Where I Live: Northside Neighborhood Filled With Cultura

Arlington TX

26 December, 2021

6:57 PM

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By The FWR Staff, Fort Worth Report December 26, 2021 The Hispanic/Latino community is the fastest-growing population in North Texas. In Fort Worth history, there have been four Mexican "Barrios," neighborhoods rich in culture and heritage. You had North Side, Hell's Half Acre, La Fundición and La Corte "Barrios." Northside, now known as the Far Greater Northside Historical neighborhood, is located close to downtown Fort Worth and near the Stockyards National Historic District. According to the census, the Hispanic population of the Far Greater Northside Historical is 78%. My connection to the neighborhood began 21 years ago, but goes back even further with my in-laws who immigrated to north Fort Worth in the 1960s. At that time, my father in-law's grandparents and their nine children lived in a three-block radius. As a result, my husband, Arturo Martinez, and our three children were born and raised in the Far Greater Northside Historical neighborhood, also known as "La Loma." 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.