Where I Live: In John T. White Neighborhood, Rural Roots Run Deep

Arlington TX

20 February, 2022

9:30 AM

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By The FWR Staff, Fort Worth Report February 19, 2022 My connection to my property, which has also served as my home for the past 36 years, spans the entire 62 years of my life. Raised in Hurst, my folks purchased five acres on the north side of a beautiful section of John T. White Road between Cooks Lane and what is now Medical Drive in east Fort Worth. John T. White was then a narrow two-lane blacktop, surrounded by rural property covered in mesquite and beautiful post oak trees, many exceeding 150 years in age. I spent my youth hunting doves, quail and rabbits and fishing on three farm ponds that larger neighboring property owners gave me permission to enjoy. It was heaven for the young boy I was, and still provides the man I am with treasured memories of what was. If you drive on John T. White Road from Cooks Lane heading west, you will notice towering yellow pines along the various properties along the north side of the road. I planted every one you see today for a merit badge as a Cub Scout, not knowing that 50 years later many of these ancient pines would still grace our property and our street. I asked my wife, Heather, to marry me standing under a cluster of these cherished, long-standing friends. 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.