Fort Worth Stock Yards After Dark BW

Fort Worth Stock Yards After Dark BW - We got up early on a cold morning to capture the Fort Worth Stock Yard at night and we were surprised to find... more

by Bee Creek Photography - Tod and Cynthia

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Fort Worth Stock Yards After Dark BW

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Bee Creek Photography - Tod and Cynthia

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Photograph - Print

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Fort Worth Stock Yards After Dark BW - We got up early on a cold morning to capture the Fort Worth Stock Yard at night and we were surprised to find all the tree with lights on in this black and white capture. The lights really enhanced the image of the street view. It is Christmas time so we are assuming that it is their holiday lighting or maybe it new it been a while since we have been here. In any case for us it the best time to come to capture the Stock Yards. The Fort Worth Stockyards now celebrates Fort Worth's long tradition as a part of the cattle industry with a longhorn cattle drive down the street twice a day as they would of done back in the day. This area is a tourist attractions and many come to visit the restaurants and bars in the area at night. The city has long been known as a cow town probably because of the Stockyards. The Fort Worth Stockyard is now listed on the National Register as a historical district since 1976. The Stockyards consist of mainly entertainment and shopping venues today that capitalize on the "Cowtown" theme of Fort Worth. The Leddy boot company is located in the heart of the Stockyard along with the Maverick Fine Western wear. Also there saloons where customers "can 'belly up' to the bar, relax and have a cold beer while in the Stockyards; just like they did in the days of the cattle drives. Many bars and nightclubs are located in the vicinity, and the area has a Western motif. There is also an opry and a rodeo arena along with some cowboy museum. The Fort Worth Stockyards are the last standing stockyards in the United States. On April 1, 2011, the Fort Worth Stockyards Stables were remodeled and reopened. They are located next door to the Hyatt hotel in an original Historic Stockyards building that was built in 1912. These stables offer full care boarding, overnight boarding, hourly boarding, horse rentals on the open trails of the Trinity River and carriage rides. Boarders can ride their horses all around the Historic Stockyards for a feel of those historic times. This area of Fort Worth has been called Old Town as it part of the older part of the city and is located where the stockyards existed in the past. It certainly was festive to be here mostly by ourselves with all the Christmas decorations as a few people are cleaning up the streets up for the next days events.

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December 22nd, 2023