Fort Worth Population 2010: 741,206, #16 in U.S., #5 in Texas 1950: 278,778, #38 in U.S. Fort Worth is part of the Dallas Metropolitan Statistical Area.Setting Fort
Worth was founded in 1849 as a U.S. Army outpost on the Trinity River. The Fort Worth Stockyards is a historic district, located north of downtown. Buildings Tallest building: Burnett Plaza, 567 feet (1983) List of tallest buildings Stores Fort Worth has no downtown department stores. Trains Amtrak’s Texas Eagle goes east from the Intermodal Transportation Center (on the east side of downtown) to Dallas, St. Louis, and Chicago, and south to Austin and San Antonio, continuing west to Los Angeles. The Heartland Flyer has daily service between Fort Worth and Oklahoma City. Trinity
Railway Express (1996) is a 35-mile commuter line between Fort Worth and Dallas Union Station. In downtown Fort Worth, trains stop at the Intermodal Transportation Center and the former Texas and Pacific station. |  Downtown Fort Worth (Photo by Billy Hathorn) Museums The Sid Richardson Museum is located downtown. The Museum of Science and History, the Amon Carter Museum, the Kimbell Art Museum, and the Modern Art Museum are in the Cultural District, west of downtown. Theaters The
AMC Palace 9 has first-run movies in downtown’s Sundance Square area. The Bass Performance Hall (1998) hosts the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra, Fort Worth Opera, and touring Broadway shows. The Jubilee Theatre and the Circle Theatre are also downtown. Sports The Fort Worth Cats of the independent American Association play at LaGrave Field (2002), north of downtown. The arena at the Fort Worth Convention Center has concerts, sporting events, and other events.
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