The impact of the Bass family on development in downtown Fort Worth, TX.
"There's plenty of visible evidence that downtown Fort Worth is a happening place.But beneath the veneer lie telling facts that demonstrate how business downtown has become attractive, even profitable, more than 20 years after Fort Worth's Bass family opened the Americana Hotel and launched downtown revitalization."
Thanks to Jayashree Narayana
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