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#1 Nitixope

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Posted 07 April 2021 - 03:40 PM

I was curious what some of your favorite spiritually-uplifting places are around Fort Worth?  It could be a building, place of worship, park, scenic road, restaurant, museum....really wherever you find inspiration.
 
I'll go out on a limb and state an obvious favorite one of mine: The Trinity Trails between Rogers Rd and SW Blvd.  A few times while biking along here, time seemed to almost stand still for a few minutes. I would describe it as "contemplative."  For those that know what big sky country means, it just seems that the sky is bigger here and the sunsets out do themselves every time.  I've always found that tree-lined stretch of Rockwood Park Dr. between Bailey Ave and the cemetery to be quite peaceful too.  Trinity Trails have been my "reset button" for several years.

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Posted 07 April 2021 - 09:07 PM

Great topic.  Thank you, Nixitope.  I have two.  And both make me tear up to visit or even think about.  One is the historic Travis Avenue Baptist Church on Berry Street.  If you know the history of that amazing institution, you know what influence it has had on the history of Fort Worth and the whole world Christian community.  The other is Greenwood Cemetery.  I introduced myself to this forum many years ago trying to identify old pictures of my grandfather and Amon Carter at the Fort Worth Club.  My family has a plot just immediately southwest of the Carter family's mausoleum.  Mr. Carter, and my grandfather, who was a partner at Nicholson Jones Lincoln Mercury formerly on Henderson, purchased the plots together in the '40's according to family lore.  My mom passed very recently and we buried her in that group of plots along with several of my long passed relatives.  Greenwood is really beautiful and gives me great spiritual comfort and uplifts me. 



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Posted 09 April 2021 - 01:58 PM

I have recently had a few of those experiences walking along the West Fork from Airfield Falls to the Riverbend Nature Area and back.  I have only started to explore this area and really enjoy it because it is not congested with people but is not completely desolate either.  It doesn't feel like I am in the middle of a city.

 

I also really have good vibes while at Eagle Mountain Lake Park and enjoying sunsets at Marion Samson Park.



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Posted 13 April 2021 - 06:45 AM

I think the Japanese Gardens and the Water Gardens downtown are obvious and great choices, downtown in particular if you are there earlier in the morning it can be very zenful.  Another place I thought was neat to wander around was the Wat Buddharatanaram up near Watunga, obviously very calming when the monks are active in the temple. As for parts on the trail, I am personally a big fan of the stretch through gateway park, when riding my bike to work the crispness along the river in the morning and a little fog on the river before leaving the park and opening up to the city is a great start to the day.



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Posted 13 April 2021 - 11:12 AM

Not in Fort Worth proper, but one of my happy places is Founders Plaza at DFW Airport.  I enjoy watching the activity and I find the constant changes in noise calming.  I haven't spent much time there lately with the year long closure of 18R/36L since Founders is at its best when the traffic is in south flow and that runway is being used for arrivals.  I think it's due to open soon.



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Posted 14 April 2021 - 02:15 PM

One of my favorite places for solitude I went to as a child (and later as an adult) was Z Boaz Park off the old Benbrook Highway not too far from where I reside.  This park has dirt trails that go deep into wooded areas and the northern part past the pedestrian bridge is virtually wilderness at present.  I know that will change, eventually, as the city ever decides to spruce it up.



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Posted 03 October 2021 - 10:48 PM

I'm not Mormon. But it was announced that the LDS church will build a "Temple" in Fort Worth. In the past Mormon Temples were always huge buildings. (They are not the same as places of worship that Mormons go too every Sunday. As they are typical church size) And only in large cities. So for Fort Worth to get a Temple is a very big deal for that faith community. But in recent years they built Temples that are smaller. So I don't know how big or small the Fort Worth Temple will be ? Dallas has a LDS Temple that the whole North Texas LDS members would go too. https://www.google.c...HDLDWjUOMdZA3cm



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Posted 08 October 2021 - 01:55 PM

Thats interesting news. I wonder where itll end up?

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Posted 02 November 2022 - 10:32 AM

I'm not Mormon. But it was announced that the LDS church will build a "Temple" in Fort Worth. In the past Mormon Temples were always huge buildings. (They are not the same as places of worship that Mormons go too every Sunday. As they are typical church size) And only in large cities. So for Fort Worth to get a Temple is a very big deal for that faith community. But in recent years they built Temples that are smaller. So I don't know how big or small the Fort Worth Temple will be ? Dallas has a LDS Temple that the whole North Texas LDS members would go too. https://www.google.c...HDLDWjUOMdZA3cm

 

The location and a rendering has been announced: https://ksltv.com/51...n-the-americas/

 

The temple is really in Burleson, just south of the HEB. 

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Posted 02 November 2022 - 11:26 AM

 I was wondering where they landed on for this project.  For some reason from snooping on TAD a while back, I thought it might have been Colleyville but I never bothered to check Johnson County records.



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Posted 18 September 2023 - 08:59 PM

 

I'm not Mormon. But it was announced that the LDS church will build a "Temple" in Fort Worth. In the past Mormon Temples were always huge buildings. (They are not the same as places of worship that Mormons go too every Sunday. As they are typical church size) And only in large cities. So for Fort Worth to get a Temple is a very big deal for that faith community. But in recent years they built Temples that are smaller. So I don't know how big or small the Fort Worth Temple will be ? Dallas has a LDS Temple that the whole North Texas LDS members would go too. https://www.google.c...HDLDWjUOMdZA3cm

 

The location and a rendering has been announced: https://ksltv.com/51...n-the-americas/

 

The temple is really in Burleson, just south of the HEB. 

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Fort Worth Texas Temple Update:
Preparing for groundbreaking ceremony; perimeter fence, visual barrier, and erosion control measures installed; construction trailers on site; groundbreaking scheduled for Saturday, 28 October 2023
 
Official Address:
1851 Greenridge Drive
Burleson, Texas 76028
 
 
 
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Posted 18 September 2023 - 10:17 PM

Architecturally, sort of a cross between Greenwood Mausoleum, Stockyards Chic, and The Tarrant County Courthouse.



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Posted 04 October 2023 - 07:48 AM

Cost Per SQFT: $2,900

 

https://www.tdlr.tex.../TABS2024002321

 

PROJECT
Project Name: Fort Worth Texas Temple
Project Number: TABS2024002321
Facility Name: Fort Worth Texas Temple
Location Address: 1851 Greenridge Dr. Burleson TX
Burleson, TX 76028
Location County: Johnson
Start Date: 11/2/2023
Completion Date: 11/2/2025
Estimated Cost: $87,000,000
Type of Work: New Construction
Type of Funds: This project is privately funded, on private land for private use.
Scope of Work: Construct a Temple, Church Meetinghouse and Grounds Building / Distribution
Square Footage: 30,000 ft 2
Are the private funds provided by the tenant? No
 
OWNER
Owner Name: Corporation of the Presiding Bishop
Owner Address: 50 East North Temple Street , Salt Lake City, Utah
Salt Lake City, Utah 84150
 
DESIGN FIRM
Design Firm Name:
CKG Architecture Inc.
Design Firm Address:
9001 Airport Freeway Ste. 750
North Richland Hills, Texas 76180
 
Here's cost/SF industry averages for faith-based projects: https://www.beckgrou...23-cost-report/
 
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Posted 28 October 2023 - 10:19 AM

S-T Reports on the new LDS Temple in Burleson with a detailed history of the organization in Fort Worth by Hollace Ava Weiner, "an author and archivist, is director of the Fort Worth Jewish Archives."  Mentioned is the groundbreaking ceremony is today 10/28 by invitation only.

 

https://www.star-tel...e280499039.html

 

Also, mentioned in the article was an interview with one of the organization's oldest living FW members mentioned the former chapel with potential still-hidden baptismal font under the floor at the corner of Clinton St. and NW 21st.  It has been converted back and forth from church to residence a couple times.



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Posted 28 October 2023 - 06:16 PM

Here's a photograph of the historic church by B.F. Maupin. 

 

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This low resolution photograph is a part of the listing for the structure at 2024 Clinton Ave.  It actually has a page on the website.  I didn't consider this a violation by posting a residence, since it has changed periodically to a church.  However, if the owner requested me to remove the page, I would do it.



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Posted 29 October 2023 - 10:52 PM

S-T covered the LDS Temple groundbreaking yesterday. A more detailed explanation of the temple was given as well as mention of an open house to come which will be open to the public.

https://www.star-tel...e281139858.html

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Posted 26 December 2023 - 11:27 AM

Record DS-23-0200: 
Drainage Study
Record Status: In Review

 

https://aca-prod.acc...ShowInspection=

 

Permit Address
13517 ALTA VISTA RD
 
Project Description:
St. Teresa of Calcutta Catholic Church
Church and associated parking
 
Owner:
Scott Martsolf 
FORT WORTH, TX 76104
xxxx@martsolfarch.com
 
Total Plat or Project Area (Acres): 8.80
Land Disturbance Area (Acres): 3.38

 

(Same architect that did Christ Church, Trinity UMC in Arlington and Paradox Church.






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