1727 is a gallery, event space and listening lounge located at 1727 Levee St., in the Lower Oak Lawn area near downtown Dallas. 1727 was founded by a small group of independent women, artists and songwriters inspired by a mutual energy and vision for cultivating a thriving arts community. The Arts are supported here through rotating art exhibits, music concerts, non-profit and other events. Our intimate eclectic studio and gallery atmosphere encourages friendly and attentive interaction between artists and audience supported bydramatic lighting, comfortable lounge seating and a state of the art sound system. We pride ourselves on the history that surrounds our location on the edge of the Levee and heart of the Trinity River Valley. Click on the photo below to learn more about the history of Dallas, TX and the Great Flood of 1908.
1727 is an art gallery/listening lounge/event space which offers a beautiful eclectic mix of modern meets old world ambiance. Located in the lower Oak Lawn area in the Dallas Design District, 1727 was founded by a group of entrepeneur women with an artistic bent. 1727 was built with true passion, artistry and vision. We take pride in the history that surrounds us, nestled on the edge of the Levee in the heart of the Trinity River Valley. Click on the photo at the bottom of this page to learn more about the history of Dallas.
From Wikepedia regarding the role of Women in the development of Dallas:
Women did much to establish the fundamental elements of the social structure of the city, focusing their energies on families, schools, and churches during the city's pioneer days. Many of the organizations which created a modern urban scene were founded and led by middle class women. Through voluntary organizations and club work, they connected their city to national cultural and social trends. By the 1880s women in temperance and suffrage movements shifted the boundaries between private and public life in Dallas by pushing their way into politics in the name of social issues.[10]
During 1913-19, advocates of woman suffrage drew on the educational and advertising techniques of the national parties and the lobbying tactics of the women's club movement. They also tapped into popular culture, successfully using popular symbolism and traditional ideals to adapt community festivals and social gatherings to the task of political persuasion. The Dallas Equal Suffrage Association developed a suffrage campaign based on social values and community standards. Community and social occasions served as recruiting opportunities for the suffrage cause, blunting its radical implications with the familiarity of customary events and dressing it in the values of traditional female behavior, especially propriety.[11]
Women of color usually operated separately. Juanita Craft (1902-85) was a leader in the civil rights movement through the Dallas NAACP. She focused on working with black youths, organizing them as the vanguard in protests against segregation practices in Texas.
