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Tandy Hills Nature Area

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94chem
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Wow. I went hiking there for a couple of hours a few weeks ago. My childhood home, literally on I-30, backed up to that, and Tandy Hills was my backyard wilderness area. Back then it was just wild. You never knew what you'd find down there. Biker gangs, beer busts, acres and acres where nobody went for years at a time. It was mostly how I'd remembered it. I found an old guard rail that must have pre-dated the turnpike. Wandered off the trail and found an abandoned homeless camp. Got lost, and couldn't get out on Meadowbrook Drive. Wandered all around the back side of broadcast hill. Looks like you can't get there from the street anymore, but we used to bike all around the property at KXAS and WBAP as kids. What an amazing urban green space. Would be so cool to have a house that backed up to it again. Gotta get a trail map and see what all I missed.
94chem,
That, sir, was the greatest post in the history of TexAgs. I salute you. -- Dough
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The developers really wanted to get it, but thankfully FTW listened and kept it.
94chem
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wbt5845 said:

The developers really wanted to get it, but thankfully FTW listened and kept it.


Back in the early 80's, the entire community bonded together and fought a developer successfully. I remember going to the party when we won. The name Dennis Hopkins comes to mind. I looked him up. If he's the same guy, he was the head of the zoning commission. I guess we were able to convince them that we didn't want multi family housing in our backyards.
94chem,
That, sir, was the greatest post in the history of TexAgs. I salute you. -- Dough
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Is this around Joe Pool Lake?
94chem
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YouBet said:

Is this around Joe Pool Lake?


No. East Fort Worth. Between Oakland and Beach exits on S side of I-30.
94chem,
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https://www.fortworthtexas.gov/departments/parks/parks-and-trails/tandy-hills-natural-area

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Wife & I took our engagement photos at Tandy Hill with the dogs. Beautiful overlook to downtown.
94chem
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Corps_Ag12 said:

Wife & I took our engagement photos at Tandy Hill with the dogs. Beautiful overlook to downtown.


Our picture window looked out at the skyline. I remember the candles on Tandy I & II every Christmas.
94chem,
That, sir, was the greatest post in the history of TexAgs. I salute you. -- Dough
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