Tarrant County Tuesday

Fort Worth Home Built in the 1920s Comes With Belle Surprise

By Seth Fowler / February 28, 2017 /

Why do people like looking at homes?  Why are there so many viewers on various sites that deal with homes and design and decoration?  Why do you read CandysDirt.com?  I’ll tell you why … it’s because we like the element of surprise. Homes are simply sticks-and-bricks.  I know, I know — they come in different…

Classic Brownstone in Fort Worth Offers Best of All Worlds

By Seth Fowler / February 21, 2017 /

Isn’t it interesting that newer homes that look and feel like older, classically designed homes sell faster and for more money than homes that have no real architectural value or distinction? Did you know that a brownstone townhome, when used in the urban residential vernacular, doesn’t technically mean the home is made of brown stone?…

Miles and Miles of Texas Hill Country Views From Fort Worth Home

By Seth Fowler / February 14, 2017 /

How does that great Bob Wills song go… “I saw miles and miles of Texas … all the stars up in the sky … I saw miles and miles of Texas … gonna live here ’til I die.” Surely Mr. Wills was thinking about the home for sale at 153 Crown Ridge Court in Covered Bridge Canyon of Fort…

Living on Luther Lake in Fort Worth Brings Spectacular View

By Seth Fowler / January 31, 2017 /

Did you ever see the movie “On Golden Pond” with Henry Fonda, Kathryn Hepburn, and Jane Fonda?  I remember being extremely bored by the movie (I was way too young back then), but I remember the scenes where the characters would sit at their house and enjoy the view of the lake.  Peaceful, tranquil, serene…

Condominium in Montgomery Plaza Offers Hip, Happening, and Historical Living

By Seth Fowler / January 24, 2017 /

If you have ever been to Fort Worth you will recognize the Montgomery Ward Building.  Built in 1928 on West 7th St., near the Trinity River and downtown Fort Worth, it was one of the regional retail and mail order warehouses for the retail company, Montgomery Ward.  Numerous Fort Worthians will tell of visits to…