Hell's Half Acre Trail Marker
CATEGORY: Heritage Trails
Address
1400 Commerce Street
Fort Worth, TX 76102
Details
This area was the edge of Cowtown's notorious Hell's Half Acre where a district of saloons, dance halls, gambling parlors, and bordellos thrived in the late 1800s. Lawman, gamblers, cowboys, trainmen, buffalo hunters, teamsters, madams and prostitutes frequented the Acre's dance halls, gambling parlors, and brothels.
This Trail Marker is sponsored by the Sheraton Fort Worth Hotel and Spa.
Nearby Shopping
- Cowboy Culture in the Omni Fort Worth Hotel1300 Houston Street (705 feet SW)
- Peter Bros. Hats909 Houston Street (0.3 miles NW)
- Barber's Bookstore901 Throckmorton Street (0.3 miles NW)
- Camelia Farm Flora500 W 7th Street Suite 175 (0.4 miles NW)
- CVS Pharmacy515 Houston Street (0.5 miles NW)
Nearby Dining
- Acre Distilling1309 Calhoun Street (437 feet NE)
- West + Stone1701 Commerce Street (558 feet SE)
- Ashton Depot1501 Jones Street (649 feet E)
- Bob's Steak & Chop House1300 Houston Street (668 feet SW)
- Water Horse Pool Bar1300 Houston Street (703 feet SW)
Nearby Parking
- Commerce Street Garage1301 Commerce Street (200 feet NE)
- Parking Company of America1105 Calhoun Street (872 feet N)
- Convention Center Garage / Houston Street Garage1200 Houston Street (888 feet W)
- Texas & Pacific Surface Lot221 West Lancaster Avenue (971 feet SW)
- Lot 9021207 Calhoun Street (973 feet NW)