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The Best of Tarrant County Tuesday in 2017

By Seth Fowler / December 19, 2017 /

  Another year of Tarrant County Tuesday is coming to a close.  In the words of the Grateful Dead song, “What a long strange trip it’s been.” I hope you have enjoyed reading about the homes, neighborhoods and issues I’ve presented in this weekly blog for 2017.  It has been my utmost pleasure helping to showcase…

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Green With Envy in Ultimate Near Southside Urban Townhome

By Seth Fowler / November 14, 2017 /

In the mid-2000s, the area of Fort Worth referred to as the Medical District went through a dramatic change. Situated south of Interstate 30, north of the Fairmount neighborhood, bordered by 8th Avenue to Rosedale Avenue, this soon became known as the Near Southside. At the time there were medical offices, hospitals, and a smattering…

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No Doubt, Jackie O. Would Love Thomas Place Home

By Seth Fowler / November 7, 2017 /

If you like reading about homes with an interesting history, this traditional in Rivercrest at 1512 Thomas Place is the home for you! As one story goes, the original owners of this beautiful 4,192-square-foot home just blocks from Rivercrest Country Club closed on the home November 23, 1963 … let that date soak in for a…

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Stellar Washington Terrace Home Packed With Surprises

By Seth Fowler / October 24, 2017 /

In this day and age of short attention spans, emojis expressing our inmost thoughts, and novels consisting of 140 character Tweets, I thought I would give a few highlights for  Tarrant County Tuesday.

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Historic 1903 Home in Fort Worth Offers Unique Opportunity

By Seth Fowler / October 17, 2017 /

Imagine Fort Worth in 1903.  From grainy photos I’ve seen, there was a lot of dust, cows, and not much else.  There certainly were not any charming homes that would last 114 years and become historic properties, right?  Wrong. The 1900 census of Fort Worth showed 26,668 residents, which was up from 1880 when there…

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