Fort Worth

Stockyards Preservation Project Begins This Week

The Fort Worth Stockyards set the tone and foundation for the city's thriving economy and culture and several groups have been working on plans to revitalize the area.

Developers, historians and preservationists have collaborated on the $175 million project between the Stockyard Heritage Group, Majestic Realty Co. and the Hickman family.

Monday marks the beginning of the project's first phase.

Crews have already started to bring in barricades and heavy equipment for demolition. The structures cannot be demolished before pieces of each building and structure are preserved. Bricks and posts from the Cattle Run will be saved and displayed in other areas of the Stockyard for historical context.

Structural reinforcement, roof and window replacements, replacement of mechanical and electrical infrastructure will be necessary.

"The stockyard is going to continue to display the legacy that families started so many years ago," said Kerby Smith with the Majestic Realty Co. "Our goal is to revitalize the area into something the community will be proud of and will be an embodiment of future generations to come. It takes a lot of investments, a large vision and partnership with the Hickman family."

Visitors should expect to see more shops, restaurants and a new stockyard trail walking tour starting on Exchange Avenue. Maps and a new app will guide visitors through the trail.

The initial sites include: The Cowtown Coliseum, The Horse and Mule Barns, Livestock Exchange Building, Stockyards Museum and History Center, Historic Cattle Pen Maze, the Original Livestock Auction Barn, Pig and Sheep Subway, Swift and Company Stairway Entrance, and the Swift and Company Laboratory Building.

At this time the project does not have a set end date.

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