Camp Bowie Boulevard at Hulen Street in 1927. The two-story brick building on the corner is the historic Arlington Heights Masonic Lodge No. 1184, which still stands today. (Photo: Fort Worth History Center Digital Archives)
A glimpse of Camp Bowie, March 16, 1952. The bricks may not be in the frame, but their presence gives the street its timeless charm. (Photo: Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection, UT Arlington Libraries)
A neighborhood staple: Skillern’s Drugs on Camp Bowie served the community for decades. (Photo: Camp Bowie District)
Motorcycle Patrolman H.H. Pricer raised the protective arm of law over Arlington Heights Elementary School students as they crossed Camp Bowie at the El Campo Avenue intersection on Sept. 20, 1953. (Photo: Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection, University of Texas at Arlington Libraries)
Workers laying bricks on Feb. 27, 1988. (Photo: Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection, University of Texas at Arlington Libraries)
The much-loved Finley's Cafeteria (4700 Camp Bowie) is visible in the upper-right corner of this this photo, taken Dec. 11, 1976. Locals gathered their for comfort food and conversation. (Photo: Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection, University of Texas at Arlington Libraries)
"Save Our Bricks": Joanne Rew puts her love for the boulevard on display, Sept. 15, 1976. (Photo: Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection, University of Texas at Arlington Libraries)
Workers laying bricks on July 19, 1988. One can only imagine how hot of a job that must have been in the full summer sun! (Photo: Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection, University of Texas at Arlington Libraries)
Test of time: A shot from above at The Bricks today. (Photo: Visit Fort Worth)
A modern vantage point of the beloved boulevard. (Photo: Camp Bowie District)
The Bricks: Beautiful then, beautiful now. (Photo: Visit Fort Worth)