A rare example of wartime construction in Fort Worth’s central business district, these retaining walls flank a cut through the bluff overlooking the Trinity River. The cut links the Trinity River Bridge on W. Lancaster, completed in 1939, with the portion of Lancaster lying east of Summit Ave. A tunnel under Penn St. and Summit Ave. connecting the two sections of Lancaster at Ballinger St. was originally planned, but never constructed. Constructed by the Texas Highway Department and Ben Sira & Co., contractor, the reinforced concrete walls are distinguished by Moderne detailing, including a handsome metal railing along the pedestrian stairs on the north wall
