Low-angle exterior view of the Marty Leonard Community Chapel in Fort Worth against a dramatic blue sky
Step inside Fort Worth’s Marty Leonard Community Chapel, where architect Fay Jones transformed brick, mahogany, glass, and Texas sunlight into a landmark built for Lena Pope’s children and families.
A flour mill, a famous trademark, and the restoration of the Texas Capitol’s Goddess of Liberty all meet at this hidden Wise County landmark.
Jonathan Gentry inside Kincaid's Hamburgers with the headline From Grocery Counter to Hamburger Legend
Jonathan Gentry shares how Kincaid’s grew from a neighborhood grocery and butcher counter into a Fort Worth hamburger institution carried by four generations.
Built in 1922, Abilene’s WTU Power Plant once powered West Texas. Now preservationists and volunteers are working to give the landmark a new life.
Lieutenant Brian Call shares why historic Fort Worth Fire Station No. 2 remains one of the city’s most distinctive and demanding fire assignments.
The center aisle, wooden pews, and altar inside St. Barbara’s Catholic Church in Thurber, Texas.
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An aerial view of the historic Box Factory building and surrounding neighborhood in Mineral Wells, Texas.
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An aerial view of the historic Zim’s roadside building beside the highway in Strawn, Texas.
Zim’s of Strawn: A Roadside Original With Texas Grit Zim’s of Strawn on the Bankhead Highway […]
The illuminated Ridglea Theater marquee and green neon tower at dusk in Fort Worth, Texas.
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Jeff Jones takes us inside the Texas Fire Museum, where antique engines return to life in a former Dallas Fire Department maintenance facility.

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