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Its first floor was a freight warehouse that also provided cold-storage capabilities while its second floor housed office space for the Santa Fe. In the 1990s, the building had fallen into vacancy and was named one of 15 historic "highly significant endangered properties" in Fort Worth by its Historic and Cultural Landmarks Commission.
The Fort Worth skyline as viewed from the west. Fort Worth, the 5th-most populous city in the U.S. state of Texas, is home to 50 high-rises, 21 of which stand taller than 200 feet (61 m). [1] The tallest building in the city is the 40-story Burnett Plaza, which rises 567 feet (173 m) in Downtown Fort Worth and was completed in 1983. [2]
In 2002, following the opening of Fort Worth Intermodal Transportation Center (now Fort Worth Central Station), train service to the station ceased. The station, as well as the adjacent Santa Fe Freight Building, was passed into private ownership. It is currently used as an 800-seat special event venue under the name Ashton Depot. [4]
Montgomery Plaza fronts West 7th Street, which connects Fort Worth's Cultural District with the downtown area. West 7th has recently become one Fort Worth's most vibrant urban neighborhoods, a burgeoning community at the juncture of six major streets. The area includes a wide variety of dining, nightlife and residential options.
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Mira Vista is a gated community in far Southwest Fort Worth with over 700 high end houses, a championship golf course and country club. [15] Morningside; Overton Park; Overton Park is a neighborhood represented by the Overton Park Neighborhood Association (OPNA) www.overtonpark-na.org in Fort Worth, Texas located southwest of city's downtown.
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The depot was built to replace a freight center that had burned to the ground, and the narrow steel-reinforced concrete structure became a local landmark. [3] For half its length, the building is only 37 feet (11 m) in width but, at 1,250 feet (380 m) in length, it is as long as the Empire State Building is tall.