Sunday, September 21, 2014

Found: The Lost 1889 Cotton Belt Rail Yards On Panther Island!

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In 1889 the St. Louis Southwestern (Cotton Belt) Railroad arrived in Fort Worth and immediately started hauling the freight in and out as we...
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Thursday, July 10, 2014

Lost 1880's History: Fort Worth's Little Known Union Railroad Depot

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Fort Worth Railroad history note:  The general histories of Fort Worth mention that when the Texas & Pacific railroad came to the city i...
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Saturday, April 5, 2014

1903: Charles Swartz.. Views of Fort Worth

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Last year (2013), a great show featuring the photographic work of the three Fort Worth Swartz brothers was put together by Fort Worth histor...
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Monday, February 17, 2014

Taming The Trinity River - Where it All Began

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The taming began immediately after May, 1949 when a record breaking Trinity River flood inundated much of Fort Worth below the bluffs. Both ...
Saturday, February 15, 2014

Fort Worth: Sky High On Airships ~ The Helium Center Of The US Dirigible Fleet

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Since 1918, the citizens of Fort Worth had been aware that the was a possibility the the U.S. Navy would  establish a helium plant n...
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Friday, September 6, 2013

An Old Fort Worth Letterhead With a Great Map & Bankhead Highway History

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In 1925 Hugh H. Lewis Jr. owned an auto garage in Fort Worth that was doing booming business.  I collect a few Fort Worth letterheads and ha...
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Sunday, August 18, 2013

The Fabled Dallas Pike: Where Is It Now? This Post Card Has a Story..

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A little Fort Worth Bankhead Highway/Broadway of America/US-80 Tourist Court nostalgia:   Harrow Court <click image to enlarge> ...
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