<P> On May 2, 2001, John Battaglia murdered his daughters Faith and Liberty in his loft in Deep Ellum . </P> <P> For a time, Deep Ellum struggled with a perception of a high crime rate that made people reluctant to visit the area . In mid-2006, local papers had begun to report the near - demise of the neighborhood, as a large percentage of the long - time live music venues had closed that year, leaving mostly clubs oriented more towards' hip hop' and other music, dancing and drinking, and radically altering the "feel" of . In 2007, several additional small and medium clubs had closed, although new live - music venues spring up without warning . </P> <P> Things began turning around somewhat in 2009 and 2010, as evidenced by a slew of new bar, live music venue and restaurant openings . Some of the recent and planned openings include the re-launch of the near - legendary venue Trees, old favorites such as Club Dada and The Green Room, Tucker's Blues, The Boiler Room, Anvil Pub and La Grange (now punk rock hotspot Three Links). </P> <P> The area is still somewhat in a state of transition, but on the upswing . In 2007, the City of Dallas encouraged large scale residential, multi-family dwelling construction in Deep Ellum, in hopes of making it more financially successful . </P>

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