Fort Worth Friday
Early morning last Thursday, February 12, an accident involving 133 vehicles on an icy bridge of Interstate 35 West close to downtown Fort Worth sends dozens to area hospitals and claims six lives. It is an ominous overture to troubles to come and an example of deficiencies in preparedness. The cataclysmic accident won’t be the…
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One of the things I love most about Fort Worth is its preservationist instinct. Older neighborhoods, the venerable Westside enclaves of Westover Hills, Rivercrest, and Crestwood are largely as they were built. Ditto the old Southside Neighborhoods of Mistletoe Heights, Berkeley Place, Fairmount, and my own Ryan Place. There are, however, a few neighborhoods like…
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Alta, as you may know, means “high” in Spanish, and property on this desirable, private Rivercrest drive is the location of some of the highest-end real estate in Fort Worth. High applies in many ways to this Alta Drive home. It is perched on a high bluff with stunning westward views. Architecture and construction are…
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Tired of small-town living, some friends of mine have recently returned to Fort Worth’s Ridglea area inspiring me to take a closer look at the popular neighborhood. For an established neighborhood, Ridglea North has a relatively young demographic, with a median age of 37. Houses move quickly, selling just over one month. At over 12…
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Maybe it was a desire to return to normality. There were plenty of flashier, glitzier, new-to-the-market candidates, but I was craving residential comfort food. Steak and potatoes. Well at this price point, more like Chateaubriand and Pommes de Terres Lyonnaise. Although at under $1.5 million it’s a pretty fair price to live in one of…
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