re: Is the Deep Ellum area of Dallas safe?

been 30+ yrs since I last visited Deep Elum. Some friends of mine were students at SMU and decided to get into the bar & music scene. These cats owned Trees, Gypsy Tea Room, Barley house, Jerobaum, The Green Elephant, Rhythm Room, Muddy Waters, and countless other entertainment businesses. I saw Pearl Jam in 1991 @ Trees and had no clue who they were. Grunge had slowly made it's way East and the Nirvana incident "brawl" had occurred a few months prior at Trees.

regarding the current status of Deep Ellum, others have shared great advice, just be careful and watch your surroundings. No where is 100% safe today since thugs and predators are always looking for the easy victim.