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Fort Worth With a population of one half million, Fort Worth is half the size of Dallas, and sometimes gets overlooked. You'd be missing something if you did not visit Fort Worth when you visit the Metroplex. More cultural, and more cowboy, Fort Worth is a blend of modern, art, and western. It's more what people expect out of Texas. This shot was taken from a couple of miles north of downtown on Main Street, about halfway to the famous Stockyards. ©2001 by Jeffrey L. Cooper
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| City Center Towers I & II Downtown Fort Worth is dominated by glass towers ringed with lights. City Tower I is on the left above, and in the picture on the right. ©2001 by Jeffrey L. Cooper |
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Tornado In March, 2000, Fort Worth had the unfortunate circumstance to be hit by a powerful tornado, right in the downtown area. The Bank One building, shown here, was devastated. Nearly all the windows were blown out. It's amazing more people were not killed (only a few) as it hit during rush hour. Presently, the building is on a course to be destroyed, as it would cost more to repair it than replace it. Sad. ©2001 by Jeffrey L. Cooper |
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| Downtown Other buildings in downtown, near sunset. To the left, the Blackstone Hotel, built in 1929, and above, the Charles D. Tandy Center. ©2001 by Jeffrey L. Cooper |
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First United Methodist Church Next to downtown is this beautiful church, somehow spared the tornado's wrath. Built in 1930, it stands in gothic contrast to the modern downtown (and the destroyed Bank One building in the background). ©2001 by Jeffrey L. Cooper |
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| Stockyards Fort Worth's famous for this. It's a daytime and nighttime entertainment area, if you are into themes western. By day there's livestock, music, and large crowds. And, it's the terminus for the famous Tarantula Train. By night, it's country bars and restaurants, including the famous Billy Bob's. ©2001 by Jeffrey L. Cooper |
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