Introduction To Oak Cliff
Welcome to Oak Cliff, the southwest quadrant of the City of Dallas. Oak Cliff is a dynamic, culturally diverse, friendly community of 280,000 people. It is characterized by rolling hills and spectacular views of downtown Dallas, along with the towering oak trees that gave the area its name on the bluffs that overlook the Trinity River. Oak Cliff is within minutes of downtown Dallas and in close proximity to the entire Metroplex.
It’s a community of thriving neighborhoods and businesses — both old and new — where neighbors and merchants watch out for each other, take an active interest in what is happening around them, support their local businesses and institutions, and savor Oak Cliff’s rich history.
Today, it’s an area of great diversity (with a meld of Anglos, African Americans, Hispanics, Native Americans and Asians existing side by side), and one that celebrates this great diversity by embracing the festivals, customs and traditions of them all to form the whole.
It’s an area marked by the overwhelming spirit of its people — independent, hard working and fiercely proud of the place they call home. There is a strong sense of community here, and people who move to Oak Cliff want a small-town atmosphere in a big-city environment.
Though the Trinity River was seen as a dividing line between the north and south for many years, today, it is the focal point of the new and spirited Trinity River Project. It is also expected to be the catalyst that draws both sides of the river together, along with the city’s recent emphasis on the southern sector.
Oak Cliff touches the hearts of its residents in a very special way. There is a strong presence of history in Oak Cliff, from the original city of Oak Cliff in the north to the many small communities that became part of Oak Cliff over the years — Lisbon, Eagle Ford and Jimtown, to name just a few.
Oak Cliff has strong neighborhoods with more than a hundred neighborhood organizations that have sprouted up across Oak Cliff over the years. Its residents and businesses are active in every major organization in the city, and all the major service clubs have at least one chapter in Oak Cliff.
Oak Cliff — it’s the perfect place in which to live and do business.
Introducción a la Comunidad
Bienvenidos a Oak Cliff, una dinámica ciudad que se caracteriza por su diversidad cultural, su gente amistosa, sus riveras y su vista espectacular del centro de Dallas, el cual se encuentra a unos cuantos minutos.
Oak Cliff tiene el encanto especial de un pueblito dentro de una gran ciudad y es indudablemente el mejor lugar para vivir y hacer negocios.
El espíritu sobresaliente de su gente realza la ciudad, los habitantes de Oak Cliff son independientes, trabajadores y con un gran orgullo por el lugar al que llaman hogar.
