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Fort Worth

These are a few of the buildings in the Stockyards National Historic District.  (10.19.02)

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Fort Worth

Looking down the hill you can see the Stock Yards at the far end of Exchange Avenue.  (10.19.02)

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Fort Worth Stock Yards

Linda poses in front of the Fort Worth Live Stock Exchange Building.  Built in 1903 the same year the first livestock was slaughtered in the new Armour and Swift meat-packing plant.  (10.19.02)

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Fort Worth Stock Yards

Covered stock pens are now occupied by shops and restaurants.  This was once the biggest, busiest hog and sheep marketing center in the Southwest.  More than 83 million head of hog and sheep were sold here.  (10.19.02)

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Fort Worth Stock Yards

This huge covered area was built for hogs and sheep.  Unlike the cattle pens and runs, these buildings were paved with 500,000 bricks.  (10.19.02)

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Fort Worth Stock Yards

Hey buckaroos ya need some practice time in the saddle?  (10.19.02)

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