Where I Live: Started By Traveling Salesman, Handley Neighborhood Becomes Home To Creatives

Arlington TX

27 September, 2021

7:06 PM

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By The FWR Staff, Fort Worth Report September 26, 2021 Handley appealed to me as a single mother of two young girls. I think the big trees, family atmosphere, and houses appealed because of their differences, as well as similarities. I was looking for a home I could buy and afford for my family. This one filled that need very well. Good neighbors provided a wonderful community. Great access to north, east, south and west. The history below shows how Handley became the tree-lined community I love. Handley was founded by Major James Madison Handley, a traveling salesman who saw the place he wanted to settle and make his home while on a rest stop during a cross-country stage coach trip. Handley is rich in the history of hard-working pioneers. The small farming community flourished once the railroad established a Dallas-to-Fort Worth line with a station in Handley. To read the full article, click here. Fort Worth Report is a nonpartisan, nonprofit news organization that produces factual, in-depth journalism about city and county government, schools, healthcare, business, and arts and culture in Tarrant County. Always free to read; subscribe to newsletters, read coverage or support our newsroom at fortworthreport.org.