Deep Ellum History

Real History happening in 2026: Watch Hatziel's interview for the FIFA related mural that he did for the client partnership of Visit Dallas and DEF - https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1H4tYteXwK/
The Ace Parking lot is where many graffiti artists cut their teeth.

The New FIFA Related Banner Project (also Visit Dallas Partnership) are up. It is called the International Culture Showcase. The 48 FIFA countries are represented by artwork from 6 artists. There will be a mural for the teams that will actually visit Dallas stadiums. Stay tuned as the Deep Ellum Community Center will be showcasing the 48 banner designs in the Upstairs Gallery in Print form for the digital works and there will be 8 original works as well. They will be half-size to the banners, being 12" x 24" in size on gallery wrapped canvas.

Searching through images, a thing to be done in an history lover's free time can sometimes surface some pretty cool images. This one came up with the label: [Aerial View of Central Yard and Surrounding Area]. But where is "Central Yard"? Are they referring to Central Track? Some other area yet to be discovered.
But take a closer look... what do you see? A little bit closer and some of the buildings start to look familiar.
Labels: Red Dot - an identifiable image from aerial images, Yellow Dot - Baylor's older structure toward its Southernmost corner. Blue Dot - Continental Gin Company's back building whose back went along the T&P track. Hope you enjoy this bit of historical imagery as much as we do!

Original Image Credit: University of North Texas Libraries crediting Dallas Municipal Archives.
Modern Image Credit: Google Maps 2025