SSP Questions Answered about Downtown Fort Worth, Texas

John R · #1 Posted: **Dec 25, 2007, 12:43 AM**

On another thread in this forum, http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=142857, some questions were asked about some Downtown Fort Worth buildings. Rather than hijack Atomic Glee's thread with his wonderful photographs, I decided to answer the questions in this separate thread. I took about half of these photos this summer, while the rest were taken on Christmas Eve 2007.

Kevin From Texas wanted to see full building photographs of the Maddox-Muse Center and the McDavid Studio, so below I have the photos.

Maddox-Muse Center showing the entire block which features the City-County's first hospital that has been restored on the exterior:

New Maddox-Muse Center Building:

McDavid Studio:

Plinko requested more photos of the Land Title Block (1889), and the first picture is an overall shot. Unfortunately, this building and its neighbor, which serves as a kitchen to the Flying Saucer are the only two buildings left on the block.

Detail of the east side of the building:

More Detail:

Looking up on the south side of the building:

Now for a few more photos.
Carter+Burgess Plaza and the Flatiron Building:

West side of the Flatiron:

Here is a project that my firm designed. Please excuse the painted brick. The owner did that before the construction documents were finished.

Entry to the Fort Worth Hilton Hotel (1921):

The Tower and the First United Methodist Church:

Finally, a skyline shot taken from the entry of the Amon Carter Museum showing The Carnegie, City Tower, and the new Omni Fort Worth Hotel beginning to show on the far right side of the photo:

MobyLL · #2 Posted: **Dec 25, 2007, 1:06 AM**

Beautiful.

This is an absolutely stunning building!

I like downtown's like ft. worth where there are still a lot of the old brick buildings with a lot of details that contrast with the newer glass towers.

KevinFromTexas · #3 Posted: **Dec 25, 2007, 2:38 AM**

Very nice. Thanks John. Fort Worth is full of gems like those.

John R · #4 Posted: **Dec 25, 2007, 4:36 AM**

I just had to post a few to answer the two questions from Atomic Glee's thread. It's been a while since I have posted anything.

I'm currently redesinging my Architecture in Fort Worth site and I've been busy trying to reach my goal of riding 3,000 miles on my bicycle this year.

WilliamTheArtist · #5 Posted: **Dec 25, 2007, 4:04 PM**

That art-deco, McDavid studio is beautiful.

Atomic Glee · #6 Posted: **Dec 26, 2007, 4:23 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by WilliamTheArtist

That art-deco, McDavid studio is beautiful.

Both new parts of that block are great, and fit nicely with the restored hospital that's part of the facility as well.

The Maddox-Muse and the deco McDavid Studio were both built in 1997.

TXLove · #7 Posted: **Dec 25, 2007, 4:56 PM**

great photos and the skyline shot is great....gives me an idea where Omni will rise in the skyline...thanks!

plinko · #8 Posted: **Dec 25, 2007, 5:28 PM**

Thanks John. A plethora of style cues and just some really nice old building stock.

BTW, the painted brick on your project doesn't look *that* bad. I've had client do much worse to me on jobs.

denveraztec · #9 Posted: **Dec 26, 2007, 4:28 PM**

Beautiful structures! I will be there in February and I am looking forward to it!

John R · #10 Posted: **Dec 26, 2007, 7:35 PM**

Denveraztec, give me a shout by PM and I will be more than happy to show you around.

Plinko, the brick was supposed to have been left unpainted. The building was constructed around 1909 and was originally a meat market. For most of the time that I can remember, it was a greasy spoon with great food called Terry's Grill. After Terry's closed, a few restaurants came and went and finally the building was purchased and the new owners hired us to convert the building into a bar. It has now become one of the more popular places in the southern section of downtown.

LSyd · #11 Posted: **Dec 26, 2007, 9:37 PM**

sweet. i had a nice view of Fort Worth from the air on saturday.

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arbeiter · #12 Posted: **Dec 26, 2007, 10:09 PM**

Fort Worth's holding its own! lovely

John R · #13 Posted: **Dec 27, 2007, 1:41 AM**

Fort Worth has a very nice downtown, and overall it is a pretty great place to live. However, I am biased, since I am a native.

giallo · #14 Posted: **Dec 27, 2007, 1:53 AM**

Great photos.

John R · #15 Posted: **Dec 27, 2007, 5:28 AM**

^^ Thanks. I always enjoy shooting around town and posting the pics when I have time to prepare a thread.

John R · #16 Posted: **Dec 29, 2007, 2:30 AM**

If anyone has other questions related to Fort Worth, I would be more than happy to answer them.

John R · #17 Posted: **Dec 30, 2007, 12:40 AM**

I thought I would take the time to add four photos that I took of the new Omni Hotel construction. When finished, it is supposed to be the city's second tallest building.

The building under construction in the foreground is a new parking garage to serve the entire area, since three blocks of surface parking have been removed for the hotel and the garage. Hotel parking is in three levels beneath the hotel itself.

ColDayMan · #18 Posted: **Dec 30, 2007, 5:25 AM**

Fantastic!

John R · #19 Posted: **Dec 31, 2007, 1:57 AM**

Yes, the Omni Fort Worth Hotel is beginning to shape up. I'm planning to get out on New Years Day for another shoot of the construction.

I also noticed today that the cooling tower has been installed on the roof of the Carnegie Building. I was out riding my bicycle on the trails along the river, and these trails have great skyline views.

Wheelingman04 · #20 Posted: **Jan 1, 2008, 2:34 AM**

Beautiful.