Fort Worth Heritage Trails - Changing Landscape - Fort Worth, TX
N 32° 45.148 W 097° 19.866
14S E 656344 N 3625077
Fort Worth Heritage Trails sign noting the changing landscape of this particular section of downtown Fort Worth, TX.
Waymark Code: WMJE9B
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 11/07/2013
Views: 7
This sign stands on the west side of Houston Street, between Sixth and Seventh Streets, behind a bus stop. It says:
In 1873, when the City of Fort Worth was incorporated, the intersection of 7th and Houston was open fields. But, by the early 1900s the corner had become the center of a vibrant business and financial area.
From 1905-1921 Continental Bank & Trust occupied the former Board of Trade building on the northwest corner of the intersection. In 1912 First National Bank built a ten-story building on the northeast corner. In 1952 Continental National Bank returned to the northwest corner and built a thirty-story building topped with a revolving digital clock with 25 foot high numbers. Fort Worth National Bank occupied its headquarters on the southeast corner from 1956-1973. The banks now have new names and locations.
XTO Energy purchased the 1952 Continental National Bank building (Landmark Tower) in 2005. The building was imploded March 18, 2006, the tallest building in Texas to be imploded.
Heritage Trails 2006
Sponsored by XTO Energy
Group that erected the marker: Fort Worth Heritage Trails/City of Fort Worth
URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: [Web Link]
Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary:
West side of Houston Street, between 6th and 7th Streets
Fort Worth, TX USA
76102
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