Preservation in the News From a 1930s Market to a Midcentury Home: Fort Worth Honors Its Preservation Champions Historic preservation celebrates the people and places that shape Fort Worth’s distinctive identity. Read this Candy’s Dirt feature highlighting preservation champions and their impact on our city’s architectural heritage. Read the Story on Candy’s Dirt →
Can zoning changes help revitalize East Lancaster? City leaders are taking initial steps by Eric E. Garcia, Fort Worth Report November 1, 2026 Fort Worth’s massive building boom hasn’t quite reached East Lancaster Avenue yet, but that could soon change. The city is considering zoning changes to spur new development on the historic transportation corridor, … Read more
Fort Worth grants protected status to WWI airstrip remnant by Eric E. Garcia, Fort Worth Report October 28, 2026 The remnants of a World War I airstrip — marked by the silhouette of an airplane — will be preserved in a far north Fort Worth neighborhood. Fort Worth City Council members approved zoning Oct. 13 … Read more
Transform 1012 wraps up community input on conversion of former KKK site into cultural hub by Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Report October 26, 2026 Transform 1012 N. Main Street — a Fort Worth nonprofit coalition that aims to convert a former Northside Ku Klux Klan headquarters into a cultural hub — continues to move toward … Read more
Houston Street building sold as southern area of downtown gets active by Bob Francis, Fort Worth Report October 19, 2026 A suddenly hot area of real estate in downtown Fort Worth has seen another building change hands. A vacant 7,131-square-foot, three-story building at 907 Houston St. has sold to a company affiliated with The Federalist … Read more
Council approves restaurant at Roy Pope site despite neighborhood concerns by Eric E. Garcia, Fort Worth Report September 29, 2026 A Southern-style restaurant proposed for the Roy Pope Grocery is expected to start serving dinner soon. On Tuesday, Fort Worth City Council members approved a zoning exemption for the restaurant at 2300 Merrick St. despite … Read more
The beginning: Demolition of Southside center clears way for National Juneteenth Museum by David Moreno, Fort Worth Report October 7, 2026 Opal Lee’s dream has always been to educate all Americans about Juneteenth — the day freedom reached the remainder of enslaved people in Texas on June 19, 1865. The Fort Worth advocate’s vision became … Read more
City of Fort Worth looking to sell downtown buildings to Kent family group by Bob Francis, Fort Worth Report September 28, 2026 A local business group with a long history in Fort Worth is set to acquire properties that span one expanded city block in downtown near a hot spot of recent development. Fort Worth … Read more
A century of service: Historic Baker Funeral Home celebrates milestone anniversary by Eric E. Garcia, Fort Worth Report September 25, 2026 Ruth “Cookie” Baker remembers her childhood home, long gone to progress, in the neighborhood where her family’s funeral business has thrived over a century. Neighbors helped each other in the close-knit Black community once … Read more
But adaptive reuse becomes much harder when the requirements attached to the new use make the existing building difficult or expensive to accommodate.