Sunday, September 18, 2011

1917-18: A Hot Time In Old Camp Bowie's "Entertainment" District? Not!

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The moment in 1917 that the deal that cinched Fort Worth as the site of a huge new US Army training post was signed was a moment that change...
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Wednesday, August 31, 2011

Up the Hill: Memories of Ranger Hill on US-80 and the Bankhead Highway

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Old time truckers have many tales of Ranger Hill in the days before Interstate 20 toned things down. It's still quite a hill to climb an...
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Sunday, August 28, 2011

A Little History is Passing: The Old Saginaw Airfield Is About Gone

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Things change around us in the blink of an eye. Last July I was headed into Saginaw to have breakfast at JR's. The sun was in my eyes, a...
Sunday, August 21, 2011

A Macabre Mansion~Edwards Funeral Home in Strawn Has a Creepy Mascot~I Wonder If They Know?

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I was returning from a scout through Ranger Saturday when I decided to take a quick run up to Strawn in hopes that I might be able to get in...
Sunday, August 14, 2011

Gordon: The Lost Town On A Bankhead Highway Map ~ Twists and Turns Between Ranger & Fort Worth

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The Bankhead Highway History Group has become very active on Facebook. It is open to anyone with an interest in this historic old highway. ...
Tuesday, July 26, 2011

Balaam's Gotta Lotta Gumption ~ I Found a Book That's a Jewel..

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I am a voracious reader, but this 2004 novel by Fort Worth's own Mike Nichols totally escaped me at the time.  That may have been the ye...
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Monday, July 11, 2011

Where The Heck Was Hell's Half Acre? ~ Probably NOT Where You Think It Was..

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The other day I was at JR's Cafe in Saginaw having breakfast surrounded by the conversation of the other regulars, mostly older men.  Th...
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