The first of the Exxir Bishop Arts development buildings, at Bishop and Melba, look like they've been there for decades. Seems like they're making an honest effort at quality and not just slapping some brick paneling on particle board. 15578846_10208355297946267_1900562510558961826_n.jpg I've been ...

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I agree that it's a problem, one that is also happening in Deep Ellum as well, but the article that I read also stated that two new galleries are opening in Bishop Arts. So up one overall. I don't know what the solution would be. Artists and musicians go in and make a crappy part of town cool but ar...

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Well damn, here's an article from the Oak Cliff Advocate the I read back in December, but I didn't retain the information at all. My brain is failing. One key difference in the stories: The DMN article states that investors bought 4 blocks on Jefferson, while the Advocate states that they bought 4 b...

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