is responsible for funding many neighborhood improvements, such as the restoration
of the gates at the east and west entrances
of Elizabeth Boulevard. Residents also
participate in the Ryan Place 4th of July
Parade, Halloween’s BooFest!, and annual
Croquet Tournaments.
TCU/UNIVERSITY
The TCU neighborhood is derived from
its famous neighbor and major landowner,
Texas Christian University. The school’s
presence helped encourage development to the southwest of Fort Worth
during the 1920s, and soon a streetcar
line was routed to the campus, and
streets were paved. St. Stephen’s
Presbyterian Church dominates the
neighborhood, and most of the homes
around TCU are small cottages built
during the 1920s and 1930s.
WESTOVER HILLS
Westover Hills is an incorporated city
completely surrounded by Fort Worth. An
ultra-exclusive residential neighborhood,
Westover Hills is secluded and quiet, with
tree-shaded roads. Mansions dominate
the area, and most homes were architect-designed and custom-built for the prominent families who lived here. As a result,
styles vary greatly from the older Tudor
and Mediterranean styles in the older
section to more contemporary and modern
styles to the west. Approximately thirty
structures are listed in the Tarrant County
Historic Resources Survey published by
the Historic Preservation Council for
Tarrant County.
ARLINGTON
Population: 365,695
School District: Arlington, Fort
Worth, Hurst-Euless-Bedford,
Kennedale & Mansfield
Chamber of Commerce:
817-275-2613;
www.ci.arlington.tx.us
Median Home Price: $117,500
About 20 years ago, Arlington’s reputation was basically a family entertainment
haven, home to Six Flags Over Texas
amusement park, two water parks and a
major league baseball team. Today, it is
one of the fastest growing cities in the
nation, and home to such major corporations as General Motors, Siemens
ElectroCom and National Semiconductor
– not to mention the home of the new
Dallas Cowboys football stadium and the
beautiful Ballpark in Arlington where the
Texas Rangers play.
Residential land use accounts for almost
two-thirds of the available 96 square
miles that make up the city. Housing is
plentiful and available in everything from
cottages to mini-ranches. A massive influx
of new residents in the last decade has
indeed changed the city’s real estate
market, and contributed to the city’s
current population of more than
360,000. Arlington also has single-family
lots of all sizes, apartments, duplexes,
condominiums and townhomes to fit any
lifestyle or budget.
Arlington Independent School District has
an enrollment of more than 64,000,
students, ranking it among the top 10
largest school districts in Texas. A number
of private or parochial schools, including
the city’s largest private prep school, The
Oakridge School, also offer opportunities,
while the nationally acclaimed University
of Texas at Arlington offers top undergraduate and graduate programs.
DFW International Airport, home base for
American Airlines and Delta’s second
largest hub, is just to the north of
Arlington, and Arlington Municipal
Airport – a regional general aviation facility serving corporate and private needs –
is within the city limits
The $1.15 billion Cowboys Stadium
opened here in June 2010, replacing
Texas Stadium in Irving, which opened in
1971. The new stadium is the largest
domed stadium in the world with a
seating capacity of 80,000 and capacity
for expansion to 111,000, and the
high-definition video screen spans from
20-yard line to 20-yard line and is one of
the largest in the world.
Lake Arlington (covering 2,250 surface
acres) and nearby Joe Pool Lake offer
spacious beaches and clean boating,
fishing and picnicking. The city’s public
parks, municipal swimming pools and
recreational centers provide a setting for
everything from swimming to softball to tennis.
Golfers can enjoy the city’s acclaimed
municipal courses including the challenging
Ditto Golf Course nestled in the wooded
hills of north Arlington, the Lake Arlington
Golf Course, and the private Shady Valley
Golf Club and Rolling Hills Country Club.
The cultural arts are well served in Arlington
with a number of historical museums and
art galleries. Theater Arlington presents live
stage productions year-round and includes
a children’s series.
The medical community thrives in Arlington
as it continues to provide citizens
throughout the metroplex with the finest in
healthcare. Two acute-care hospitals offer
all major medical services: Arlington
Memorial and Medical Center at
Arlington. Arlington is also home to the
Rehabilitation Hospital of North Texas.
AZLE
Population: 10,955
School District: Azle
Chamber of Commerce:
817-444-1112;
www.ci.azle.tx.us
Median Home Price: $125,000
A suburban community 14 miles northwest
of downtown Fort Worth, Azle blends
metroplex amenities with a rural quality of
life. A master-planned community surrounded by hills and trees with the eastern portion
of the city limits bound to the east by the
