{"id":229539,"date":"2026-04-01T02:23:46","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T02:23:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/229539\/"},"modified":"2026-04-01T02:23:46","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T02:23:46","slug":"see-photos-of-what-fort-worth-looked-like-in-1999","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/229539\/","title":{"rendered":"See photos of what Fort Worth looked like in 1999"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Jan.<\/p>\n

Jan. 9, 1999: Jewel Charity Ball attendees dance under the Emerald Dragon at the Amon Carter Jr. Exhibits Hall. The Emerald Dragon was later sold to a high school for a mascot.<\/p>\n

Sharon Corcoran<\/p>\n

Star-Telegram<\/p>\n

It was 1999 in Fort Worth.<\/p>\n

The Fort Worth Herd was established to celebrate the city\u2019s 150th anniversary. Bass Performance Hall opened its doors. And of course, everyone was preparing for an epic (or catastrophic?) Y2K on New Year\u2019s Eve.<\/p>\n

Take a look back at Star-Telegram photos from 1999, pulled from our archives \u2014 some for the first time since they appeared in the newspaper.<\/p>\n

\"Nov. Nov. 20, 1999: TCU tailback LaDainian Tomlinson celebrates breaking the NCAA record for most yards rushing in a single game during the school song after their win over UTEP at Amon G. Carter Stadium. Ken Lawdermilk STAR-TELEGRAM \"Dec. Dec. 29, 1999: Haslet resident Josh Peele, 8, pets his dog, Red near FM 156, Haslet’s main street. Josh said many of his previous dogs were run over on the road and that he hopes Red, an unapologetic car-chaser, will not meet the same fate. Jen Friedberg STAR-TELEGRAM \"March March 4, 1999: View of the Lena Pope Home that has leased 21 acres for a 225,000-square-foot shopping center that will be developed on the north and east sides of the home’s property near Interstate 30 and Hulen Street in Fort Worth. The Chapel Hill Shopping Center is home to Central Market today. Dale Blackwell Star-Telegram \"Jan. Jan. 9, 1999: Jewel Charity Ball attendees dance under the Emerald Dragon at the Amon Carter Jr. Exhibits Hall. The Emerald Dragon was later sold to a high school for a mascot. Sharon Corcoran Star-Telegram \"Oct. Oct. 29, 1999: Willard Thomas, Vice-President of the Tarrant County Veterans Council, looks over the headstone of one of the unknown soldiers stationed in Fort Worth who died in 1850, buried in Pioneer’s Rest Cemetery. The names of the soldiers have been found through medical records in the National Archives, though which ones are in which grave is unknown. There are 11 unknown soldiers buried in the cemetery. DALE BLACKWELL STAR-TELEGRAM \"Dec. Dec. 27, 1999: Shopping for a new truck are Roger Ivy and Eva Ivy, from Parker County (they work in Fort Worth). They are looking at a half-ton pickup at Troy Aikman Auto Mall. Joyce Marshall STAR-TELEGRAM \"March March 11, 1999: Vonciel and Michel Baudouin, owners of The Grape Escape across from the Bass Performance Hall, in downtown Fort Worth. Rodger Mallison Star-Telegram \"Dec. Dec. 23, 1999: The Cullen Davis home off Hulen Street in Fort Worth. It was demolished in 2021. STAR-TELEGRAM \"March March 31, 1999: Texas Motor Speedway in far north Fort Worth. Olaf Growald STAR-TELEGRAM \"Ian Ian Ticheleaut, 15, selects a video to rent from Movie Gallery in Bedford to watch on New Year’s Eve. Photo taken on December 31, 1999. Shanna Lopez FORT WORTH STAR-TELEGRAM \"April April 11, 1999: Alexander Calder’s \u201cThe Eagle\u201d is taken apart and moved to an unknown location. The abstract sculpture has been outside the Bank One Tower in Fort Worth since 1971. Max Faulkner STAR-TELEGRAM \"Vicki Vicki Holland and Stan Holland, along with Cody Moon, 7, enjoy their New Year’s Day bike ride at Trinity Park in Fort Worth. JENNIFER LONG STAR-TELEGRAM \"Speedway Speedway Children’s Charities presents $15,000 to Performing Arts Fort Worth for children’s education. Left to right are Betty Rutherford, president of the Texas chapter of Speedway Children’s Charities, Greg Ray, Indy Racing League driver, Ed Bass, chairman of Performing Arts Fort Worth and Pat Schutts, Bass Performance Hall director of development. Paul Bourgeois story. Rodger Mallison STAR-TELEGRAM \"Feb. Feb. 25, 1999: Crunch Corner Boxing Club’s Austin Hull (right) exchanges punches with Shawn Dutton (left) of Saginaw Boxing Club during the Golden Gloves Tournament at the John Justin Arena in Fort Worth. Hull lost the match. RONALD MARTINEZ STAR-TELEGRAM \"Nov. Nov. 18, 1999: Christmas decorations in downtown Fort Worth on the Caravan of Dreams. Joyce Marshall STAR-TELEGRAM \"April April 18, 1999: George Strait performs at the George Strait Summer Country Music Festival at Texas Stadium. Star-Telegram Archives \"Dec. Dec. 20, 1999: Idar Wilkinson, right, has done her granddaughter Keshia Fields\u2019 hair for all of her 13 years at Ida’s Fashionaire Beauty Salon in Stop Six in Fort Worth. After 46 years, Wilkinson is closing the doors of her salon on Christmas Eve. Jill Johnson STAR-TELEGRAM \"Dec. Dec. 20, 1999: Idar Wilkinson strikes a pose in front of her beauty shop, Ida’s Fashionaire Beauty Salon, in Stop Six. The 63-year-old was closing after 46 years. \u201cI thank God for every one of those years,\u201d she said. JILL JOHNSON Star-Telegram \"Fort Fort Worth Police Department Flight Officer Larry Henderson keeps watch above downtown Forth Worth while patrolling aboard Air One Friday morning. Photo made at10:45 AM. (Star Telegram\/ Ron J. Jenkins) 12\/31\/99 Ron J. Jenkins STAR-TELEGRAM \"Nov. Nov. 15, 1999: Harry Tennison\u2019s experiences helped him get the African black rhino on the endangered species list and inspired him to found a conservation breeding program at the Fort Worth Zoo. Joyce Marshall STAR-TELEGRAM \"Sept. Sept. 12, 1999: A group of young active actors\/playwrights\/directors in the Fort Worth theater community. From left, bottom, Lane Pianta, Harold Lehmann, Lake Simons. Top from left, Peter Hargrave, Cole Spivey, Rob Bosquez. The cat in center is the theater cat named Katmandu. They are posing at Hip Pocket Theatre at Oak Acres Amphitheatre on Las Vegas Trail. Joyce Marshall STAR-TELEGRAM \"Nov. Nov. 10, 1999: Amy and Jill Sutton, twins of the TCU women’s basketball team, have their picture taken at Daniel Meyer Coliseum. Jeffery Washington STAR-TELEGRAM \"Feb. Feb. 20, 1999: Congresswoman Kay Granger speaks to defense contractors and Lockheed Martin employees at the Metroplex Defense and Economic Impact Summit held at Lockheed Martin in Fort Worth. RONALD MARTINEZ STAR-TELEGRAM \"July July 27, 1999: Tony Austin, 8, and Gustavo Cervantes, 11, cool off in the pool at McDonald YMCA in Fort Worth. Hillery Smith Garrison Star-Telegram \"March March 8, 1999: The re-opening of the Blackstone Hotel as a Courtyard by Marriott Hotel in downtown Fort Worth. Rodger Mallison STAR-TELEGRAM \"Feb. Feb. 2, 1999: Mrs. Walter B. Barbour, right, the first African-American female to serve on the Fort Worth City Council (1977-1979), talks with Delta May Jr., a Fort Worth resident, during a special reception honoring past Black City Council members at Dunbar High School. RONALD MARTINEZ STAR-TELEGRAM \"Oct. Oct. 9, 1999: The sign tells the story of Texas Rangers fans\u2019 frustration. The Rangers were playing the New York Yankees in game 3 of the American League Division playoffs at The Ballpark in Arlington. Sharon M. Steinman Star-Telegram \"Feb. Feb. 2, 1999: Fort Worth Mayor Kenneth Barr, right, tells former council member Dr. Edward W. Guinn, left, \u201cYou made a difference\u201d during a reception to honor former African-American council members at Dunbar High School in Fort Worth. Guinn was the first Black person elected to the Fort Worth City Council (1967-1971). He is accompanied by his brother, Dr. James Guinn. RONALD MARTINEZ STAR-TELEGRAM \"June June 20, 1999: Jeffrey Barnes of Brave Combo plays at the Concerts in the Garden series at the Fort Worth Botanic Garden. JENNIFER LONG Special to the STAR-TELEGRAM \"Texas Texas Christian University is trying to improve it’s relationship with the neighborhood which it is surrounded by. The TCU banners line Berry St. in front of a home on the corner of Wabash Ave., one block from the edge of campus. Nov 30, 1999 Fort Worth Star-Telegram photo by Ron T. Ennis Ron T. Ennis STAR-TELEGRAM \"Dec. Dec. 23, 1999: Lendon Bridges gasses up his company van at a gas station in Grapevine. Bridges works for a freight delivery service and doesn’t really pay attention to the gas price when fueling his work van because he uses a company credit card. Kelley Chinn FORT WORTH STAR-TELEGRAM \"Rosemary Rosemary Slusser and members of the Ukelele Band perform during an anniversary party at the Senior Recreation Center Monday, 10\/26\/99. (Bobby Ornelas\/Special to Star telegram) Bobby Ornelas STAR TELEGRAM \"Dec. Dec. 4, 1999: National Archives southwest region volunteer recognition luncheon at Fort Worth Botanic Gardens: Glenrose Englerth and Harvey Wallen. Sharon Corcoran STAR-TELEGRAM \"Dec. Dec. 6, 1999: Gary Reeder, center, and his wife Sandra, far left, are joined by clients of Cornerstone Prodigy outside the U.S. Courthouse in downtown Fort Worth as they protest against the Securities and Exchange Commission. The commission filed suit against Cornerstone Prodigy. The company’s assets and Reeder’s home were seized. Protesters voiced their support for Reeder and said they had faith in the company. Rodger Mallison STAR-TELEGRAM <\/p>\n

MORE: Check out Star-Telegram archive photos in our collection here<\/a>, including:<\/p>\n

Fort Worth as it looked in 1988<\/a>Photos of Ridgmar Mall during its heyday<\/a>Dolly Parton\u2019s 1977 concert in Fort Worth\u2019s Panther Hall<\/a>Fort Worth\u2019s long-gone grocery stores<\/a>Fort Worth in 1990: Archive photos<\/a>100 years of Boy Scouts in Fort Worth\/North Texas<\/a>Fort Worth\u2019s Forest Park Zoo in the 1940s-50s<\/a>Long-lost restaurants of Fort Worth<\/a>Hollywood movie stars in Fort Worth<\/a>Paschal High School in the 1950s<\/a>Elvis Presley in Fort Worth<\/a>President Jimmy Carter\u2019s visit to Fort Worth in 1978<\/a>Historic photos of Fort Worth Stock Show parade<\/a>1972 demolition of 18-story Worth Hotel<\/a>Leonards Department Store in 1940s-50s<\/a>Fort Worth housewives in 1952 prepare for Thanksgiving<\/a>Weatherford, Texas, from 1870s to 1950s<\/a>President Kennedy in Fort Worth, the day he died<\/a>Billy Bob\u2019s Texas, 1981 grand opening<\/a>1939 opening of West Lancaster bridge in Fort Worth<\/a>Keller, Texas, during the 1920s-1950s<\/a>Greater Fort Worth International Airport, 1953 opening<\/a>Fort Worth Stock Show, 1930s to 1950s<\/a>Queen Elizabeth visits Texas in 1991<\/a>Fort Worth snowfalls, from 1880s to 1950s<\/a>Labor Day in Fort Worth over the decades<\/a>Sept. 11, 2001, in Fort Worth and DFW airport<\/a>Churches in the Fort Worth region, back to the 1800s<\/a><\/p>\n

This story was originally published March 31, 2026 at 2:47 PM.<\/p>\n


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Matt Leclercq<\/a><\/p>\n

Fort Worth Star-Telegram<\/p>\n

Matt Leclercq is senior managing editor at the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. He previously was an editor at USA Today in Washington, national news editor at Gatehouse Media in Austin, and executive editor of The Fayetteville (NC) Observer. He\u2019s a New Orleans native.\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Jan. 9, 1999: Jewel Charity Ball attendees dance under the Emerald Dragon at the Amon Carter Jr. Exhibits…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":229540,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[88778,116,118,117,3787,71946],"class_list":["post-229539","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-fort-worth","tag-88778","tag-fort-worth","tag-fort-worth-headlines","tag-fort-worth-news","tag-fort-worth-star-telegram","tag-historic-photos"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/229539","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=229539"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/229539\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/229540"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=229539"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=229539"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=229539"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}