tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6439803544142853007.post3685493389018439771..comments2024-03-09T18:47:08.590-06:00Comments on Durango Texas: Fort Worth Has Plenty To Be Proud Of Other Than Falsely Claiming To Have The World's First Indoor RodeoDurangohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10231271044296466883noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6439803544142853007.post-20386841464872970232012-01-29T13:00:43.097-06:002012-01-29T13:00:43.097-06:00The western facades on many of the Stockyards buil...The western facades on many of the Stockyards buildings along North Main and Exchange are merely that. Facades. False fronts. Those buildings didn't look like that in the heyday of the stockyards.<br /><br />Those rustic wooden sidewalks and faux fronts were added in the 1950s and '60s to attract tourists to the area after Armour and Swift shut down. <br /><br />The Stockyards were cowtown and not cowboy town. Unless I am completely wrong which is entirely possible.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6439803544142853007.post-27996910029582896372012-01-29T07:54:43.606-06:002012-01-29T07:54:43.606-06:00Steve A, I thought of including the Trinity Trails...Steve A, I thought of including the Trinity Trails as something Fort Worth could be proud of. Then I remembered what it is like to bike the Burke Gilman/Tracey Owen Trail around Lake Washington and changed my mind.Durangohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10231271044296466883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6439803544142853007.post-88830612210861110922012-01-29T05:19:17.223-06:002012-01-29T05:19:17.223-06:00Fort Worth can also take pride in its extensive tr...Fort Worth can also take pride in its extensive trail system along the Trinity River. Well, as long as it doesn't claim it to be first or biggest or...Steve Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13650405341304401203noreply@blogger.com