A natural spring made this area a vortex before it was Oak Cliff.
The new roundabout is taking shape near Kidd Springs Park.
And TyPo is swirling with big changes.
If you don’t know, developer David Spence of Good Space came up with the name, TyPo, for the 1930s building he owns on West Davis near where Tyler and Polk meet. And it caught on with another developer, Larkspur Capital, who built 19 three-story townhomes within the roundabout, called Typo Towns.
Two lighted signs went up on Spence’s corner building recently, illuminating the neighborhood’s new identity.
And two brand-new retail buildings are nearing completion just east of Davis Street Espresso and Oil & Cotton, at West Davis and Van Buren.
One thing many of the retail startups in the TyPo district share is that they took brick-and-mortar spaces after years of successful online sales. That is the case with Talking out of Turn, the stationery and gift store with its eye-catching bubblegum pink trimmings at the corner of Davis and Tyler.
Here are a few more places we love in the TyPo district:
Autumn Moon
418A N. Tyler St.
Hours: 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Tuesday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Friday, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday, closed Sunday and Monday
Owner Yesenia Hernandez is an interior designer by trade and an artist at heart. She started this store with one original T-shirt design and an online store. The shop carries home goods and gifts as well as Hernandez’s irresistible tees ($26-$32), such as the original, “Mamacita,” as well as “Support women owned businesses” and “Texas babe.”
Sweet Elegance
414 N. Tyler St.
Hours: By appointment only
This female, family-owned enterprise does event planning and styling as well as installations, such as balloon arches, donut pegs and 3-D flower walls.
Mod + Jo
421 N. Tyler St.
Hours: 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Friday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, closed Sunday
Jordan Flynn founded her design studio while living abroad without a work visa for her husband’s job. The online shop now has a national presence for its affordable, small-batch jewelry that’s made for layering.
Beatnik Fine Goods
837 W. Seventh St.
Hours: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday
This shop, with its full-wall black-and-white mural, opened several years ago and is known for trendy women’s clothes and accessories. But it also carries home goods, gifts, art and baby stuff.
DLM Supply
837 W. Davis St.
Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday, noon-4 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday
Retail maven Deavon Moore opened this boutique about five years ago with a focus on men’s fashion and gifts. The store recently expanded to include women’s and children’s clothing and accessories.
Hola Café
416 N. Tyler St.
Hours: 6:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Monday-Friday, 7 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, 8 a.m.-noon Sunday
What would a trendy neighborhood be without multiple coffee shops? Honduras native Jeniffer Avila grew up harvesting and selling coffee beans with her grandmother and now co-owns this tiny shop with her husband, Daniel Hinojosa. Specialties include the iced mocha latte made with Mexican chocolate and an Instagram-worthy half-and-half matcha-and-espresso drink.
House of Beauty Queens
412 N. Tyler St.
Hours: By appointment
This looks like it could be a clothing boutique from the outside, but it’s actually esthetician Aniyah Vasquez’s eyelash and brow studio.
Haus of Vintage
413 N. Tyler St.
Instagram: @hausofvintagedallas
Hours: 2-6 p.m. Tuesday, 1-6 p.m. Wednesday-Thursday, 1-7 p.m. Friday-Saturday, noon-5 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday
This boutique is a good place to find a silky bomber jacket to go with your dad shoes, and it’s a women-owned business that offers sustainable clothing as well as styling services. The owners also have Back Haus, a space that offers classes, such as how to make a charcuterie board, and pop-up shops, such as a recent Black-owned business vendor market.
Tiny Victories
604 N. Tyler St.
Hours: 4 p.m.-2 a.m. Tuesday-Sunday, closed Monday
One of the best cocktail happy hours around (4-7 p.m. Tuesday-Friday). If sitting inside a bar makes you uncomfortable in these covid times, you can still be tiny and victorious on this bar’s small patio.
Encanto Pops
831 W. Davis St.
Hours: noon-8 p.m. Tuesday-Wednesday, noon-9 p.m. Thursday-Sunday, closed Monday
Oak Cliff resident Diana Díaz started this paleta business with her sisters in 2016, and they make just about any flavor popsicle you can think of. They also have paleta carts for catering at weddings and events.
