Built in 1895 and closed for half a century, Chico’s First Christian Church is being asked to carry community memory into a new life.
Fort Worth Water Gardens with the headline The $6.5 Million Renewal Ahead
Fort Worth is preparing a $6.5 million renewal of its landmark Water Gardens, beginning with the systems that keep the Active Pool, lighting, landscape, and moving water alive.
Lorraine Benini being filmed inside Museo Benini with the title Where Color Lives
At Museo Benini near Marble Falls, one artist’s lifetime unfolds in roses, ribbons, geometry, and light. This is the story of Benini—and the vision Lorraine Benini is helping carry forward.
The Baker Hotel tower in Mineral Wells, Texas, glowing in golden-hour light
Step inside the Baker Hotel in Mineral Wells through Jonny Goodday’s photographs and films, tracing its 1929 opening, decades of silence, and restoration toward a planned 2028 return.
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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