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Art Showcase To Raise Funds for Historic Fort Worth Inc.

By Joy Donovan / August 31, 2025 /

Historic preservation and creativity will meet this week when the doors open for Preservation Is the Art of the City, a three-day art show and sale event hosted by Historic Fort Worth. The 22nd annual showcase will begin with Party With the Artist on Sept. 4 at First on 7th, located at 500 W. 7…

Fort Worth’s Hidden Gardens Tour Will Still Shine on Sunday

By Joy Donovan / May 17, 2025 /

Weather forecasts might be calling for some rain on Sunday, but it doesn’t really matter because the 2025 Hidden Gardens of Fort Worth Tour is still going forward, rain or shine. Scheduled from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m., this annual spring event is happening regardless of the weather. Bank on the shine and bring an…

Schools Top the List of Historic Fort Worth’s Most Endangered Places

By Joy Donovan / May 13, 2025 /

As the Fort Worth Independent School District is discussing the closure of schools, it is no coincidence that some of the district’s properties made Historic Fort Worth’s annual list of endangered places. Historic Fort Worth’s annual Most Endangered Places spotlights historic sites threatened by various situations, and this year five schools were named to the list.…

Fort Worth Architect Albert Komatsu, R.I.P.

By Joy Donovan / November 19, 2024 /

Fort Worth architect Albert Komatsu, who leaves behind a prolific portfolio of Midcentury Modern work, died Oct. 30 at the age of 97, just one month short of his 98th birthday. Services will be held at 3 p.m. Dec. 12 at a church he designed, St. Stephen Presbyterian Church, 2700 McPherson Ave., in Fort Worth.…

Let’s Go Shopping: Fort Worth’s Handley Avenue Historic Strip Tour Kicks Off in August

By Joy Donovan / July 15, 2024 /

A historic Fort Worth shopping area, which dates back to 1910, will be spotlighted on this year’s Handley Avenue Historic Strip Tour. The event kicks off at 5:30 p.m. Aug. 1. The Handley Avenue Historic Strip Tour highlights the significant commercial district that remains a tourist attraction in East Fort Worth. Earlier this year, Historic…