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[John T Roberts]

The first rendering was going to be built where the Fort Worth National Bank finally built their next building in 1952.  The FWNB later became the Oncor Building and is now 115 W. 7th.  The second was the first generation rendering of the Continental National Bank/Landmark Tower.  Even though I don't like the Fort Worth Club Tower as it was finally built, this early version had less openings than the current building.

[Austin55]

C Troy Mathis from DallasMetropolis shared an old look at Centreport

 

[rriojas71]

It looks like Las Colinas

[Urbndwlr]

It looks like Las Colinas

Yes it does.  Looks like it was drawn in an era when that was considered desirable.

Centreport could fairly easily be redeveloped in future decades, replacing large distribution buildings and garden apartment complexes with denser, taller buildings of various uses.  It already has somewhat of a grid road system in place and transit to the southern end of the district.

[Austin55]

It would have been really nice to have had such an office cluster in city limits. 

[JBB]

C Troy Mathis from DallasMetropolis shared an old look at Centreport

 

 

I had no idea that his forum was still around, although it looks like it had a reboot at some point.  And it's still pretty active.  He had a treasure trove of old renderings on his website years ago.

[Austin55]

This document on the library's site has a ton of renderings from Hedrick and Stanley in the 1950s.

 

http://www.fortworth...l3/id/466/rec/2

[Stadtplan]

This document on the library's site has a ton of renderings from Hedrick and Stanley in the 1950s.
 
http://www.fortworth...l3/id/466/rec/2

Nice find! Cant wait to check this out on my computer.

[John T Roberts]

Many of those buildings were built.  I enjoyed looking at the document.

[Stadtplan]

This document on the library's site has a ton of renderings from Hedrick and Stanley in the 1950s.

 

http://www.fortworth...l3/id/466/rec/2

 

Oh, they did the Annex pool?  I guess that's technically getting "unbuilt" and rebuilt:

[John T Roberts]

Nitixope, the "Hilton Hotel Pool" that you have posted is the pool on the roof of the Blackstone Hotel Annex.  Back in the 1950s, it was a Hilton.  If you look carefully, the two buildings in the canter are 115 W. 7th (Oncor) and The Kimpton Harper Hotel.  They would appear from the other Hilton Hotel Pool, but they are viewed from a different angle.  The giveaway is that Continental National Bank (Landmark Tower) was under construction on the right side of the photo.  This pool is still here, but like the other building, it has been unbuilt and rebuilt.

 

For the record, Hedrick & Stanley designed the remodeling of the Blackstone Hotel in the 1950s and they also were the architects for the blank walled annex to the south.  Apparently, this remodeling of the Blackstone that they did was the project that infilled the mezzanine opening across the lobby and gutted the interior of the hotel of almost all of its original finishes.

[arch-image]

Here is a 1966 plan for DFW airport with a much more linear terminal layout

 

https://learninglab....04384#more-info

Interesting seeing how Braniff was planned to take as much space as American in that Layout. 

[Austin55]

The never-built Great Texas Trails Monument 

 

 

 

 

Fort Worth Convention & Visitors Bureau worked with Hunden Strategic Partners to assess the proposed Great Texas Trails Monument. HSP was hired to determine the overall viability and needed support for the Project, as well as to make recommendations on alterations for the Project design/concept. HSP conducted an analysis of the Project, other attractions in the Metroplex, the market in and around the proposed site and comparable attractions across the United States. The Project was proposed to be in the Swift Armour District where the meat packing operations that fueled the original development of the Stockyards once stood east of Stockyards Boulevard. However, HSP completed scenarios assuming the Project was located in two other areas: east of Main Street in the Stockyards area (outside the nexus of the tourism attraction) and in the downtown Fort Worth area. The educational and entertainment focus of the Great Texas Trail Monument coincided well with the current offerings and culture of Fort Worth. The Project had the potential to assist in improving the destination appeal of the Stockyards. The building was proposed to be more than 52,000 square feet on a site of nearly 73,000 square feet. The physical program of the Project was to be a v-shaped building with two wings. One wing is set to be 230 feet long, while the other is 210 feet in length.  At the conclusion of the economic, fiscal and employment impact study, however, the CVB chose to not move forward with the project.  

https://www.google.c...QAAAAAdAAAAABAE

[Austin55]

Alternative universe Sheraton via Kirk Architecture: http://www.kirkarchi...Fort_Worth.html

 

 

[Austin55]

Another model of the City Center towers with a third building, a tower rising along 3rd st between Calhoun and Jones) and an annex along 2nd where the curve used to be. 

 

Library of Congress has more view: https://www.loc.gov/...r:rudolph, paul