Sundance Square is the name of a 35-block commercial, residential, entertainment and retail district in
downtown
''Downtown'' is a term primarily used in American and Canadian English to refer to a city's sometimes commercial, cultural and often the historical, political, and geographic heart. It is often synonymous with its central business district ( ...
Fort Worth, Texas
Fort Worth is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the county seat of Tarrant County, Texas, Tarrant County, covering nearly into Denton County, Texas, Denton, Johnson County, Texas, Johnson, Parker County, Texas, Parker, and Wise County, Te ...
. Named after the
Sundance Kid
Harry Alonzo Longabaugh (1867 – November 7, 1908), better known as the Sundance Kid, was an outlaw and member of Butch Cassidy's Wild Bunch in the American Old West. He likely met Butch Cassidy (real name Robert LeRoy Parker) during a hunti ...
in western folklore, it is a popular place for nightlife and entertainment in Fort Worth and for tourists visiting the
Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex. It is owned by Fine Line investments, a division of billionaire
Ed Bass
Edward Perry "Ed" Bass (born September 10, 1945) is an American businessman, financier, philanthropist and environmentalist who lives in Fort Worth, Texas. He financed the Biosphere 2, Biosphere 2 project, an artificial closed ecological s ...
's investment funds.
The area includes numerous hotels, restaurants, condos, lofts, shops, museums, bars, clubs, a movie theatre, performing arts, concerts and festivals throughout the year.
The former downtown Woolworth's Building, as well as
Burk Burnett Building, are listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the Federal government of the United States, United States federal government's official United States National Register of Historic Places listings, list of sites, buildings, structures, Hist ...
. A mural on one building commemorates the Fort Worth segment of the
Chisholm Trail
The Chisholm Trail ( ) was a stock trail and wagon route used in the post-Civil War era to drive cattle overland from ranches in southern Texas, across the Red River into Indian Territory, and northward to rail stops in Kansas. The trail cons ...
cattle drives of 1867-1875. The district is also the location of the
Bass Performance Hall.
See also
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List of Neighborhoods in Fort Worth, Texas
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Caravan of Dreams
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Reata Restaurant
References
External links
Sundance SquareReata RestaurantSid Richardson Museum
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Neighborhoods in Fort Worth, Texas
History of Fort Worth, Texas
Economy of Fort Worth, Texas
Entertainment districts in Texas