Firestone
by Joan Carroll
Title
Firestone
Artist
Joan Carroll
Medium
Photograph - Digital Photograph
Description
I have always loved the vintage look to this sign, but when we first moved to Fort Worth TX, the storefront underneath was deserted and run down. The Firestone building was constructed in 1929, and was part of Fort Worth's original �Automobile Row.� In the "Roaring '20s" car dealerships lined Seventh Street from Henderson Street west to Summit Avenue. What happened after that is the subject of much rumor. There are online rumors of the owner of the building being shot by his wife during an argument, and of drug busts and arrests at the building in the 1990s after which the business never reopened. The Firestone Building was saved in a 1997 project to develop the 350-unit Firestone Community of contemporary apartments. The building was repaired and today functions as the office and community center for the Firestone Apartment Complex. The sign remains as one of the original art deco pieces.
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May 28th, 2014
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