Hell's Half Acre, or "the Acre" as it was casually referred to, thrived from about 1870 to 1920 in downtown Fort Worth. The exact area now houses the Fort Worth Convention Center and the Water ...

I know I’ll catch hell over it — just like I’ll catch hell for having a plaque about Hell’s Half Acre.” Fort Worth long ago chose to celebrate its rough-and-tumble frontier past as a ...