Fort Worth Sites

The WPA built a shelter in the park and did landscaping. According to the Fort Worth Star Telegram work on the park went from 1937-38.  (Despite the fact that the WPA plaque on the shelter in contrast has the dates 1935-37 on it).

This building was formerly Miller Manufacturing Company Building. The building was constructed for a garment factory in 1911 which occupied the building until 1922. From c. 1933-1935 it served as the location of the local Transient Bureau of the FERA. It was converted into the Miller Lofts in 2009. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on Oct 28, 2010.

Under WPA project 5771, the WPA made over $26,000 worth of improvements to the park in 1937. WPA work in the park included the Trinity Park Shelter, and most likely many other improvements as well.

W. C. Stripling Middle School was originally constructed as W. C. Stripling High School in 1927. In 1933-34, the grounds were landscaped by the Civil Works Administration (CWA), the Federal Emergency Relief Administration FERA), and the Texas Relief Administration. The landscaping was designed by Hare & Hare of Kansas City, MO.   It created a raised and level area on the north side of the school, held in place by a ~5-foot buff sandstone retaining wall (and steps). There are tennis courts above the wall and a football field with running track below.  It is not certain if those were part of...

"At the time of the Centennial Exposition held in Fort Worth in 1936, the city officials determined to erect several permanent buildings that would maintain their civic usefulness after the closing of the exposition. Among the most important of these were the Coliseum and the Memorial Tower. The Coliseum provides an area 125 by 250 feet in which horse and stock shows can be held, as well as rodeos and athletic exhibitions. The building is 232 by 405 feet in over-all dimensions. The arena is surrounded by tiers of seats under which is a concourse 17 feet wide extending around the...