It's been here for 100 years. The Bishop Arts District is the city's largest remaining trolley-era shopping district, dating back to the arrival of the southbound trolley in 1904. The forty-or-so historic buildings that grew up around the old trolley stop survived demolition by hiding within a sleepy neighborhood of 1920s bungalows. In the 1970s, artists in search of studio space rediscovered the district. Soon locals opened restaurants and boutiques and began restoring and updating buildings as apartments and office space. As councilwoman, Former Mayor Laura Miller championed what she calls "an amazing area" and poured millions into new streets, landscaping, and infrastructure.

Editors of The Dallas Morning News have ranked the Bishop Arts District among "Ten Things Dallas Can Brag About" - along with the Nasher Sculpture Garden and Turtle Creek! With a dozen restaurants in a four-square-block area, a bevy of artists, designers and photographers at work in their studios, and a thriving collection of mom-and-pop retailers, the Bishop Arts District truly is unique for Dallas.

Surrounding the Bishop Arts District is an equally unique residential neighborhood. Old-timers call the area Kidd Springs after an Indian watering hole that became the city's first swimming park. The neighborhood was developed in the 1920s with narrow tree-shaded streets, breezy California-style bungalows, and wide sidewalks leading to nearby shops. Today this urban neighborhood is a National Historic District with protective zoning and a vigorous homeowners' association.

Bishop Arts District web site: BishopArtsDistrict.com

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