Fort Worth Dirt
Have you noticed that many Christmas-themed movies or TV shows always feature a traditional, Colonial Revival home for the holidays? Why is that? Maybe I have been forced to watch too many Hallmark Channel specials over the past few weeks, but it certainly seems that the home style of choice for holiday movies is the…
Ever on the look-out for affordable and appealing housing in an attractive neighborhood, I ventured into the Westcliff Addition. Westcliff is rather vast, extending from the area around TCU south to Interstate 20. Closer to TCU, houses can get a little pricy, selling for $500,000 or more. But if you are willing to go farther…
If you know Old Fort Worth, then you know Simondale Drive. Located near Colonial Country Club and TCU, this elegant street is one of the foremost streets for elegant homes in all of Cowtown. It’s not just proximity to so many private and privileged areas that makes Simondale Drive sought after. It’s the way the…
I had begun preparing a post on a beautiful lock-and-leave townhouse in a quiet circle of Monticello. Sold. Today. More evidence that desirable properties in good locations below $600,000 are still moving quickly. Above $1 million, that is another story. Some houses I have covered in the year or more since I have been writing…
Cozy — have you ever really thought of that word? It sounds funny. It looks funny. And what does it really mean? Isn’t something that is cozy all based on personal preference? To some “cozy” could be a large cabin in the woods with snow falling and a fire roaring. To others”cozy” could mean an…
