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Roosevelt Ranch - posted in Local History: While reading a book titled "The President Travels by Train" The author told the story of President Roosevelt's secret trip in April 1943 to Monterrey, Mexico for a visit with Mexico's president. On his return to the US the president visited the Corpus Christi Naval Air Center and then his train left for Benbrook.The train arrived at Benbrook at 945 ...
Presidents like Franklin Roosevelt and Harry Truman and Dwight Eisenhower took that ride, as did Hollywood buddies like Bob Hope, Bing Crosby, and Gene Autry. When Carter’s good friend Will Rogers died in a plane crash in 1935, an 85-acre “memorial” was built for the humorist on that same broad street. It was all about history and culture.
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Both were owned by Elliott and Ruth Goggins Roosevelt. Elliott just so happened to be the son of Franklin and Eleanore Roosevelt. In 1933, when his father was still settling into the presidency, Elliott caused a bit of media scandal after he had been invited in March to attend the Fort Worth Stock Show where he was introduced to Ruth Goggins.
Amon Carter Museum - posted in Historic Buildings and Preservation: Evidently its going to undergo restoration to its front facade to make it more like Johnsons original plans.
2613 Roosevelt Ave. - 1927; 1988; 2002; 2016 Sam Rosen Elementary School In 1909, the Rosen Heights School District constructed an elementary school building on this site.
The building first housed the Franklin-Harris Motor Car Co. Other tenants included the Colonial Cake Company, a transfer and storage company, a Studebaker dealership and an appliance company. For many years, the building was the home of ABC Flag Co.
T-Bone Burnett (born 1948), songwriter, record producer, musician and singer. Harriet Sansom Harris (born 1955), actress, currently on TV hit Desperate Housewives. Larry Hagman (born 1931), actor, son of actress Mary Martin. Kirk Franklin (born 1970), famous gospel singer and producer.
This a beautiful late Queen Anne style Victorian. It's design is so distinctive, I've wondered if it was not a planbook house pattern from George Franklin Barber or one of his mail-order architectural contemporaries. I've admired it since the late 1980's as well as the little pocket neighborhood surrounding it.
Sam Rosen Elementary School - 2613 Roosevelt Ave. - 1927; 1988; 2002 Samuel Rosen Grocery Store - 1320 NW. 25th - c.1920 Rosen Heights Baptist Church - 2524 Roosevelt Ave. - 1941; 1950; 1955 S St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church - 2022 Ross Ave. - 1917