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This Fort Worth bottle could be moonshine, but it’s legal. Really.
Today, the brand is found in more than 30,000 stores, bars, hotels, and restaurants in 50 U.S. states and 12 countries, as well as its 432-acre distillery in Shelbyville, Tenn., and its newly ...
The Rahr and Sons brewery was established in 2004 in a warehouse south of downtown Fort Worth by Frederick "Fritz" and Rahr, with a great deal of support from family and friends. [1] Fritz Rahr, a former railroad company worker who has studied brewing in Germany and at the Siebel Institute , is a graduate of Texas Christian University in Fort ...
The Acre was an important source of income for the town, and despite outside pressures against the illegal activities, Fort Worth officials were reluctant to take action. [3] [4] The city's most famous saloon was the White Elephant, technically located just outside of the Acre. The venue was known as much for its elegance and live entertainment ...
Hell’s Half-Acre was Fort Worth’s notorious red-light district from the 1870s through World War I, located on the south end of town. It was a gathering place for the worst elements of society ...
In 1980, she established the Burnett Oil Company, headquartered at the Burnett Plaza in Fort Worth, Texas. [2] [5] [11] The company operates in several states. [12] It is a member of the Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce, [13] and she served as its chairman of the board. [4] [5] In 1983 she was worth $150 million, and in 1989 this had risen to ...
A native of Athens in east Texas, Richardson attended Baylor University and Simmons College from 1910 to 1912. [2] With borrowed money, he and a business partner, Clint Murchison Sr., amassed $1 million in the oil business in 1919–1920, but then watched their fortunes wane with the oil market, until business again boomed in 1933.
The project would be the second in the area from developer Oldham Goodwin. The company developed the Springhill Suites building at Northeast 23rd and Main Street.