Who lives in that house?
#1
Posted 31 July 2008 - 11:00 PM
There is a large, nice-looking house on S. University Drive, on the east side of the street, very close to the Fort Worth Zoo. There are no other houses near it. Log Cabin Village is across the street. It is north of Park Hill but south of Colonial.
It has a roll-in/roll-out driveway in front, and some sort of name/logo hanging on the front. I've never been able to read that logo and I presume it's a private residence. It *could* be a business, I suppose, but if that's the case they could do with some better signage.
This house has always been there, as long as I've been around, so it must have been constructed sometime before the early 1970s.
Anyone have any idea whose house this is? Just curious. Thanks!
#2
Posted 01 August 2008 - 12:05 AM
#3
Posted 01 August 2008 - 12:12 AM
#4
Posted 01 August 2008 - 12:49 AM
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#5
Posted 01 August 2008 - 12:14 PM
#6
Posted 01 August 2008 - 07:02 PM
#7
Posted 05 December 2013 - 02:51 PM
I heard an odd rumor about this property recently. At some point in the last couple of years, a developer was trying to purchase the lot with the intent of building boutique or loft apartments, but they backed out because of resistance from the neighborhood. That would have been interesting to watch, given the unique size and topography of the property.
#10
Posted 14 August 2015 - 09:18 AM
#11
Posted 14 August 2015 - 09:25 AM
I should have posted the demolition. I saw that it had come down last week, also. Although the house was interesting, it was not landmarked; therefore, only a demolition permit was needed.
#12
Posted 14 August 2015 - 07:16 PM
Say it isn't so! I always admired that house. It was so '50's modern! I always imagined what it must have been like on the inside. . . somewhat dim lighting on a hot summer day with ice-cold air-conditioning inside. I believe Rhea Engert was the premier wedding photographer in Fort Worth as I recall.
It's sad to see another local neighborhood landmark being erased away.
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#13
Posted 14 August 2015 - 08:43 PM
We are rapidly losing our unprotected buildings.
#14
Posted 15 August 2015 - 11:02 AM
Our heritage is the plaything of men who know the price of everything and the value of nothing.
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#15
Posted 16 August 2015 - 05:57 PM
Did anyone get any photographs beforehand?
#16
Posted 09 July 2016 - 05:05 PM
I'm late to this thread, but I can add some information about the home and photography studio that used to be on this site. It was known as the Rhea Engert Photo Studio. The Engert family lived on the premises in what was basically a typical mid century modern home. I went to school with a boy named Kurt Engert. His dad was the photographer in question. Rhea Engert did lots of formal portaits, wedding pictures, etc. His photos were beautifully lit, quite polished, and sometimes dramatic looking. The house/studio used to have a driveway or easement that went up the hillside to Winton Terrace West. When I was a kid, the Connor family and the Alexander family (Alcon Labs) had homes on each side of this driveway facing on Winton Terrace West. I think the easement was there because the entire parcel was once home to the original Fort Worth Children's Hospital which operated at that location from the 1920s until the early 1950s. The easement made for a handy short cut down to University Drive for residents (well, teenagers mostly who were just starting to drive) of Park Hill.
#18
Posted 17 January 2020 - 09:39 AM
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#19
Posted 17 January 2020 - 10:33 AM
Our heritage is the plaything of men who know the price of everything and the value of nothing.
Does it still stands?
I hope, if so, that it will be with us for many years to come.
#20
Posted 17 January 2020 - 11:35 AM
The existing house was demolished last week.
#22
Posted 19 January 2020 - 11:21 AM
How it looked when new: https://library.uta....2304c759bd0.jpg
https://library.uta....tems/show/45136
Why won't it do this anymore when I post a link?
It never did it automatically on this forum, although some other forums it does.
In the editing window select the little icon of a picture (below the smiley icon) and past the web address of the picture into that. When you mouse over the icon it says "image"
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#23
Posted 19 January 2020 - 11:25 AM
Here's the last Google street view of the building from July, 2014.
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#24
Posted 22 January 2020 - 11:30 PM
Never mind. I just re-read your directions. I'm thinking of something farther south. Embarrassed now
Actually this was what Birdland was thinking about. Too bad she never comes around anymore.
#25
Posted 03 December 2021 - 10:00 PM
I found this site when I came across some of my Mom's wedding portraits from late 1954 that were done by
Rhea Engert. It appears that they were still in business in the 2000's at least and that the house was still
standing in 2014. I guess the pics that I have were taken at this studio. It is sad that the house/studio is
now gone after lasting for over 60 years.
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#27
Posted 14 March 2023 - 08:50 AM
I noticed the other day that there are a number of old growth trees marked on this property. It appears a familiar commercial developer owns the land. I'm not yet sure what is planned here but my guess would be these trees are slated for removal to building something new. Not having any luck finding Development or Planning permits.
Owner: Cowtown 109 LLC (tied to same group doing the Davis / Stonegate Mansion, West Bend Development and Stockyards North)
TAD: https://www.tad.org/...hp?pin=02127555
Sales Flyer: https://s3.amazonaws...yflyer-2022.pdf
Site: 2401 S. University
Marked Trees:
#28
Posted 31 May 2023 - 08:05 PM
Here's the last Google street view of the building from July, 2014.
Trying to add the right view for the old picture.
https://www.google.c...i6656?entry=ttu
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#32
Posted 03 June 2023 - 11:24 AM
I noticed the other day that there are a number of old growth trees marked on this property. It appears a familiar commercial developer owns the land. I'm not yet sure what is planned here but my guess would be these trees are slated for removal to building something new. Not having any luck finding Development or Planning permits.
Owner: Cowtown 109 LLC (tied to same group doing the Davis / Stonegate Mansion, West Bend Development and Stockyards North)
TAD: https://www.tad.org/...hp?pin=02127555
Sales Flyer: https://s3.amazonaws...yflyer-2022.pdf
Site: 2401 S. University
Marked Trees:
New Zoning Change filed for the Cowtown 109 site:
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#33
Posted 07 June 2023 - 05:03 AM
New development is proposed near a quiet Fort Worth neighborhood. Its not for houses
#34
Posted 07 July 2023 - 04:00 PM
From Zoning Docket. Staff reccomends denial. I suspect this will be a tough sell.
All the immediate land uses are residential except for a small commercial node to the south located at Park Hill and University. Access to the proposed office complex is off of University, an arterial road. Although the size of the property would allow future subdivision (or single lot) for residential purposes, alternative access would need to be evaluated to prevent direct residential access onto an arterial roadway (University). Uses allowed in “E” neighborhood Commercial districts are intended to serve single-family residences nearby. These typically develop as “commercial nodes” located along a local or another local or collector street. Unlike the commercial area to the south, the subject site is surrounded by single family residential and is not sited on a hard corner or intersection. The general layout of this site is not compatible with surrounding land uses.
The 2022 Comprehensive Plan currently designates the subject property as future Single-Family Residential. This land use designation includes zoning districts “A-5”, “A-7.5”, “A-10”, and “AR”. Duplex or “B” Two-Family zoning would be classified as Low Density Residential under the adopted Future Land Use Plan. The difference between Single Family Residential and Low Density Residential is negligible as both have a residential character. A duplex would be slightly more intense than a single-family residence, but both would be less intense uses than commercial or industrial zoning. The proposed zoning is not in alignment with the following policies of the Comprehensive Plan: • Encourage infill development of compatible, single-family homes in existing neighborhoods to preserve and protect residential neighborhoods. • Encourage small-lot single-family zoning districts (i.e. AR and A-5) on the periphery of mixed-use growth centers (TCU), where the City seeks to concentrate employment and public services. The proposed zoning is not consistent with the Comprehensive Plan Future Land Use designation. The proposed zoning is not consistent with the Comprehensive Plan Future Land Use designation.
#35
Posted 07 July 2023 - 04:10 PM
It would be no fun to pull into the north parking lot and find there were no spaces, and have to make your way back to the south parking lot.
For that matter, it is the kind of location that if those parking spaces are full, there are not a lot of options to get to the building. Even ride share drop-off is not fun in that location.
#36
Posted 07 July 2023 - 06:42 PM
It would be no fun to pull into the north parking lot and find there were no spaces, and have to make your way back to the south parking lot.
For that matter, it is the kind of location that if those parking spaces are full, there are not a lot of options to get to the building. Even ride share drop-off is not fun in that location.
This parking lot set-up looks like a nightmare. I feel bad for any delivery person (UPS / FedEx / Amazon).
#37
Posted 09 July 2023 - 07:32 AM
It would be no fun to pull into the north parking lot and find there were no spaces, and have to make your way back to the south parking lot.
For that matter, it is the kind of location that if those parking spaces are full, there are not a lot of options to get to the building. Even ride share drop-off is not fun in that location.
This parking lot set-up looks like a nightmare. I feel bad for any delivery person (UPS / FedEx / Amazon).
Reminds me last week on W7th/Henderson there was an Amazon Driver that stopped on W 7th for a delivery rather than pulling into the Firestone Apartments.
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#38
Posted 11 July 2023 - 05:38 PM
The Bennet Partners website has a couple more views of the conceptual nature of this project: https://bennett.part...iversity-drive/
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#39
Posted 11 July 2023 - 06:09 PM
#41
Posted 18 September 2023 - 10:18 AM
Zoning change was approved unanimously.
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