The Bomb Factory resurfaced as one of the largest music venues in Deep Ellum. In the early 1990s, Deep Ellum attracted industrial developments, commercial storefronts, and early musical cultures such as jazz and blues. With an impending economic recession, the Factory closed down in the 1970s.
The manufacturing of automobiles ceased, as the production of jeeps, practice bombs, and ammunition for the war effort began under the new company name Mayhew Machine and Engineering Works (present day Bomb Factory). Īt the turn of World War II, Ford was pushed to help the United States gear up for war. The plant, along with the present day Adam Hats building, remained in the 2700 block of Williams Street (now known as Canton Street) until the 1930s. In 1914, Henry Ford acquired this site for one of his first automobile assembly plants. Since its reopening, the venue has hosted acts including Erykah Badu, Sturgill Simpson, Robert Plant of Led Zeppelin, Disclosure, Don Henley of The Eagles, Future, D'Angelo, Brand New, Hardwell, Chvrches, Kraftwerk, Ludacris and most notably Hatsune Miku. It originally operated from 1993 to 1997 and was reopened in March 2015 under new management. The Factory in Deep Ellum, formerly The Bomb Factory, is an American live music venue and event space located in the Deep Ellum district of downtown Dallas, Texas. We’re located in the Dallas historical district Deep Ellum, adjacent to downtown, and vellum is a thick parchment used to print high-quality books. Looking for Deep Vellum Bookstore? Our sister storefront sells a variety of books, including ours. We are dedicated to publishing socially engaged literature that fosters cross-cultural dialogue, breaks down barriers between communities, and promotes empathy. Instead of selecting a book for publication exclusively because of its sales potential, our nonprofit status allows us to choose books for their artistic and social value. Why Nonprofit?ĭeep Vellum is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Check out our “ Virtual Event Archive” to view past events. Plus, we’re hosting more events than ever before, and we’re working to reach more readers, both locally and nationally, to connect literary communities and book lovers from all backgrounds. Curious to learn about Dallas past, present, and future? We’ve got you covered.
As of 2020, approximately half of our published books are international works and half are English-original material.
You can now find fiction, poetry, nonfiction, photography, and our signature translated literature among our books. Fast Forward to Todayĭeep Vellum has expanded its operations to encompass 5 distinct publishing imprints and to publish English-original books with a special focus on Dallas writers. In our first 5 years, Deep Vellum published 90 works in translation by international writers and hosted dozens of literary events for Dallas residents. In 2013, Will opened Deep Vellum, a nonprofit organization with the goal to bring books, writers, and translators to Dallas by publishing the world’s best and most diverse literature from around the world and to create a community space for all things literary. After talking with every arts leader he could in those early months, he cooked up a Texas-sized vision: he wanted to found a nonprofit independent publishing house and literary arts center in the center of Dallas. When book lover Will Evans first moved to Dallas, he realized that Dallas literary fans and readers had few places they could go to engage in conversation about books and global literary happenings.
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