Foch Street Underpass under W. Lancaster Bridge. The W. Lancaster Bridge, opened June 14, 1939, was planned to overpass three railroad tracks, Trinity River and Trinity Park, to connect W. Lancaster with E. Lancaster Avenue, and to reduce congestion on W. 7th Street. Originally left out of the bridge plan, Foch Street Underpass was added … Read more
Dominating the low skyline of the West Side, the Will Rogers Auditorium, Coliseum and Pioneer Tower symbolize Fort Worth’s civic pride in the midst of the Depression. Hurriedly promoted by Amon Carter, Sr. in 1935 for the upcoming 1936 Texas Centennial celebration, the structures and grounds were built with federal city relief funds at a … Read more
The Meadowmere Apartments were constructed by Meadowmeit Realty Co. as a seven-building apartment complex containing fifty-six units on the site of the old Meadowmere Country Club. The two-story brick buildings, some of which are set in L-formations, are irregularly arranged along three sides of the spacious wooded block. Carports and service entries are located in … Read more
This one-story commercial building was constructed in 1927 by Harry B. Friedman, contractor, for widow Martha Zeloski. A number of small retail firms have occupied the premises hem over the years. Built in a similar style to Zeloski’s other commercial row (3901-23 Camp Bowie Boulevard), this structure features polychrome brick end gables flanking a tiled … Read more
This large house was built for Benjamin O. Smith, president of Farmers’ and Mechanics’ National Bank, who moved to Fort Worth in 1884. Smith began construction of his house on a site overlooking the West Fork of the Trinity River immediately following the 1910-11 development of the River Crest Country Club and adjacent area. In … Read more
This simple, wood-frame bungalow duplex has served as a rental and owner-occupied residence primarily for workings in the Texas and Pacific Lancaster Railroad Yards. George W. Deats, who had been a master mechanic for Texas & Pacific Railroad, purchased the site in 1928, the year that the Lancaster Railroad Yards (South of 3900 block of … Read more
The City of Fort Worth appropriated $6,431 in 1936 to provide a “great white way” leading to the Frontier Centennial Grounds from nearby streets. Ornamental streetlight standards consist of a pinkish concrete octagonal shaft above a flaring base. Bronze casing, base and finial embellish the bulbous glass globe. Forty-six streetlamps remain in the area; a … Read more
Although early ownership records are inconclusive, decorative detail date this structure to about 1910. Probably constructed as a substantial, two-story, wood-frame dwelling, the structure has been subdivided into apartments since at least 1951. A mechanic’s lien indicates that the front elevation underwent alterations in 1953; the structure at present is poorly maintained.
Marion Chandler, a chief clerk at the Frisco Lines, owned this Arlington Heights property from 1917 to 1919. In 1917, Chandler contracted with builder C. B. Dorchester for construction at this site, presumably this house. A positive identification of early owners and occupants cannot be made for this site because Arlington Heights street names and … Read more
The Rockyfeller Hamburger chain was founded by Robert M. Chesney of Fort Worth who owned and operated the restaurants until the early 1970s. This prefabricated metal diner was constructed in 1937 by a contractor named Wilk of Tuba, Oklahoma. It may have been altered somewhat during the 1950s. One of four Rockyfeller hamburger stands originally … Read more
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