"Hell's Half Acre"

Market Street

In Weston's early boom days, the

Missouri River ran at the foot of

Main Street, adjacent to this area of

town. Most of the buildings were

occupied by low rent hotels,

saloons and dance halls.

In 1851, Weston newpapers

advertised fifteen saloons.

Marker is on Market Street ...

Hell's Half Acre

A notorious red light district known as Hell's Half Acre developed in this section of Fort Worth after the arrival of the Texas and Pacific Railway in 1876 launched a local economic boom. Fort Worth was soon the favorite destination ...