Fort Worth Dirt
Update: a reader tells us this house was the set for a movie filmed around 1994, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7V6CXYrqELk&t=3843s But beware: the movie is R-rated! Whoa! Ever on the look out for value in a desirable location here at CandysDirt.com, I stumbled onto a brand new listing on 2101 Western Avenue. By new, I mean listed yesterday…
As we all know, Fort Worth has some of the most beautiful homes, not only in the Metroplex, but in the nation. From the modestly priced $250,000 doll houses in Mistletoe Heights to the pristinely preserved mansions of oil barons and first settler descendants, Fort Worth not only boasts beautiful, classical architecture but seems to…
What constitutes a house being called a “mansion?” There isn’t an exact definition, but according to our friends in the web, a mansion is a large home over 8,000 square feet that has features that you wouldn’t find in your typical home. Features such as a large foyer entrance, marble floors, a wide staircase with…
Last Sunday, one of those typical, Texas, false harbinger of spring days, I waited outside 1460 West Allen, one of three open houses from the portfolio of 6th Avenue Homes. Children on bicycles pass, followed by three guys with contrasting day glow hair and plentiful piercings. Minutes later a 1920s open coupe cruised by. In…
The Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo is just finished. Now is the perfect time to highlight a property that might be of interest to those who were involved in the three week fête. Consider the property at 6150 Bennett Lawson Road in Mansfield. At first glance, this 35-acre equestrian estate in Mansfield with a 2,900-square-foot,…
