Bishop Arts District

Hip. Ethnic. Young. Old. Gay. Straight. Rich. Poor. On most any day, you see all of those - and more - walking the streets of the Bishop Arts District in North Oak Cliff.

In a city that lacks enough public spaces for Dallas' salad bowl of peoples to gather, the district is a wonderful exception.

Like most oases, however, you probably don't know it's there. Come discover the collection of restaurants and shops that run from Aztec/Mayan food to notary publics.

In most parts of American cities these days, you can't swing a cat without hitting a shopping mall that offers the same chain stores that they have on the other side of town - or for that matter, on the other side of the country. Shopping is a great American pastime, but one that has pretty much lost its whimsical sense of adventure.

Mass consumerism has driven out the local and regional character in much of our commerce, except in pockets of commercial creativity like the Bishop Arts District. If you want home-grown funk, not prefabricated chains, this is the place for you.