<P> Deep Ellum is a neighborhood composed largely of arts and entertainment venues near downtown in East Dallas, Texas . The name is based on a corruption of the area's principal thoroughfare, Elm Street . Older alternative uses include Deep Elm and Deep Elem . </P> <P> The neighborhood lies directly east of the elevated I - 45 / US 75 (unsigned I - 345) freeway and extends to Exposition Avenue, connected to downtown by, from north to south, Pacific, Elm, Main, Commerce, and Canton streets . The neighborhood is north of Exposition Park and south of Bryan Place . </P> <P> Deep Ellum developed after the Civil War as a residential and commercial neighborhood by freedmen on the east side of downtown Dallas . The area was originally called Deep Elm, but the pronunciation "Deep Ellum" by early residents led to its current and historically accepted name . Because of its proximity to the Houston and Texas Central railroad, the area was also referred to as Central Track . </P> <P> As one of Dallas' first commercial districts for African - Americans and European immigrants, Deep Ellum is one of the most historically significant neighborhoods in the city . The district boasts the city's largest collection of commercial storefronts from the early 20th century and includes many individual structures significant in their own right . </P>

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